Elite WRs could fall to Giants at No. 6

INDIANAPOLIS — They both believe they are the best wide receiver in this coming NFL draft. The consensus is pretty much that Marvin Harrison Jr. from Ohio State owns that distinction, but do not tell that to Malik Nabers from LSU or Rome Odunze from Washington.

There does not seem to be a pathway for Harrison to get to the Giants at No. 6. There does not seem to be a scenario where Nabers and/or Odunze will not be on the board when the Giants are on the clock.

“I’m able to go outside and win and I’m able to go in the slot,’’ Nabers said Friday at the NFL Scouting Combine when asked why he is the best receiver in this draft. “A different offense can move me around and still got that dawg mentality.’’

Next, Odunze’s turn. “Me,’’ he said without a trace of boastfulness. “I just think my versatility on the field, I’ve shown all the skills that can translate to the NFL at a high level in different facets of my game.”

The six-foot, 200-pound Nabers is just 20 years old and in three years set the LSU record for receiving yards with 3,003. By comparison, Odell Beckham Jr. is ninth on the list with 2,340 yards. Nabers in 2023 had 89 catches for 1,569 yards and 14 touchdowns. There is a belief Harrison and Nabers are the best prospects at the position since Ja’Marr Chase came out of LSU in 2021.

Odunze is also a top-10 projection, and it would not be a reach for the Giants to take him at No. 6 considering he has great size (6-foot-3, 215 pounds) and was highly productive in 2023, hauling in all those tight spirals from Michael Penix Jr. Odunze had 81 catches for 1,428 yards and 13 touchdowns as the Huskies made it to the national championship game before losing to Michigan.

Both players met with the Giants this week and came back with glowing reports.

“Their head coach [Brian Daboll], they love dawgs,’’ Nabers said. “They are able to find those receivers that they really want and they have a great plan going on to this season that I heard.”

Odunze called the Giants “good people’’ and praised the vibe in the room.