Malik Nabers-Tyrone Tracy combo a long-awaited Giants core to build on

A notable conversation emerged this week between Malik Nabers and Tyrone Tracy Jr. History is within reach for the pair of Giants rookies as both near 1,000 total yards from scrimmage.According to the Elias Sports Bureau, only two pairs of rookie teammates have each finished with 1,000 or more scrimmage yards in a season — Abner Haynes (1,451 yards) and Johnny Robinson (1,069) in 1960 with the Dallas Texans (who later became the Kansas City Chiefs) and Reggie Bush and Marques Colston in 2006 with the New Orleans Saints. So much has gone wrong for the Giants this year, but it appears, at the very least, they have a receiver and running back combination to build on.

For a team with barely any core, Nabers and Tracy represent the start of one, on offense at least. “I was very aware of it,” Nabers said after practice on Wednesday.“I asked [Tracy] today how much he needs to get to his 1,000 all-purpose [yards].

He said he hasn’t looked at it, but it got brought up to me. “It shows how much gratitude, how much work we put in through the season.Everything hasn’t gone our way but the young guys have stepped up tremendously and been trying to make plays when we are there.

And it’s just a pat on both our backs.” As the No.6-overall pick in the draft, Nabers’ production has been expected — he’s hauled in 90 catches for 901 yards and four touchdowns, just one catch away from Odell Beckham’s franchise rookie reception record. Tracy, a fifth-round pick after the Giants had already signed and planned to use Devin Singletary as the starting running back, has been a rare positive surprise.

Tracy has 695 rushing yards and 220 receiving yards — good for 915 scrimmage yards — and five total touchdowns. “It means something to me, that one, that work you put in all throughout the year, through the offseason, it’s paying off,” Tracy said on Wednesday.“And two, the satisfaction of [knowing] you’re doing the right things, you’re preparin...