Malik Nabers believes skys the limit for Giants rookie class: Were all dawgs

Malik Nabers smiled as he talked about fellow rookie Tyrone Tracy Jr. The dour look that had enveloped his face as he broke down his chances of playing Sunday against the Colts — a toe injury kept him out of practice Thursday — vanished. Nabers lit up again when he was asked about the rookie class as a whole — himself, Tracy, safety Tyler Nubin, cornerback Dru Phillips, tight end Theo Johnson and linebacker Darius Muasau. “I feel like we’re all dawgs,” Nabers said. The crown jewel of the class, Nabers has been most impressed by the toughness of the group, the willingness to play hurt even as the losses have piled up.He singled out Nubin and Johnson playing through injuries earlier in the season that eventually required season-ending surgeries.

If he can, Nabers plans to be out there Sunday against the Colts, even if Giants fans would probably prefer he skip the game to help them land the No.1 overall pick in April’s NFL Draft. “We’ve got that mentality that we want to win,” the standout receiver said.

“Nothing’s going to stop us from getting done what we want to get done.To have that as a group and all in one, the sky’s the limit for us.

I’m happy for that.” It has been a positive in this lost season.Tracy, a fifth-round pick, is 17 yards shy of posting 1,000 yards from scrimmage.

The Giants’ third-round pick, Phillips looks like a keeper as a slot corner, his 77.8 Pro Football Focus grade ranking 11th out of 217 players at his position.He has allowed just 30 catches for 274 yards and one touchdown in 14 games, per NextGenStats.

In 12 games, Johnson showed promise as a pass catcher, hauling in 29 receptions for 331 yards and a touchdown before his year came to a close due to a foot injury on Thanksgiving.Of late, Muasau has begun to shine, registering 11 tackles — four of the solo variety — in last Sunday’s loss to the Falcons. Then there is Nabers, the sixth-overall pick in last April’s draft who is three recepti...