Malik Nabers puts on show at Giants practice: ‘You know he’s going to be elite’

For the Giants, it was organized team activity practice No. 9. For Malik Nabers, it was the most explosive glimpse to date as far as what the rookie wide receiver might be able to add to the Giants’ passing game.

Nabers on Thursday put on a show, running two deep routes for two long touchdown receptions.

On the second one, he beat cornerback Cor’Dale Flott, leaped into the air, reached back and snared the ball at the peak of his jump.

“Yeah, man, he looked good,” second-year receiver Jalin Hyatt said. “I have no worries about him. Just seeing how he plays, watching his film, you know he’s going to be elite.”

Hyatt was feeling so good about what he saw from Nabers that he called the receivers room “stacked” and declared, “We have a playoff team and that’s what we want to do and that’s our focus. We’re going to get there.”

The Giants posted the video of Nabers making the highlight-worthy catch over Flott and cornerback Deonte Banks responded with the comment “defense needs some love.” Banks said matching up this spring with Nabers has been “really fun, real competitive” when the two first-round picks go at each other.