Malik Nabers’ availability for Week 1 of the 2026 season is unclear as he continues rehabilitation after tearing his ACL in October. He recently underwent a second procedure to address issues in the knee and is still in the recovery process. The head coach described the injury as difficult and not a simple knee problem, emphasizing the grind of rehab and the need to fight through it. The stated goal is to begin the season and be on the field during training camp, though outcomes cannot be predicted. Nabers previously produced a franchise-record rookie receiving season with 109 catches, 1,204 yards, and seven touchdowns. The Giants view him as a long-term centerpiece, while the receiving depth chart has been refreshed through free agency and the draft, and the team remains in contact with Odell Beckham Jr.
"Malik Nabers' status for Week 1 of the 2026 season is still up in the air as he continues his rehab from a torn ACL suffered in October. The 22-year-old recently underwent a second procedure to clean up the area. He's in the middle of it. It's such a hard thing, head coach John Harbaugh said. It's an ACL and whatever else he had in that knee. Not a simple knee [injury]. He's in the slog of it, the grind of it. He's fighting through it. He's here every day working hard at it. Impossible to predict."
"The goal is to start the season and get out there sometime during training camp. That'd be the goal, but we'll see what happens. If he's out there, great. If he's not out there, great. We're ready to go either way. I know he's fighting like crazy to be out there, and he's with the guys every day."
"Nabers had the greatest rookie receiving season in franchise history two years ago, recording 109 catches for 1,204 yards and seven touchdowns. He went down in Week 4 during quarterback Jaxson Dart's NFL debut. The LSU product is still very much the future of the organization at the position, leading a depth chart that is largely new outside of Darius Slayton. They picked up Darnell Mooney in free agency and drafted Malachi Fields out of Notre Dame in the third round of the NFL Draft last month."
"New York remains in contact with Odell Beckham Jr. about a potential reunion, as well. For more on Malik Nabers and the Giants, visit AMNY.com"
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