Wan'Dale Robinson is the shortest player in NFL history to have an 1,000-yard season.
It was quite the accomplishment for the New York Giants' 5-foot-8 slot receiver.
It also could make his upcoming free agency a bit trickier, though.
"At 5-foot-8 and 185 pounds, there are going to be teams that simply don't see Robinson as anything more than a versatile player on throws near the line of scrimmage, which will limit his options in free agency relative to that of Pierce, even though they finished with similar yardage totals," ESPN's Bill Barnwell wrote in a new article on Thursday.
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That might be a shortsighted view, though. Robinson was a top-tier recruit in his high school days and seemed to have finally put everything together in the 2025 season.
"He averaged 2.1 yards per route run, way up from his 2023 (1.5) and 2024 (1.3) marks, both of which were below league average," Barnwell writes. "That was driven by Robinson making his catches farther downfield. About 76% of Robinson's targets between 2023 and 2024 were within 5 yards of the line of scrimmage. In 2025, that fell to 63%, leaving more opportunities for him to make plays downfield and create significant yardage. He had four catches on passes traveling 25 or more yards in the air this season after just one over the prior three seasons combined."
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The Giants have Malik Nabers set to return from injury in 2026, but it's up to the new regime led by John Harbaugh to make sure young QB Jaxson Dart has plenty of weapons to choose from.
Robinson was a guy Dart connected well with, and it'd be a bit painful to see him go.
That could mean the Giants have to hand out a sizable payday to keep him.
"The player who comes to mind as a comparison for Robinson is Curtis Samuel, a fellow undersized second-round pick who had his best season just before hitting free agency," Barnwell writes. "In 2021, Samuel signed a three-year, $34.5 million deal with Washington on the open market. That $11.5 million average salary would translate to $19.2 million with the projected 2026 cap. That might be a little high, but it wouldn't be a surprise to see Robinson land a deal worth north of $15 million per year. And with the Giants wanting to surround Dart with playmakers while he's on a rookie contract, I could see GM Joe Schoen justifying that sort of move."
For what it's worth, Bills slot guy Khalil Shakir currently has the largest contract ever given to a slot receiver at four years for $53 million, which he signed last offseason. Robinson probably has a decent shot to outdo that.
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