New York Giants: Top 5 breakout player candidates for 2018

ARLINGTON, TX - APRIL 26: Saquon Barkley of Penn State poses with NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell after being picked #2 overall by the New York Giants during the first round of the 2018 NFL Draft at AT&T Stadium on April 26, 2018 in Arlington, Texas. (Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images) /

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EAST RUTHERFORD, NEW JERSEY – DECEMBER 10: Rhett Ellison #85 of the New York Giants celebrates with Evan Engram #88 after scoring a touchdown against the Dallas Cowboys during the second quarter in the game at MetLife Stadium on December 10, 2017, in East Rutherford, New Jersey. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images) /

2. Evan Engram, TE/WR

Despite catching 64 passes and six touchdowns in his rookie season in 2017, we haven’t yet seen the best of Evan Engram.

The former first-round pick out of Ole Miss combines phenomenal size at 6-foot-3, 240 pounds with insane athleticism and plays much more like a big receiver than he does a small tight end.

It will be exciting to see how Pat Shurmur and company choose to use Engram, but the reason he’s poised to break out is not solely due to their presence.

The main reason Engram has a chance to break out in 2018 is the presence of wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. taking so much pressure off of Engram.

With Beckham on the field, defenses will have trouble figuring out ways to keep Engram out of favorable matchups and he could blow up in 2018.

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