EAST RUTHERFOPRD, N.Y. — The last time the New York Giants were able to get notable contributions from the majority of their draft class was in 2007, a year in which seven of their eight picks contributed something to the team’s championship season.

This week, when New York travels down the turnpike to visit the Philadelphia Eagles in a game that could put the Giants ahead in the NFC East standings, they are going to be looking to members of their 2014 draft class to help make sure the team’s three-game winning streak continues.

It is a change in philosophy for coach Tom Coughlin, who admits that in an “ideal” situation, he would rather go with a veteran who has been battle-tested.

However, the circumstances aren’t allowing that to happen this week, so he’s hoping that his rookies are ready.

“This day and age in professional football, they have got to help (your team) early. That is the whole deal for us,” Coughlin said.

“I think the nature of our game is you only have them for a short amount of time, so they have to make a contribution. Obviously, (the rookies) have to be prepared to help your team. We have had a few guys that have gotten a lot of playing time here early on and have started to step up.”

Already, the Giants have been getting some contributions from safety Nat Berhe and linebacker Devon Kennard, both fifth-round picks who have mainly contributed on special teams so far.

Second-round pick Weston Richburg, the only one of the draft picks to start every game so far this season, has been helping to anchor the offensive line at left guard.

Third-round pick Jay Bromley has mostly been inactive, though he did participate in the Week 2 loss to Arizona.

This week, look for the first- and fourth-round picks, receiver Odell Beckham Jr. and running back Andre Williams, respectively, to join the contribution party.

Beckham, who made his NFL debut last week after missing most of training camp and the first few weeks of the season because of a hamstring strain, figures to play an even larger role in the offense this week.

Beckham, who took 35 snaps last week, caught four balls for 44 yards.

When he wasn’t catching passes, his presence on the field forced the Falcons to back a man out of the box, which opened up things for the running game and the slants and crossing routes underneath.

“He is athletic, he can get in and out of cuts, he is very sudden, he’s got outstanding hands, he shows it not only as a receiver but as a returner,” Eagles coach Chip Kelly told reporters via conference call. “He showed in college he can make tough catches.”

Williams, who last year led the NCAA in rushing yards, is a downhill runner who had been rotating into the mix with starter Rashad Jennings. With Jennings sidelined for this week because of a knee injury, Williams will make his first NFL start on Sunday in Philadelphia, and is looking forward to adding to his 170 yards on 54 carries with two touchdowns stat line.

“I’ve had a couple games with success now,” Williams said. “The guys are rallying behind me. We’re just getting better and gelling better as a group, so I’m confident going into next week.”

Quarterback Eli Manning said, “Andre’s played well for us. I thought he came in last week and played really well, ran the ball hard, ran over some guys, caught the ball well. It will be good getting a lot of reps in practice, but he’ll be ready and I think he’ll go out there and play well.”

Coughlin believes that Williams is ready for a larger role, though it is unclear if the rookie will get the 20 carries this week that he had last week.

“We expect him to be what he was a week ago, a downhill, north-south runner, which is what he does very, very well,” Coughlin said.