Malik Nabers 2026 fantasy outlook and rest-of-season projection
- Age
- 23
- Height / weight
- 6'0", 200 lb
- Experience
- 3rd season
- Drafted
- 2024 R1, #6
2026 Season
- PPR PPG
- 7.2
- Pos rank
- WR59
- Rostered
- 99%
Week 4 vs. Cardinals, Sun Oct 4, 1:00 PM ET 4th vs. WRs, favorable
Malik Nabers Rest-of-Season Outlook
depth WR for deep leagues only
Preseason Projection vs. Reality
He finished WR102 last season at 14.3 points per game.
Our Take After Week 4
Through 3 games he's WR59 at 7.2 PPR points per game, against 14.3 over 4 games last season (WR102). He's running behind last season's pace.
The next favorable matchups are the Cardinals in Week 4 (4th against WRs) and the Commanders in Week 5 (1st against WRs).
Read our preseason outlook (June 2026)
Published June 17, 2026. Kept for reference; the take above replaces it.
Before injury wiped out his 2025, Nabers was a true alpha: as a rookie in 2024 he ran 526 routes across 15 games, commanding a monster 30.7 percent target share, a 0.741 WOPR and 40 percent of the air yards while turning 170 targets into 109 catches, 1,204 yards and 7 scores for WR7 (164.6 fantasy points). His 0.323 targets per route run and 0.268 EPA per play were genuinely special for a 21-year-old.
2025 lasted just four games before a season-ending injury, but the usage held even in that tiny sample: 79.5 percent snaps, a 15.86 air-yards-per-target downfield role and 2.2 yards per route run. The Giants funnel everything through him, and his rookie production gives a top-three positional ceiling if healthy. The only red flag is the availability noted in his profile (9.5 games per year over two seasons). Draft him as a locked-in weekly WR1 with league-winning upside, accepting the injury risk as the cost of admission.
What Drives His Outlook
His 2025 rank among the 142 receivers who played at least six games. Each bar is one receiver, best on the left; his is highlighted.
Target volume
Fewer than 6 games in 2025, so not ranked.
Downfield role
Fewer than 6 games in 2025, so not ranked.
Efficiency
Fewer than 6 games in 2025, so not ranked.
- Average depth of target
- 15.9
- Drop rate
- 2.9%
- Red-zone targets
- 4
- Route participation
- 21.5%
- YAC per reception
- 2.9
What Could Change His Value
Upside
- A soft stretchThe Cardinals in Week 4 and the Commanders in Week 5 are top-10 matchups for WRs.Wk 4 ARI, 4thWk 5 WAS, 1stWk 6 NO, 24thWk 7 HOU, 5th
Risk
- A tough matchupThe Saints in Week 6 (24th) is among the stingiest defenses against WRs.
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Malik Nabers Fantasy Outlook FAQ
What is Malik Nabers's fantasy outlook for the rest of the 2026 season?
Malik Nabers projects as a depth WR for deep leagues only for the rest of the 2026 season: waiver-wire material in 12-team PPR, 10-team PPR and half-PPR leagues. See his live rank in Redraft Command.
What is Malik Nabers's rest-of-season fantasy ranking?
Malik Nabers is the WR59 in PPR points per game through Week 4. That puts him in depth WR territory, waiver-wire material in 10-team PPR leagues.
What is Malik Nabers's projected role going forward?
Malik Nabers is the listed starting WR. Nothing on the chart threatens the job, so the role is his to lose on performance.
Will Malik Nabers get more targets?
Malik Nabers's targets are holding steady: 5.0 a game over his last two games against 6.3 for the season. His share of the offense is what his fantasy value rides on.
What is Malik Nabers's fantasy football upside?
Malik Nabers's upside: his ceiling this season is 12.9 PPR points (Week 1, WR26) and the Cardinals in Week 4 and the Commanders in Week 5 are top-10 matchups for WRs.
What could hurt Malik Nabers's fantasy value?
Malik Nabers's risks: the Saints in Week 6 is a tough matchup. See his injury status and history.
How difficult is Malik Nabers's remaining fantasy schedule?
Favorable: of his next seven games, 4 come against a top-10 matchup for WRs and 1 against one of the stingiest defenses, by PPR points allowed to the position.