A.J. Brown vs. Malik Nabers: Who Should You Start in Week 8?

Start A.J. Brown. Malik Nabers is on a bye, and A.J. Brown is projected for 15.0 PPR points vs MIA.

Updated Oct 30, 7:29 AM ET

A.J. Brown vs. Malik Nabers: Week 8 side by side

A.J. Brown
WR · NE
Malik Nabers
WR · NYG
Projection (Week 8, avg of sources)15.0—
Floor (lowest source)13.4—
Ceiling (highest source)16.6—
StatChasers projection14.5 (WR14)—
Opponentvs MIABye
Opponent vs. position3rd-toughest (23.8 pts/g allowed)—
Recent usage22% target share (last 3)—
PositionWRWR
Our callSTART · WR2SIT · No projection

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A.J. Brown vs. Malik Nabers Week 8 Start/Sit FAQ

Should I start A.J. Brown or Malik Nabers in Week 8?

Start A.J. Brown. Malik Nabers is on a bye, while A.J. Brown projects for 15.0 PPR points vs MIA.

Who has the better matchup in Week 8, A.J. Brown or Malik Nabers?

A.J. Brown plays MIA and Malik Nabers is on a bye in Week 8.

Each projection already accounts for the opponent, so a soft matchup is a tiebreaker, not a reason to bench the higher projection.

Does PPR scoring change A.J. Brown vs. Malik Nabers?

These numbers are in PPR. Full PPR adds a point per catch, so it helps whichever player sees more targets.

Switch between PPR, Half PPR and Standard on the board above to rescore both players from the same sources.

Are A.J. Brown and Malik Nabers playing in Week 8?

A.J. Brown has no injury designation, and Malik Nabers is on a bye.

Designations change through the week, so check again before kickoff; this page updates with each refresh.

Where do the A.J. Brown and Malik Nabers projections come from?

Each figure is the average of the projection sources that carry the player this week: StatChasers, Sleeper, ESPN, numberFire, FFToday and the betting markets (sportsbook player props). A.J. Brown is projected by 5 of them and Malik Nabers by 0.

A source with no number for a player is left out of the average rather than counted as a zero.

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