Jaxon Smith-Njigba vs. Malik Nabers: Who Should You Start in Week 8?

Start Jaxon Smith-Njigba. Malik Nabers is on a bye, and Jaxon Smith-Njigba is projected for 23.0 PPR points vs CHI.

Updated Oct 30, 7:29 AM ET

Jaxon Smith-Njigba vs. Malik Nabers: Week 8 side by side

Jaxon Smith-Njigba
WR · SEA
Malik Nabers
WR · NYG
Projection (Week 8, avg of sources)23.0—
Floor (lowest source)20.8—
Ceiling (highest source)25.0—
StatChasers projection22.6 (WR2)—
Opponentvs CHIBye
Opponent vs. position10th-toughest (29.2 pts/g allowed)—
Recent usage36% target share (last 3)—
PositionWRWR
Our callSTART · Strong WR1SIT · No projection

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Jaxon Smith-Njigba vs. Malik Nabers Week 8 Start/Sit FAQ

Should I start Jaxon Smith-Njigba or Malik Nabers in Week 8?

Start Jaxon Smith-Njigba. Malik Nabers is on a bye, while Jaxon Smith-Njigba projects for 23.0 PPR points vs CHI.

Who has the better matchup in Week 8, Jaxon Smith-Njigba or Malik Nabers?

Jaxon Smith-Njigba plays CHI 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 Jaxon Smith-Njigba 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 Jaxon Smith-Njigba and Malik Nabers playing in Week 8?

Jaxon Smith-Njigba 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 Jaxon Smith-Njigba 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). Jaxon Smith-Njigba 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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