Puka Nacua vs. Malik Nabers: Who Should You Start in Week 8?

Start Puka Nacua. Malik Nabers is on a bye, and Puka Nacua is projected for 23.3 PPR points vs LAC.

Updated Oct 30, 7:29 AM ET

Puka Nacua vs. Malik Nabers: Week 8 side by side

Puka Nacua
WR · LAR
Malik Nabers
WR · NYG
Projection (Week 8, avg of sources)23.3—
Floor (lowest source)21.7—
Ceiling (highest source)25.3—
StatChasers projection22.7 (WR1)—
Opponentvs LACBye
Opponent vs. position13th-toughest (30.0 pts/g allowed)—
Recent usage36% target share (last 3)—
PositionWRWR
Our callSTART · Strong WR1SIT · No projection

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Puka Nacua vs. Malik Nabers Week 8 Start/Sit FAQ

Should I start Puka Nacua or Malik Nabers in Week 8?

Start Puka Nacua. Malik Nabers is on a bye, while Puka Nacua projects for 23.3 PPR points vs LAC.

Who has the better matchup in Week 8, Puka Nacua or Malik Nabers?

Puka Nacua plays LAC 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 Puka Nacua 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 Puka Nacua and Malik Nabers playing in Week 8?

Puka Nacua 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 Puka Nacua 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). Puka Nacua 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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