Questionable
Injury Shoulder
Est. Return 8/9/2025
2024 Receiving Stats
REC
109
YDS
1204
TD
7
AVG
11.0
TAR
170
2025 Projections
2025 Fantasy Outlook
Nabers arguably surpassed expectations for even a sixth overall pick last year, catching 109 passes in 15 games despite being one of the youngest players in his draft class. If not for a concussion costing him Weeks 5 and 6, he would've led the NFL in targets and set a rookie record for receptions. As is, Nabers finished second among WRs in targets rate (32.4 percent of routes) and third in receptions, although the yardage numbers were less impressive (11.0 per catch, 7.1 per target) for reasons that mostly seem to be no fault of his own. The concern for fantasy is that Nabers may be in a bad situation again this season, catching passes from Russell Wilson, Jameis Winston and/or Jaxson Dart. There aren't many concerns about Nabers himself, with the strong rookie year supporting pre-draft expectations that his 4.35 speed would play equally well as a downfield threat and as a YAC weapon. The combination of elite speed and agility in a thick frame (6-0, 200) is reminiscent of Cincinnati's Ja'Marr Chase, who offers a fair comparison for Nabers' ceiling if ever paired with a top passer. For now, we'll likely have to settle for big-time volume in a subpar offense, hoping Nabers' freakish talent shines through often enough to pay off a hefty draft price. Read Past Outlooks
RANKS
Signed a four-year, $29.21 million contract with the Giants in May of 2024.
Returning to practice Thursday
Giants head coach Brian Daboll said Thursday that Nabers (shoulder) will participate in practice, is "good," and that the team has a plan "that we think is best" for the wide receiver, Evan Barnes of Newsday reports.
ANALYSIS
Daboll's comments appeared to indicate that Nabers will take part in a limited practice Thursday, per Jordan Raanan of ESPN.com. That's certainly a positive development after the star second-year wideout appeared to suffer a left shoulder injury during Tuesday's session, and especially given the fact that he'd already been managing a lingering toe issue. Expect New York to take a cautious approach to Nabers' recovery, but at such an early stage of training camp minor injuries should have little, if any, impact on his ADP as a first-round selection for 2025 fantasy drafts.
Daboll's comments appeared to indicate that Nabers will take part in a limited practice Thursday, per Jordan Raanan of ESPN.com. That's certainly a positive development after the star second-year wideout appeared to suffer a left shoulder injury during Tuesday's session, and especially given the fact that he'd already been managing a lingering toe issue. Expect New York to take a cautious approach to Nabers' recovery, but at such an early stage of training camp minor injuries should have little, if any, impact on his ADP as a first-round selection for 2025 fantasy drafts.
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Air Yards Per Game
104.8Air Yards Per Snap
1.89% Team Air Yards
41.2%% Team Targets
30.5%Avg Depth of Target
9.2 YdsCatch Rate
64.1%Drop Rate
5.9%Avg Yds After Catch
4.3% Targeted On Route
31.0%Avg Yds Per Route Run
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Receiving Alignment Breakdown
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2024 Malik Nabers Split Stats
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2024 Fantasy Outlook
Nabers was the second WR taken in the 2024 Draft, going sixth overall to a Giants team that was widely rumored to be interested in quarterbacks. He'd be a consensus WR1 in many other draft classes, but Marvin Harrison was the popular favorite for a loaded 2024 class. Nabers has looked the part since his initial year at LSU in 2021, when he started six of 11 games and had 417 receiving yards as an 18-year-old true freshman (after missing his senior season of high school due to a declined transfer waiver, no less). Nabers then progressed to 1,017 receiving yards as a sophomore and 1,569 as a junior, comfortably outproducing teammate Brian Thomas (also a first-round pick) in every key category besides touchdowns. Nabers scored 14 of those in 2023 to help QB Jayden Daniels win the Heisman Award, with highlights including a 13-239-2 receiving line against Miss. St. and a 10-171-1 showing at Alabama. Listed at 6-0, 200, Nabers is about 3-4 inches and 10-15 pounds shy of Harrison and fellow rookie Rome Odunze, but the LSU product is probably the fastest of the three and also the best YAC threat. While he didn't test at the combine, Nabers reportedly posted a 4.44-second 40-yard dash and 38-inch vertical... back in 2020 when he was still in high school. He should immediately become the Giants' No. 1 receiver ahead of Wan'Dale Robinson, Darius Slayton and Jalin Hyatt, albeit in an offense that has Daniel Jones (ACL) and Drew Lock at quarterback.
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Injury severity downplayed
The Giants do not believe the shoulder injury that caused Nabers to leave the practice field under his own power early Tuesday to be serious, Art Stapleton of The Bergen Record reports.
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Leaves practice early Tuesday
Nabers exited Tuesday's practice session early after appearing to injure his shoulder while blocking on a run play, Jordan Raanan of ESPN.com reports.
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May need to manage toe
Giants coach Brian Daboll suggested Thursday that Nabers' toe could require continued management even though the wideout is practicing at the start of training camp, Pat Leonard of the New York Daily News reports.
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Ready for camp
Nabes (toe) is expected to be a full participant in training camp, with Giants coach Brian Daboll saying Wednesday the wideout is "ready to go," Dan Salomone of the Giants' official site reports.
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Avoids PUP, NFI lists
Nabers (toe) didn't open training camp on the active/PUP or active/non-football injury list, Art Stapleton of The Bergen Record reports.
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Already in sync with Wilson
Nabers caught three touchdowns from Russell Wilson during the opening practice of training camp Wednesday, Jordan Raanan of ESPN.com reports.
ANALYSIS
Nabers has his locker next to Wilson, a fitting development considering the chemistry the two already seem to share. The second-year wideout was clearly a favorite target of the veteran signal-caller in the red zone Wednesday, and Nabers is already impressed with Wilson's presence and excited to benefit from what the 10-time Pro Bowler brings to the table. "I've been watching him a long time," Nabers said. "To get great passes from him, to get to see his leadership, I understand now why he's been doing it for so long. To have that on side of me in my locker room, it's just an extra mentor that I have alongside me."
Nabers has his locker next to Wilson, a fitting development considering the chemistry the two already seem to share. The second-year wideout was clearly a favorite target of the veteran signal-caller in the red zone Wednesday, and Nabers is already impressed with Wilson's presence and excited to benefit from what the 10-time Pro Bowler brings to the table. "I've been watching him a long time," Nabers said. "To get great passes from him, to get to see his leadership, I understand now why he's been doing it for so long. To have that on side of me in my locker room, it's just an extra mentor that I have alongside me."