Brock BowersorMalik Nabers?

Week 6 start/sit decision, tight end or wide receiver.

Our call

Lean Brock Bowers

Brock Bowers outscores Malik Nabers in 55% of simulations.

That's close to a coin flip: Malik Nabers comes out ahead in the other 45%. Lean Brock Bowers, and let news and your league's scoring break the tie. Brock Bowers projects 0.4 half-PPR points ahead in Week 6. Malik Nabers has the better matchup against the New Orleans Saints (9% fewer than average to WRs); Brock Bowers faces the Buffalo Bills (26% fewer than average to TEs). Brock Bowers still wins more often despite that.

Range of outcomes, half-PPR

Brock Bowers
Floor
3.9
Median
10.8
Ceiling
22.9
Big game (15+):
30%
Dud (under 5):
16%
Malik Nabers
Floor
2.4
Median
9.4
Ceiling
24.8
Big game (20+):
17%
Dud (under 6):
32%

Each week is simulated thousands of times from the projection and the player’s usual week-to-week swing. Floor and ceiling are the 10th and 90th percentile: 8 weeks in 10 land between them.

StatBrock BowersTE, LV, Sun, Oct 18, 4:25 p.m. ETMalik NabersWR, NYG, Sun, Oct 18, 1:00 p.m. ET
Half-PPR projection12.512.1
PPR projection15.214.7
Standard projection9.99.5
Rank this weekTE3WR12
Matchupvs BUFvs NO
InjuryNoneNone
2026 points per game19.711.9
Last season per game12.012.0
Snap share, last game70%90%
Trade value4229