Malik NabersorNico Collins?

Week 7 start/sit decision, wide receiver versus wide receiver.

Our call

Start Nico Collins

Nico Collins outscores Malik Nabers in 57% of simulations.

Malik Nabers still comes out ahead in the other 43%, so Nico Collins is the better bet, not a sure thing. Both project 14.0 half-PPR points in Week 7. The matchups don't separate them: Nico Collins faces the New York Giants (5% more than average to WRs), Malik Nabers faces the Houston Texans (1% fewer than average to WRs).

Range of outcomes, half-PPR

Malik Nabers
Floor
3.1
Median
11.3
Ceiling
28.0
Big game (20+):
22%
Dud (under 6):
25%
Nico Collins
Floor
5.8
Median
12.7
Ceiling
24.1
Big game (20+):
18%
Dud (under 6):
11%

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.

StatMalik NabersWR, NYG, Sun, Oct 25, 1:00 p.m. ETNico CollinsWR, HOU, Sun, Oct 25, 1:00 p.m. ET
Half-PPR projection14.014.0
PPR projection17.216.6
Standard projection10.911.5
Rank this weekWR11WR10
Matchupat HOUvs NYG
InjuryNoneNone
2026 points per game13.715.6
Last season per game12.012.7
Snap share, last game86%73%
Trade value3027