Malik NabersorTrey McBride?

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

Our call

Lean Trey McBride

Trey McBride outscores Malik Nabers in 55% of simulations.

That's close to a coin flip: Malik Nabers comes out ahead in the other 45%. Lean Trey McBride, and let news and your league's scoring break the tie. Trey McBride projects 0.3 half-PPR points ahead in Week 6. Malik Nabers has the better matchup against the New Orleans Saints (9% fewer than average to WRs); Trey McBride faces the Los Angeles Rams (22% fewer than average to TEs). Trey McBride still wins more often despite that. Scoring matters here: in Standard leagues, Malik Nabers is the pick at 50%.

Range of outcomes, half-PPR

Malik Nabers
Floor
2.4
Median
9.4
Ceiling
24.8
Big game (20+):
17%
Dud (under 6):
32%
Trey McBride
Floor
5.2
Median
11.3
Ceiling
20.9
Big game (15+):
29%
Dud (under 5):
9%

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 18, 1:00 p.m. ETTrey McBrideTE, ARI, Sun, Oct 18, 4:05 p.m. ET
Half-PPR projection12.112.4
PPR projection14.715.8
Standard projection9.58.9
Rank this weekWR12TE4
Matchupvs NOat LAR
InjuryNoneNone
2026 points per game11.914.0
Last season per game12.014.9
Snap share, last game90%90%
Trade value2938