Malik NabersorZay Flowers?

Week 9 start/sit decision, wide receiver versus wide receiver.

Our call

Lean Malik Nabers

Malik Nabers outscores Zay Flowers in 50% of simulations.

That's close to a coin flip: Zay Flowers comes out ahead in the other 50%. Lean Malik Nabers, and let news and your league's scoring break the tie. Malik Nabers projects 1.4 half-PPR points ahead in Week 9. The matchups don't separate them: Malik Nabers faces the Philadelphia Eagles (6% more than average to WRs), Zay Flowers faces the Jacksonville Jaguars (7% more than average to WRs).

Range of outcomes, half-PPR

Malik Nabers
Floor
3.5
Median
12.0
Ceiling
28.5
Big game (20+):
24%
Dud (under 6):
22%
Zay Flowers
Floor
4.5
Median
11.7
Ceiling
24.2
Big game (20+):
19%
Dud (under 6):
17%

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, Nov 8, 1:00 p.m. ETZay FlowersWR, BAL, Thu, Nov 5, 8:15 p.m. ET
Half-PPR projection14.613.2
PPR projection17.915.9
Standard projection11.310.4
Rank this weekWR6WR10
Matchupat PHIvs JAX
InjuryNoneNone
2026 points per game13.814.6
Last season per game12.011.8
Snap share, last game73%82%
Trade value4329