Start Malik Nabers or Carnell Tate? Week 7

Updated Oct 20, 4:41 PM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 8 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Malik Nabers over Carnell Tate

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Malik Nabers

WR · NYG · at HOU

Market projects: 13.4; recent weeks avg
HOU D vs WR: 38.1; 4th most to WRs (2026)
Upside: High; 86 of 100 at WR
Snap share: 77%; Through Week 6
Target share: 30%; Through Week 6

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Carnell Tate

WR · TEN · vs CLE

Market projects: 11.1; recent weeks avg
CLE D vs WR: 33.5; 12th most to WRs (2026)
Upside: Moderate; 62 of 100 at WR
Snap share: 81%; Through Week 6
Target share: 27%; Through Week 6

Should I drop Carnell Tate for Malik Nabers?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Malik Nabers projects 128 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (12.8 a game over 10 games), Carnell Tate 105 (10.5 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Malik Nabers over Carnell Tate.

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Our Week 7 call

Start Malik Nabers over Carnell Tate in Week 7.

Market-based projections have Malik Nabers at 13.4 points and Carnell Tate at 11.1, a gap of 2.3. No player market is posted for Malik Nabers this week yet, so his 13.4 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 4, 5 and 6 (12.4, 12.2 and 15.7); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. No player market is posted for Carnell Tate this week yet, so his 11.1 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 4, 5 and 6 (11.8, 10.4 and 11.2); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. Drafters take Malik Nabers at ADP 35 and Carnell Tate at 81.

What the market projects

No Week 7 player market is posted for Malik Nabers yet. His market-based projections were 12.4, 12.2 and 15.7 points in Weeks 4, 5 and 6, an average of 13.5, which stands in until his Week 7 market posts.

The market-based projection for Malik Nabers is 0.4 touchdowns (7 market sources).

No Week 7 player market is posted for Carnell Tate yet. His market-based projections were 11.8, 10.4 and 11.2 points in Weeks 4, 5 and 6, an average of 11.1, which stands in until his Week 7 market posts.

The market-based projection for Carnell Tate is 0.3 touchdowns (8 market sources).

That puts Malik Nabers 2.3 points ahead of Carnell Tate on these projections.

Week 7 matchups

Malik Nabers and NYG visit HOU on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

HOU allowed 38.1 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 6 games, the 4th most in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 186 yards and a touchdown a game against HOU.

Carnell Tate and TEN host CLE on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

CLE allowed 33.5 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 6 games, the 12th most in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 155 yards and 1.2 touchdowns a game against CLE.

By points allowed to the position, Malik Nabers has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Malik Nabers is not on the injury report.

Carnell Tate is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 7

Through Week 6, Malik Nabers played 77 percent of NYG snaps, drew 30 percent of the targets, earned 35 percent of the air yards and had 17 percent of the red zone chances.

Malik Nabers, Week 3 against TEN: 50 of 64 snaps, 6 targets and 5 catches for 26 yards.

Malik Nabers, Week 4 against ARI: 51 of 67 snaps, 7 targets and 6 catches for 112 yards, 1 touchdown.

Malik Nabers, Week 5 against WAS: 80 of 89 snaps, 20 targets and 11 catches for 121 yards, 1 touchdown.

Malik Nabers, Week 6 against NO: 66 of 77 snaps, 15 targets and 12 catches for 165 yards.

Through Week 6, Carnell Tate played 81 percent of TEN snaps, drew 27 percent of the targets, earned 48 percent of the air yards and had 4 percent of the red zone chances.

Carnell Tate, Week 3 against NYG: 53 of 60 snaps, 9 targets and 6 catches for 58 yards.

Carnell Tate, Week 4 against BAL: 54 of 64 snaps, 12 targets and 9 catches for 145 yards.

Carnell Tate, Week 5 against HOU: 48 of 63 snaps, 5 targets and 1 catch for 6 yards.

Carnell Tate, Week 6 against IND: 34 of 46 snaps, 7 targets and 6 catches for 70 yards, 1 touchdown.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Malik Nabers played 4 games for NYG and scored 57.1 PPR points, 14.3 a game, finishing WR101.

He caught 18 of 35 targets for 271 yards and 2 touchdowns, with 3 red zone targets and 219 air yards.

He was on the field for 78 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Their other Week 7 calls

Locks at kickoff, graded after. When the start/sit engine grades week 7, the call and the result appear on the public record, wrong ones included.

Drop or keep

Should I drop Carnell Tate for Malik Nabers?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Malik Nabers projects 128 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (12.8 a game over 10 games), Carnell Tate 105 (10.5 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Malik Nabers over Carnell Tate.
Should I drop Malik Nabers for Carnell Tate?
No. Keep Malik Nabers: he projects 128 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (12.8 a game over 10 games), Carnell Tate 105 (10.5 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Malik Nabers over Carnell Tate.