Start Malik Nabers or Christian Watson? Week 6

Our Week 6 call

Start Christian Watson over Malik Nabers in Week 6.

Market-based projections have Christian Watson at 14.6 points and Malik Nabers at 15.1, a gap of 0.6. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 15.1 fantasy points for Malik Nabers, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market has Malik Nabers at 69.5 receiving yards and 5.5 receptions, with a 36% chance to score a touchdown (9, 7 and 12 market sources).

Player markets imply 14.6 fantasy points for Christian Watson, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market has Christian Watson at 68.5 receiving yards and 4.5 receptions, with a 41% chance to score a touchdown (11, 9 and 11 market sources).

That puts Malik Nabers 0.6 points ahead of Christian Watson on the market projections.

Week 6 matchups

Malik Nabers and NYG host NO on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

NO allowed 29.9 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 5 games, the 12th fewest in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 130 yards and 1.2 touchdowns a game against NO.

Injury status

Malik Nabers is not on the injury report.

Christian Watson is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 6

Through Week 5, Malik Nabers played 75 percent of NYG snaps, drew 28 percent of the targets, earned 35 percent of the air yards and had 15 percent of the red zone chances.

Malik Nabers, Week 2 against LAR: 43 of 58 snaps, 4 targets and 1 catch for 1 yards.

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.

Through Week 5, Christian Watson played 79 percent of GB snaps, drew 22 percent of the targets, earned 31 percent of the air yards and had 13 percent of the red zone chances.

Christian Watson, Week 2 against NYJ: 53 of 59 snaps, 11 targets and 4 catches for 41 yards, 1 touchdown.

Christian Watson, Week 3 against ATL: 53 of 66 snaps, 10 targets and 7 catches for 96 yards, 1 touchdown.

Christian Watson, Week 4 against TB: 41 of 60 snaps, 3 targets and 3 catches for 47 yards.

Christian Watson, Week 5 against CHI: 49 of 61 snaps, 8 targets and 6 catches for 143 yards, 2 touchdowns.

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.

In 2025, Christian Watson played 10 games for GB and scored 132.4 PPR points, 13.2 a game, finishing WR46.

He caught 35 of 55 targets for 611 yards and 6 touchdowns, with 6 red zone targets and 493 air yards.

He was on the field for 68 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Their other Week 6 calls

• Start Malik Nabers over Carnell Tate.
• Start CeeDee Lamb over Malik Nabers.
• Start Chris Olave over Malik Nabers.
• Start Christian Watson over Carnell Tate.
• Start CeeDee Lamb over Christian Watson.
• Start Chris Olave over Christian Watson.