Start Davante Adams or Malik Nabers? Week 7

Our Week 7 call

Start Malik Nabers over Davante Adams in Week 7.

Davante Adams is listed out on the injury report, so this is not a close call: start Malik Nabers. Drafters take Malik Nabers at ADP 35 and Davante Adams at 42.

What the market projects

No Week 7 player market is posted for Davante Adams yet. His market-based projections were 14.1, 14.3 and 14.5 points in Weeks 4, 5 and 6, an average of 14.3, which stands in until his Week 7 market posts.

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).

That puts Davante Adams 0.9 points ahead of Malik Nabers on these projections.

Week 7 matchups

Davante Adams and LAR visit LV on Sunday at 4:25 PM ET.

LV allowed 32.6 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 6 games, the 15th most in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 161 yards and 1.2 touchdowns a game against LV.

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.

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

Injury status

Davante Adams is listed as out with a knee injury.

Malik Nabers is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 7

Through Week 6, Davante Adams played 76 percent of LAR snaps, drew 20 percent of the targets, earned 37 percent of the air yards and had 12 percent of the red zone chances.

Davante Adams, Week 3 against DEN: 71 of 86 snaps, 13 targets and 7 catches for 137 yards.

Davante Adams, Week 4 against PHI: 80 of 84 snaps, 9 targets and 4 catches for 32 yards.

Davante Adams, Week 5 against BUF: 60 of 82 snaps, 7 targets and 5 catches for 51 yards, 2 touchdowns.

Davante Adams, Week 6 against ARI: 43 of 58 snaps, 4 targets and 3 catches for 39 yards.

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.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Davante Adams played 14 games for LAR and scored 222.9 PPR points, 15.9 a game, finishing WR9.

He caught 60 of 114 targets for 789 yards and 14 touchdowns, with 31 red zone targets and 671 air yards.

He was on the field for 70 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

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

• Start A.J. Brown over Davante Adams.
• Start Carnell Tate over Davante Adams.
• Start Chris Olave over Davante Adams.
• Start A.J. Brown over Malik Nabers.
• Start Malik Nabers over Carnell Tate.
• Start Christian Watson over Malik Nabers.