Start Malik Nabers or DK Metcalf? Week 3

Our Week 3 call

Start DK Metcalf over Malik Nabers in Week 3.

De-vigged player props project DK Metcalf at 12.4 points and Malik Nabers at 12.6, a gap of 0.2. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. Both numbers are scaled up from a partial market: the books have not posted every stat the position needs, so the rest is estimated from what they have.

What the books imply

Player prop markets imply 12.6 fantasy points for Malik Nabers, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The books have Malik Nabers at 55.5 receiving yards and 4.5 receptions, with a 28% chance to score a touchdown (13, 11 and 15 books).

Player prop markets imply 12.4 fantasy points for DK Metcalf, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The books have DK Metcalf at 52.5 receiving yards and 4.5 receptions, with a 30% chance to score a touchdown (14, 12 and 15 books).

That puts Malik Nabers 0.2 points ahead of DK Metcalf on the books.

Week 3 matchups

Malik Nabers and NYG host TEN on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

TEN allowed 41.2 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 2 games, the 5th most in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 204 yards and a touchdown a game against TEN.

Injury status

Malik Nabers is listed as questionable.

DK Metcalf is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 3

Through Week 2, Malik Nabers played 62 percent of NYG snaps, drew 21 percent of the targets, earned 31 percent of the air yards and had 13 percent of the red zone chances.

Malik Nabers, Week 1 against DAL: 36 of 69 snaps, 9 targets and 6 catches for 69 yards.

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

Through Week 2, DK Metcalf played 96 percent of PIT snaps, drew 26 percent of the targets, earned 43 percent of the air yards and had 0 percent of the red zone chances.

DK Metcalf, Week 1 against ATL: 64 of 67 snaps, 10 targets and 4 catches for 40 yards.

DK Metcalf, Week 2 against NE: 68 of 70 snaps, 9 targets and 4 catches for 27 yards.

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, DK Metcalf played 15 games for PIT and scored 187.2 PPR points, 12.5 a game, finishing WR26.

He caught 59 of 99 targets for 850 yards and 6 touchdowns, with 13 red zone targets and 436 air yards.

He was on the field for 87 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

DK Metcalf, Week 16 of 2025 against DET: 65 of 74 snaps, 9 targets and 4 catches for 42 yards, 8.2 PPR points.

Their other Week 3 calls

• Start Chris Olave over Malik Nabers.
• Start Dalton Kincaid over Malik Nabers.
• Start Dalton Schultz over Malik Nabers.
• Start Dalton Kincaid over DK Metcalf.
• Start DK Metcalf over Devaughn Vele.
• Start DK Metcalf over DJ Moore.