Start Malik Nabers or Garrett Wilson? Week 9
Updated Nov 3, 2:31 AM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 10 answer posts Tuesday.
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Start Garrett Wilson over Malik Nabers
Wilson projects lower, 14.9 to 15.1, and still gets the call because it also weighs where drafters take each player: ADP 26 for Wilson, 35 for Nabers.
- Market projects
- 14.9
- recent weeks avg
- KC D vs WR
- 23.7
- 2nd fewest to WRs (2026)
- Snap share
- 90%
- Through Week 8
- Target share
- 28%
- Through Week 8
- Market projects
- 15.1
- recent weeks avg
- PHI D vs WR
- 40.1
- 2nd most to WRs (2026)
- Snap share
- 76%
- Through Week 7
- Target share
- 30%
- Through Week 7
Should I drop Malik Nabers for Garrett Wilson?
Not on these numbers alone. Malik Nabers projects 119 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (13.2 a game over 9 games) and Garrett Wilson 123 (15.4 a game over 8 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 9 the call starts Garrett Wilson over Malik Nabers.
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Our Week 9 call
Start Garrett Wilson over Malik Nabers in Week 9.
Market-based projections have Garrett Wilson at 14.9 points and Malik Nabers at 15.1, a gap of 0.2. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. Garrett Wilson still gets the call because it also weighs where drafters take each player, ADP 26 against 35, and that outweighs a gap this size. No player market is posted for Garrett Wilson this week yet, so his 14.9 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 6, 7 and 8 (15.8, 14.5 and 14.4); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. No player market is posted for Malik Nabers this week yet, so his 15.1 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 6 and 7 (15.7 and 14.4); the call is rebuilt when his market posts.
What the market projects
No Week 9 player market is posted for Malik Nabers yet. His market-based projections were 15.7 and 14.4 points in Weeks 6 and 7, an average of 15.1, which stands in until his Week 9 market posts.
The market-based projection for Malik Nabers is 0-1 touchdowns (5 market sources).
No Week 9 player market is posted for Garrett Wilson yet. His market-based projections were 15.8, 14.5 and 14.4 points in Weeks 6, 7 and 8, an average of 14.9, which stands in until his Week 9 market posts.
The market-based projection for Garrett Wilson is 0.4 touchdowns (5 market sources).
That puts Malik Nabers 0.2 points ahead of Garrett Wilson on these projections.
Week 9 matchups
Malik Nabers and NYG visit PHI on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.
PHI allowed 40.1 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 7 games, the 2nd most in the league.
Receivers caught passes for 184 yards and 1.3 touchdowns a game against PHI.
Garrett Wilson and NYJ visit KC on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.
KC allowed 23.7 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 6 games, the 2nd fewest in the league.
Receivers caught passes for 122 yards and 0.2 touchdowns a game against KC.
By points allowed to the position, Malik Nabers has the softer matchup.
Injury status
Malik Nabers is not on the injury report.
Garrett Wilson is not on the injury report.
Usage before Week 9
Through Week 7, Malik Nabers played 76 percent of NYG snaps, drew 30 percent of the targets, earned 36 percent of the air yards and had 15 percent of the red zone chances.
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.
Malik Nabers, Week 7 against HOU: 48 of 66 snaps, 9 targets and 7 catches for 111 yards.
Through Week 8, Garrett Wilson played 90 percent of NYJ snaps, drew 28 percent of the targets, earned 35 percent of the air yards and had 10 percent of the red zone chances.
Garrett Wilson, Week 5 against CLE: 65 of 70 snaps, 11 targets and 7 catches for 104 yards, 1 touchdown.
Garrett Wilson, Week 6 against NE: 61 of 62 snaps, 6 targets and 4 catches for 44 yards.
Garrett Wilson, Week 7 against MIA: 50 of 59 snaps, 3 targets and 2 catches for 26 yards.
Garrett Wilson, Week 8 against LV: 12 targets and 6 catches for 83 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, Garrett Wilson played 7 games for NYJ and scored 99.5 PPR points, 14.2 a game, finishing WR62.
He caught 36 of 59 targets for 395 yards and 4 touchdowns, with 2 red zone targets and 291 air yards.
He was on the field for 89 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.
Their other Week 9 calls
Locks at kickoff, graded after. When the start/sit engine grades week 9, the call and the result appear on the public record, wrong ones included.
Drop or keep
Should I drop Malik Nabers for Garrett Wilson?
Not on these numbers alone. Malik Nabers projects 119 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (13.2 a game over 9 games) and Garrett Wilson 123 (15.4 a game over 8 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 9 the call starts Garrett Wilson over Malik Nabers.
Should I drop Garrett Wilson for Malik Nabers?
Not on these numbers alone. Garrett Wilson projects 123 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (15.4 a game over 8 games) and Malik Nabers 119 (13.2 a game over 9 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 9 the call starts Garrett Wilson over Malik Nabers.
Week 9 on the board
- Is Malik Nabers playing Week 9?
- Is Garrett Wilson playing Week 9?
- Giants depth chart
- Jets depth chart
- Week 9 WR rankings
- Week 9 fantasy rankings
- Week 9 start or sit
- Week 9 waiver wire
- Week 9 trade value chart
- Trade deadline buy low, sell high
- Fantasy football rankings
- Start 'em sit 'em Week 9
- Waiver wire pickups
- Fantasy sleepers
- Rest of season rankings
- Week 9 kicker rankings
- Week 9 defense rankings