Start Justin Jefferson or Malik Nabers? Week 2

Our Week 2 call

Start Justin Jefferson over Malik Nabers in Week 2.

De-vigged player props project Justin Jefferson at 17.6 points and Malik Nabers at 15.0, a gap of 2.6. 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. Drafters take Justin Jefferson at ADP 5 and Malik Nabers at 16.

What the books imply

Player prop markets imply 17.7 fantasy points for Justin Jefferson, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

Player prop markets imply 15.0 fantasy points for Malik Nabers, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

That puts Justin Jefferson 2.6 points ahead of Malik Nabers on the books.

Week 2 matchups

Justin Jefferson and MIN visit CHI on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

CHI allowed 42.3 fantasy points to WRs in its one game this season, the 5th most in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 213 yards and 2 touchdowns against CHI.

Malik Nabers and NYG visit LAR on Monday at 8:15 PM ET.

LAR allowed 47.9 fantasy points to WRs in its one game this season, the 4th most in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 147 yards and 3 touchdowns against LAR.

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

Injury status

Justin Jefferson is not on the injury report.

Malik Nabers is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 2

Through Week 1, Justin Jefferson played 92 percent of MIN snaps, drew 39 percent of the targets, earned 45 percent of the air yards and had 15 percent of the red zone chances.

Justin Jefferson, Week 1 against GB: 60 of 65 snaps, 9 targets and 8 catches for 92 yards, 2 touchdowns.

Through Week 1, Malik Nabers played 52 percent of NYG snaps, drew 31 percent of the targets, earned 42 percent of the air yards and had 8 percent of the red zone chances.

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

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Justin Jefferson played 17 games for MIN and scored 201.5 PPR points, 11.9 a game, finishing WR21.

He caught 84 of 141 targets for 1048 yards and 2 touchdowns, with 17 red zone targets and 597 air yards.

He was on the field for 95 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Justin Jefferson, Week 18 of 2025 against GB: 1 carry for 3 yards, 11 targets and 8 catches for 101 yards, 18.4 PPR points.

Justin Jefferson, Week 17 of 2025 against DET: 53 of 54 snaps, 5 targets and 4 catches for 30 yards, 7.0 PPR points.

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 2 calls

• Start Justin Jefferson over A.J. Brown.
• Start Amon-Ra St. Brown over Justin Jefferson.
• Start CeeDee Lamb over Justin Jefferson.
• Start Chris Olave over Malik Nabers.
• Start DeVonta Smith over Malik Nabers.
• Start Malik Nabers over DJ Moore.