Start Malik Nabers or Michael Wilson? Week 7

Updated Oct 20, 4:41 PM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 8 answer posts Tuesday.

Nabers projects lower, 13.5 to 14.5, and still gets the call because it also weighs where drafters take each player: ADP 35 for Nabers, 77 for Wilson.

Start

Malik Nabers

WR · NYG · at HOU

Market projects: 13.4; recent weeks avg
HOU D vs WR: 38.1; 4th most to WRs (2026)
Upside: High; 86 of 100 at WR
Snap share: 77%; Through Week 6
Target share: 30%; Through Week 6

Sit

Michael Wilson

WR · ARI · vs DEN

Market projects: 14.5; recent weeks avg
DEN D vs WR: 29.3; 7th fewest to WRs (2026)
Upside: Moderate; 43 of 100 at WR
Snap share: 90%; Through Week 6
Target share: 25%; Through Week 6

Should I drop Michael Wilson for Malik Nabers?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Malik Nabers projects 128 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (12.8 a game over 10 games), Michael Wilson 78 (7.8 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Malik Nabers over Michael Wilson.

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Our Week 7 call

Start Malik Nabers over Michael Wilson in Week 7.

Market-based projections have Malik Nabers at 13.4 points and Michael Wilson at 14.5, a gap of 1.0. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. Malik Nabers still gets the call because it also weighs where drafters take each player, ADP 35 against 77, and that outweighs a gap this size. No player market is posted for Malik Nabers this week yet, so his 13.4 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 4, 5 and 6 (12.4, 12.2 and 15.7); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. No player market is posted for Michael Wilson this week yet, so his 14.5 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 4, 5 and 6 (13.4, 16.7 and 13.4); the call is rebuilt when his market posts.

What the market projects

No Week 7 player market is posted for Michael Wilson yet. His market-based projections were 13.4, 16.7 and 13.4 points in Weeks 4, 5 and 6, an average of 14.5, 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 (8 market sources).

That puts Michael Wilson 1.0 points ahead of Malik Nabers on these projections.

Week 7 matchups

Michael Wilson and ARI host DEN on Sunday at 4:05 PM ET.

DEN allowed 29.3 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 6 games, the 7th fewest in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 142 yards and 0-1 touchdowns a game against DEN.

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

Michael Wilson is not on the injury report.

Malik Nabers is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 7

Through Week 6, Michael Wilson played 90 percent of ARI snaps, drew 25 percent of the targets, earned 38 percent of the air yards and had 13 percent of the red zone chances.

Michael Wilson, Week 3 against SF: 81 of 87 snaps, 17 targets and 11 catches for 89 yards, 1 touchdown.

Michael Wilson, Week 4 against NYG: 62 of 66 snaps, 13 targets and 7 catches for 95 yards.

Michael Wilson, Week 5 against DET: 61 of 73 snaps, 7 targets and 4 catches for 30 yards.

Michael Wilson, Week 6 against LAR: 66 of 72 snaps, 7 targets and 4 catches for 32 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, Michael Wilson played 17 games for ARI and scored 220.6 PPR points, 13.0 a game, finishing WR10.

He caught 78 of 126 targets for 1006 yards and 7 touchdowns, with 15 red zone targets and 733 air yards.

He was on the field for 81 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

Locks at kickoff, graded after. When the start/sit engine grades week 7, the call and the result appear on the public record, wrong ones included.

Drop or keep

Should I drop Michael Wilson for Malik Nabers?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Malik Nabers projects 128 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (12.8 a game over 10 games), Michael Wilson 78 (7.8 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Malik Nabers over Michael Wilson.
Should I drop Malik Nabers for Michael Wilson?
No. Keep Malik Nabers: he projects 128 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (12.8 a game over 10 games), Michael Wilson 78 (7.8 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Malik Nabers over Michael Wilson.