Start Malik Nabers or Romeo Doubs? Week 5

Our Week 5 call

Start Malik Nabers over Romeo Doubs in Week 5.

Market-based projections have Malik Nabers at 13.1 points and Romeo Doubs at 11.3, a gap of 1.8.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 13.1 fantasy points for Malik Nabers, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market has Malik Nabers at 55.5 receiving yards and 5.5 receptions, with a 32% chance to score a touchdown (12, 10 and 14 market sources).

Player markets imply 11.4 fantasy points for Romeo Doubs, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market has Romeo Doubs at 51.5 receiving yards and 3.5 receptions, with a 36% chance to score a touchdown (14, 10 and 14 market sources).

That puts Malik Nabers 1.8 points ahead of Romeo Doubs on the market projections.

Week 5 matchups

Malik Nabers and NYG visit WAS on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

WAS allowed 40.3 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 4 games, the 4th most in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 167 yards and 1.5 touchdowns a game against WAS.

Injury status

Malik Nabers is listed as questionable with a undisclosed injury.

Romeo Doubs is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 5

Through Week 4, Malik Nabers played 70 percent of NYG snaps, drew 23 percent of the targets, earned 28 percent of the air yards and had 10 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.

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.

Through Week 4, Romeo Doubs played 65 percent of NE snaps, drew 17 percent of the targets, earned 28 percent of the air yards and had 19 percent of the red zone chances.

Romeo Doubs, Week 1 against SEA: 40 of 71 snaps, 3 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Romeo Doubs, Week 2 against PIT: 37 of 55 snaps, 4 targets and 3 catches for 96 yards.

Romeo Doubs, Week 3 against JAX: 46 of 63 snaps, 4 targets and 3 catches for 49 yards.

Romeo Doubs, Week 4 against BUF: 49 of 76 snaps, 9 targets and 6 catches for 58 yards, 2 touchdowns.

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, Romeo Doubs played 16 games for GB and scored 165.4 PPR points, 10.3 a game, finishing WR37.

He caught 55 of 85 targets for 724 yards and 6 touchdowns, with 17 red zone targets and 561 air yards.

He was on the field for 78 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Their other Week 5 calls

• Start Chris Olave over Malik Nabers.
• Start Christian Watson over Malik Nabers.
• Start Davante Adams over Malik Nabers.
• Start Romeo Doubs over Carnell Tate.
• Start Christian Watson over Romeo Doubs.
• Start Romeo Doubs over Denzel Boston.