Start Malik Nabers or Stefon Diggs? Week 5

Our Week 5 call

Start Malik Nabers over Stefon Diggs in Week 5.

Market-based projections have Malik Nabers at 13.3 points and Stefon Diggs at 12.5, a gap of 0.8. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. Stefon Diggs's number is scaled up from a partial market: not every stat the position needs is posted yet, so the rest is estimated from what is.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 13.3 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 33% chance to score a touchdown (13, 10 and 15 market sources).

Player markets imply 12.5 fantasy points for Stefon Diggs, with 70 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market gives Stefon Diggs a 36% chance to score a touchdown (14 market sources).

That puts Malik Nabers 0.8 points ahead of Stefon Diggs 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.

Stefon Diggs is listed as questionable with a undisclosed injury.

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, Stefon Diggs played 59 percent of WAS snaps, drew 24 percent of the targets, earned 21 percent of the air yards and had 12 percent of the red zone chances.

Stefon Diggs, Week 1 against PHI: 44 of 70 snaps, 9 targets and 4 catches for 55 yards, 1 touchdown.

Stefon Diggs, Week 2 against DAL: 36 of 71 snaps, 6 targets and 5 catches for 47 yards, 2 touchdowns.

Stefon Diggs, Week 3 against SEA: 41 of 69 snaps, 7 targets and 4 catches for 33 yards.

Stefon Diggs, Week 4 against IND: 42 of 64 snaps, 9 targets and 5 catches for 35 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, Stefon Diggs played 17 games for NE and scored 210.3 PPR points, 12.4 a game, finishing WR17.

He caught 85 of 102 targets for 1013 yards and 4 touchdowns, with 12 red zone targets and 659 air yards.

He was on the field for 54 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 Christian Watson over Stefon Diggs.
• Start Stefon Diggs over DK Metcalf.
• Start Stefon Diggs over Jameson Williams.