Start Malik Nabers or Tetairoa McMillan? Week 1

Our Week 1 call

Start Malik Nabers over Tetairoa McMillan in Week 1.

Tetairoa McMillan is priced by the books at 5.6 projected points and Malik Nabers is not priced at all, so we are leaning on where drafters take them. Drafters take Malik Nabers at ADP 28 and Tetairoa McMillan at 35.

What the books imply

No sportsbook posted a player market for Malik Nabers in Week 1.

Player prop markets imply 5.6 fantasy points for Tetairoa McMillan, with 40 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

Week 1 matchups

Malik Nabers and NYG host DAL.

DAL allowed 22.1 fantasy points to WRs in its one game this season, the 7th fewest in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 121 yards and no touchdowns against DAL.

Tetairoa McMillan and CAR host 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.

By points allowed to the position, Tetairoa McMillan has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Malik Nabers was listed as questionable when the call was made.

Tetairoa McMillan was not on the injury report when the call was made.

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, Tetairoa McMillan played 17 games for CAR and scored 211.4 PPR points, 12.4 a game, finishing WR16.

He caught 70 of 122 targets for 1014 yards and 7 touchdowns, with 15 red zone targets and 745 air yards.

He was on the field for 87 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Tetairoa McMillan, Week 18 of 2025 against TB: 45 of 51 snaps, 6 targets and 4 catches for 85 yards, 10.5 PPR points.

Tetairoa McMillan, Week 17 of 2025 against SEA: 44 of 53 snaps, 4 targets and 1 catch for 5 yards, 1.5 PPR points.

Tetairoa McMillan, Week 16 of 2025 against TB: 47 of 54 snaps, 10 targets and 6 catches for 73 yards, 1 touchdown, 19.3 PPR points.

How Week 1 went

Malik Nabers scored 12.9 PPR points and Tetairoa McMillan scored 10.5.

The call was right: Malik Nabers outscored Tetairoa McMillan by 2.4.

Malik Nabers, Week 1 against DAL: 36 of 69 snaps, 9 targets and 6 catches for 69 yards, 12.9 PPR points.

Malik Nabers finished as the week's WR26 in PPR scoring.

Tetairoa McMillan finished 4.9 points above the 5.6 the props implied.

Tetairoa McMillan, Week 1 against CHI: 56 of 68 snaps, 8 targets and 5 catches for 75 yards, 10.5 PPR points.

Tetairoa McMillan finished as the week's WR32 in PPR scoring.

Their other Week 1 calls

• Start Chris Olave over Malik Nabers.
• Start Malik Nabers over DeVonta Smith.
• Start Emeka Egbuka over Malik Nabers.
• Start DeVonta Smith over Tetairoa McMillan.
• Start Emeka Egbuka over Tetairoa McMillan.
• Start Garrett Wilson over Tetairoa McMillan.