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Start Tetairoa McMillan or Malik Nabers? Week 9

Updated Nov 3, 10:51 AM ET.

Start Malik Nabers over Tetairoa McMillan

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Malik Nabers

WR · NYG · at PHI

Market projects
15.1
recent weeks avg
PHI D vs WR
39.4
2nd most to WRs (2026)
Upside
High
91 of 100 at WR
Snap share
76%
Through Week 7
Target share
30%
Through Week 7
Sit

Tetairoa McMillan

WR · CAR · vs DEN

Market projects
14.6
fantasy pts
DEN D vs WR
27.9
7th fewest to WRs (2026)
Upside
Moderate
61 of 100 at WR
Snap share
83%
Through Week 8
Target share
26%
Through Week 8

Should I drop Malik Nabers for Tetairoa McMillan?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Tetairoa McMillan projects 132 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (14.7 a game over 9 games), Malik Nabers 119 (13.2 a game over 9 games). For Week 9 the call starts Malik Nabers over Tetairoa McMillan. So make the move after his Week 9 game.

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Our Week 9 call

Start Malik Nabers over Tetairoa McMillan in Week 9.

Market-based projections have Malik Nabers at 15.1 points and Tetairoa McMillan at 14.6, a gap of 0.5. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. No player market is posted for Malik Nabers this week yet, so his 15.1 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 6 and 7 (15.7 and 14.4); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. Drafters take Malik Nabers at ADP 35 and Tetairoa McMillan at 30.

What the market projects

No Week 9 player market is posted for Malik Nabers yet. His market-based projections were 15.7 and 14.4 points in Weeks 6 and 7, an average of 15.1, which stands in until his Week 9 market posts.

The market-based projection for Malik Nabers is 0-1 touchdowns (7 market sources).

Player markets imply 14.6 fantasy points for Tetairoa McMillan, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market-based projection for Tetairoa McMillan is 67 receiving yards, 5-6 receptions and 0.4 touchdowns (10, 9 and 12 market sources).

That puts Malik Nabers 0.5 points ahead of Tetairoa McMillan on these projections.

Week 9 matchups

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

PHI allowed 39.4 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 8 games, the 2nd most in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 183 yards and 1.3 touchdowns a game against PHI.

Tetairoa McMillan and CAR host DEN on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

DEN allowed 27.9 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 8 games, the 7th fewest in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 130 yards and 0-1 touchdowns a game against DEN.

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

Injury status

Malik Nabers is not on the injury report.

Tetairoa McMillan is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 9

Through Week 7, Malik Nabers played 76 percent of NYG snaps, drew 30 percent of the targets, earned 36 percent of the air yards and had 15 percent of the red zone chances.

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.

Malik Nabers, Week 7 against HOU: 48 of 66 snaps, 9 targets and 7 catches for 111 yards.

Through Week 8, Tetairoa McMillan played 83 percent of CAR snaps, drew 26 percent of the targets, earned 31 percent of the air yards and had 11 percent of the red zone chances.

Tetairoa McMillan, Week 4 against DET: 67 of 75 snaps, 16 targets and 14 catches for 192 yards, 2 touchdowns.

Tetairoa McMillan, Week 6 against PHI: 60 of 79 snaps, 9 targets and 6 catches for 86 yards.

Tetairoa McMillan, Week 7 against TB: 38 of 56 snaps, 6 targets and 4 catches for 40 yards.

Tetairoa McMillan, Week 8 against GB: 65 of 73 snaps, 11 targets and 6 catches for 58 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, 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.

Their other Week 9 calls

Locks at kickoff, graded after. When the start/sit engine grades week 9, the call and the result appear on the public record, wrong ones included.

Drop or keep

  • Should I drop Malik Nabers for Tetairoa McMillan?

    Yes, on the rest of the season. Tetairoa McMillan projects 132 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (14.7 a game over 9 games), Malik Nabers 119 (13.2 a game over 9 games). For Week 9 the call starts Malik Nabers over Tetairoa McMillan. So make the move after his Week 9 game.

  • Should I drop Tetairoa McMillan for Malik Nabers?

    No. Keep Tetairoa McMillan: he projects 132 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (14.7 a game over 9 games), Malik Nabers 119 (13.2 a game over 9 games). For Week 9 the call starts Malik Nabers over Tetairoa McMillan.

Week 9 on the board

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