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Trade Malik Nabers for Zay Flowers? Yes, Flowers is worth 14 more.

Yes on value. Zay Flowers is worth 51 rest of season and Malik Nabers 37, so the side getting Flowers gains 14. Nabers rates 13.2 market points a game with 9 games left, Flowers 14.8 with 9. On usage, Nabers has drawn 30 percent of NYG targets; Flowers has drawn 31 percent of BAL targets. Nabers is on bye in Week 8; Flowers is at BUF in Week 8 (most points allowed to WRs). Neither carries an injury designation this week.

The verdict, Week 8

Getting Zay Flowers wins by 14.

Malik Nabers 3751 Zay Flowers

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Malik Nabers

WR20NYG

37

value, #43

Pts/game
13.2
Games left
9
Bye
8
Malik Nabers weekly market-based points
Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5Wk 6Wk 7Wk 8
12.012.413.215.414.5no projection

Zay Flowers

WR13BAL

51

value, #31

Pts/game
14.8
Games left
9
Bye
13
Zay Flowers weekly market-based points
Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5Wk 6Wk 7Wk 8
16.115.114.62.62.817.4

Where the values come from

Nabers is the 20th receiver on the chart and 43rd overall. His 13.2 a game is 4.1 above the replacement receiver's 9.1, over 9 games left with his bye in Week 8, which is how he comes to 37.

Flowers is the 13th receiver on the chart and 31st overall. His 14.8 a game is 5.7 above the replacement receiver's 9.1, over 9 games left with his bye in Week 13, which is how he comes to 51.

The weekly projections

Parlae's market-based projections had Malik Nabers at 12.0 in Week 3, 12.4 in Week 4, 13.2 in Week 5, 15.4 in Week 6 and 14.5 in Week 7, a median of 13.2 points a game, up 2.6 from his first frozen week to his latest.

Parlae's market-based projections had Zay Flowers at 16.1 in Week 3, 15.1 in Week 4, 14.6 in Week 5, 2.6 in Week 6, 2.8 in Week 7 and 17.4 in Week 8, a median of 14.8 points a game, up 1.3 from his first frozen week to his latest.

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Points so far against the price

Malik Nabers has scored 120.5 PPR points in 7 games, 17.2 a game, 4.0 a game more than the 13.2 he is projected for from here.

Last season he finished WR101 with 57.1 PPR points in 4 games, 14.3 a game.

Week 1 vs DAL: 12.9 points (WR26 that week), 6 of 9 targets for 69 yards, 52 percent of snaps.

Week 2 vs LAR: 1.1 points (WR116 that week), 1 of 4 targets for 1 yards, 74 percent of snaps.

Week 3 vs TEN: 7.6 points (WR57 that week), 5 of 6 targets for 26 yards, 78 percent of snaps.

Week 4 vs ARI: 23.2 points (WR10 that week), 6 of 7 targets for 112 yards, 1 touchdown, 76 percent of snaps.

Week 5 vs WAS: 29.1 points (WR4 that week), 11 of 20 targets for 121 yards, 1 touchdown, 90 percent of snaps.

Week 6 vs NO: 28.5 points (WR1 that week), 12 of 15 targets for 165 yards, 86 percent of snaps.

Week 7 vs HOU: 18.1 points (WR15 that week), 7 of 9 targets for 111 yards, 73 percent of snaps.

Zay Flowers has scored 122.2 PPR points in 6 games, 20.4 a game, 5.6 a game more than the 14.8 he is projected for from here.

Last season he finished WR7 with 243.3 PPR points in 17 games, 14.3 a game.

Week 1 vs IND: 26.0 points (WR7 that week), 5 of 6 targets for 150 yards, 1 touchdown, 29 percent of snaps.

Week 3 vs DAL: 15.4 points (WR22 that week), 20 rushing yards on 1 carry, 5 of 6 targets for 84 yards, 33 percent of snaps.

Week 4 vs TEN: 25.8 points (WR7 that week), 8 of 10 targets for 118 yards, 1 touchdown, 73 percent of snaps.

Week 5 vs ATL: 14.6 points (WR20 that week), 13 rushing yards on 1 carry, 8 of 9 targets for 53 yards, 82 percent of snaps.

Week 6 vs CLE: 12.7 points (WR28 that week), 1 rushing yards on 1 carry, 6 of 11 targets for 66 yards, 88 percent of snaps.

Week 7 vs CIN: 27.7 points (WR2 that week), 8 of 11 targets for 137 yards, 1 touchdown, 85 percent of snaps.

Usage a game this season

Through Week 7, Malik Nabers has averaged 10.0 targets and 6.9 catches for 86 yards a game on 76 percent of the snaps.

He has been targeted or handed the ball 8 times inside the 20, 15 percent of his team's chances there, and has scored 2 touchdowns in 7 games.

In Week 7 against HOU he had 9 targets on 73 percent of the snaps.

Through Week 7, Zay Flowers has averaged 0-1 carries for 6 yards and 8.8 targets and 6.7 catches for 101 yards a game on 65 percent of the snaps.

He has been targeted or handed the ball 8 times inside the 20, 12 percent of his team's chances there, and has scored 3 touchdowns in 6 games.

In Week 7 against CIN he had 11 targets on 85 percent of the snaps.

Schedule and next matchup

A trade made now buys Week 8 through Week 17. Malik Nabers has 9 games in it with his bye in Week 8; Zay Flowers has 9 games with his bye in Week 13.

BUF, Flowers's Week 8 opponent, has allowed 42.3 PPR points a game to WRs this season over 6 games, the most to WRs of 32.

What would even it

The side getting Malik Nabers would want about 14 more added to make it even: a player like Dak Prescott, valued at 14. Two players for Flowers also costs that side a roster spot.

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Common questions

  • Should I trade Malik Nabers for Zay Flowers?

    Yes on value: Zay Flowers is worth 51 and Malik Nabers 37, a gain of 14. If Malik Nabers starts for you and Zay Flowers would sit, check the lineup first in the trade analyzer.

  • Who has more rest-of-season value, Malik Nabers or Zay Flowers?

    Zay Flowers, 51 to 37. He rates 14.8 market points a game over 9 games left, against 13.2 over 9 for Malik Nabers, each measured above a replacement starter at his own position.

  • How are these trade values calculated?

    Each player's points per game is the median of the market-based PPR points we froze before each week's first kickoff, Weeks 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8. A replacement starter's rate is subtracted and the rest is multiplied by his games from Week 8 to Week 17, bye taken out. No expert opinion is involved.

By the Parlae deskValues updated Oct 29, 2026 at 2:51 PM ETHow this is builtReport a wrong number