{"id":238778,"date":"2025-07-05T11:00:54","date_gmt":"2025-07-05T15:00:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/?p=238778"},"modified":"2025-07-04T20:59:52","modified_gmt":"2025-07-05T00:59:52","slug":"draft-or-pass-malik-nabers-fantasy-football-outlook-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2025\/07\/05\/draft-or-pass-malik-nabers-fantasy-football-outlook-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Draft or Pass? Malik Nabers Fantasy Football Outlook 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"

Malik Nabers was a rookie sensation, finishing as the WR6 in fantasy football. He finished this high even with poor quarterback play. The New York Giants<\/a> should have a major upgrade at quarterback this season. Can he improve on his amazing rookie season, and what is Malik Nabers\u2019 fantasy football outlook in 2025?<\/span><\/p>\n

Draft or Pass? Malik Nabers Fantasy Football Outlook 2025<\/h2>\n

Recent Production<\/b><\/h3>\n

Nabers had 170 targets last season. He caught<\/span> 109 of them for 1204 receiving yards<\/span><\/a> and seven touchdowns. He<\/span> had a 34.9% target share<\/span><\/a>, which was the highest among all wide receivers. He was only sixth in fantasy points per game at 18.2, but was first in expected fantasy points per game at 23.8. He was expected to have 5.6 more fantasy points per game than he had, which is a massive difference. Most of this is probably because he played with poor quarterbacks, who struggled to give Nabers accurate passes.<\/span><\/p>\n

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New York Giants wide receiver Malik Nabers (1) runs into the end zone for a touchdown in there second quarter during a game between New York Giants and Indianapolis Colts at MetLife Stadium on Sunday, Dec. 29, 2024.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Nabers’ Fantasy Outlook 2025<\/b><\/h3>\n

The Giants completely revamped their quarterback room, signing Russell Wilson<\/a> and Jameis Winston<\/a> in free agency. Then, they traded back up into the first round of the 2025 NFL Draft<\/a> to select Jaxson Dart<\/a>. All three of these quarterbacks should be better than what the Giants had last year with Daniel Jones, Tommy DeVito, and Drew Lock.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Wilson is the projected Week 1 starter, who is a veteran and will look to get Nabers the ball. In fact, Wilson<\/span> said part of the reason he came to the Giants<\/span><\/a> was so that he could throw passes to Nabers. If Winston has to start for whatever reason, he is known to pamper his #1 wide receiver with many targets. Even if Dart has to start, he should be good enough to give Nabers plenty of opportunities to be very successful.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Giants have no other real threats in the pass-catching room to take many targets away from Nabers. Wan\u2019Dale Robinson catches a lot of passes, but many of them are for short-yardage. Nabers is the go-to guy in the offense, and it\u2019s not completely close.<\/span><\/p>\n

Read More: Best Wide Receiver Values in Fantasy Football Drafts<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Nabers ADP<\/b><\/h3>\n

According to <\/span>FantasyPros<\/span><\/a>, Nabers is the WR5 off the board in fantasy football drafts and the eighth overall player. The only wide receivers going ahead of Nabers are Ja\u2019Marr Chase, Justin Jefferson, CeeDee Lamb, and Puka Nacua. He was the WR6 in fantasy last year, and he is being drafted as the WR5 right now, so his ADP is properly priced.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The best plays of Malik Nabers' record-setting rookie season \ud83e\udd29 pic.twitter.com\/nsgVGVR3xr<\/a><\/p>\n

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