The Late-Round Fantasy Football Podcast on Malik Nabers

PodcastThe Show: Navigating Injuries, Early-Season Player Comps, and MoreSeptember 26, 2026

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I started Puka Nakua, Brock Bowers, Malik neighbors in this, in this league. I haven't played a single week with all three of them in my lineup yet

Mentioned at 21:42 – 23:22

STACKED’s take

Negative signalInjury

Malik Nabers injured; unavailable for multiple weeks in Zachariason's league.

JJ Zachariason shares personal experience in a 14-team league where he drafted Malik Nabers in his top three rounds but has not been able to play him in a single week yet due to injury, and expects this to continue into the current week.

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Malik NabersPositiveRole

Nabers's 33.3% first-read target share makes him an elite WR1 despite QB change.

Fantasy Life Articles

Malik NabersPositiveProjection

Top 10 WR with no caveats; locked in despite QB concerns

Mattek Fantasy Football

Malik NabersPositiveNews

WR leaders in expected PPR points per game *over the last 5 weeks* 1. Puka Nacua (21.5) 2. CeeDee Lamb (21.5) 3. Malik Nabers (20.0) 4. Jaxon Smith-N...

Jared Smola

Malik NabersNeutralRole

Nabers shifting into slot role; averaging 17 slot snaps per game recently.

Yahoo Sports NFL

Malik NabersNeutralRole

Nabers increasingly in slot: 50 times over past three games, nearly 17 per game.

Big Blue View

Malik NabersPositiveRole

Nabers thriving in slot; could see more time there with WR addition.

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