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Malik Nabers

ADP 2.11 · 23.3 · Underdog / consensus 2026-08-18

12-team, half PPR, redraft, 1QB

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Last three years

LSU · Regular season. College years are labeled NCAA.

YearTeamGRecYdsTDTgtTgt %
2025NFLNYG41827123528.7%
2024NFLNYG151091,204717034.9%
2023NCAALSU13891,56914

NFL from nflverse regular-season totals. College from ESPN. Target share is of team targets in the games the player played (NFL WR/TE only).

Earlier+6 picksConviction mediumData high

Projected Giants WR1 with Jaxson Dart.

Dart is the named 2026 starter. Thomas healthy is the whole line story.

ADP
2.11 (23.3)
Target
2.05
Move
+6
As of
2026-08-25

What changed

10 real changes. The rest held.

Pass blocking

upgradehigh

Was Andrew Thomas injured 2025

Now Thomas is healthy. Mauigoa is a first-year interior.

Thomas healthy is the whole line story.

Quarterback

upgradehigh

Was 2025 Giants mix

Now Jaxson Dart projected starter

Dart is the named 2026 starter.

Play caller

upgrademedium

Was 2025 Giants staff

Now Nagy's offense; Dart year one as the starter

Nagy wants a lead back and 12 personnel.

Head coach

neutralmedium

Was Brian Daboll

Now New staff, Harbaugh year one

Rebuild year.

Scheme & pace

neutralmedium

Was Daboll 2025

Now Nagy: more run, more 12

Run tilt is a WR negative if it hits.

Run blocking

upgradehigh

Was Thomas out

Now Thomas back; Mauigoa first-year interior

Skattebo's plus is Thomas on the field.

Pass catchers

neutralhigh

Was Malik Nabers WR1

Now Nabers remains WR1

Run tilt is a WR negative if it hits.

Tight end

upgrademedium

Was 2025 TE room

Now 12 personnel is more Nagy than Daboll

12 personnel is more Nagy than Daboll.

Backfield

upgradehigh

Was 2025 Giants backs

Now Skattebo named the lead in scheme writeups

Nagy wants a lead back. Cam Skattebo is the backfield scheme winner.

Team environment

neutralmedium

Was Daboll 20-40-1

Now Harbaugh year one, still a rebuild

Win total not a 2024-contender script.

Vacated volume

Targets
Carries
Red zone
Air yards

No high-confidence vacated-volume number published. Role change matters more than a target count.

Competition added

No meaningful new competition sourced.

This player

Projected role
Projected Giants WR1 with Jaxson Dart.
Usage
Primary receiver. Jaxson Dart is the quarterback.
Injury
No Week 1 absence reported as of August 20, 2026.
Contract
Not flagged as a 2026 hold-in.
Camp
Training camp underway as of August 2026. Week 1 is September.

Upside

Dart is the named 2026 starter. Thomas healthy is the whole line story. Nagy wants a lead back and 12 personnel. 12 personnel is more Nagy than Daboll.

Downside

Camp could still change the job before Week 1.

Risks

  • Most of this looks like last year. Watch for a quiet camp role change.low

Sources

No source URLs were returned with this brief.

Notes come from the 2026 coaching and roster board (team sites, NFL.com, ESPN, The Athletic). Hold is the default when ADP already has the news.