Malik Nabers Fantasy Football Week 1: Stats and Projections vs. Commanders

New York Giants wideout Malik Nabers will be up against the team with last year's third-ranked passing defense, the Washington Commanders (189.5 yards conceded per game), in Week 1 -- kicking off at 1 p.m. ET on Sunday.

For more information on Nabers, if you're thinking about him for your daily fantasy roster, scroll down before his upcoming game against the Commanders.

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Malik Nabers Week 1 Fantasy Football Projection

• Matchup: New York Giants at Washington Commanders
• Game Date: September 7, 2025
• Game Time: 1 p.m.
• Projected Fantasy Points: 11.0
• PPR Projected Fantasy Points: 13.9
• Projected Receiving Yards: 83.29
• Projected Receiving TDs: 0.45

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Nabers 2024 Fantasy Performance

• With 164.6 fantasy points (11.0 per game), Nabers was eighth at his position (and 56th in the league).
• In his best game last year, Nabers picked up 29.1 fantasy points -- via seven receptions, 171 yards and two touchdowns. That was in Week 17 versus the Indianapolis Colts.
• Nabers' 20.2 fantasy points in Week 3 against the Cleveland Browns -- eight receptions, 78 yards and two touchdowns -- were his second-highest amount last year.
• In his worst game of the year -- Week 7 versus the Philadelphia Eagles -- Nabers ended up with 4.1 fantasy points. His stat line was: four catches, 41 yards, on eight targets.
• Nabers accumulated 4.8 fantasy points -- six receptions, 50 yards, on 10 targets -- in his second-worst game of the season. That was Week 10 against the Carolina Panthers.

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Commanders Defensive Performance

• Washington allowed over 300 passing yards to only two QBs last season.
• 14 players have thrown for at least one touchdown in a contest against the Commanders last season.
• Against Washington last season, seven players threw for two or more touchdowns in a game.
• Versus the Commanders last year, only three players threw for at least three touchdowns in a game.
• Washington allowed four players amass over 100 receiving yards in a game last year.
• Against the Commanders last season, 22 players hauled in a TD pass.
• Against Washington last year, three players hauled in more than one touchdown pass in a game.
• On the ground, five players racked up more than 100 rushing yards in a game against the Commanders last season.
• Against Washington last season, 14 players rushed for at least one TD.
• The Commanders gave up at least two rushing TDs on the ground to four players last season.

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