Malik Nabers Fantasy Football Week 2: Stats and Projections vs. Rams

New York Giants wide receiver Malik Nabers will take on the team with last season's 19th-ranked pass defense, the Los Angeles Rams (216.7 yards conceded per game), in Week 2 -- beginning at 8:15 p.m. ET on Monday.

For more info on Nabers, if you're thinking about him for your DFS lineup, scroll down prior to his upcoming matchup versus the Rams.

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Malik Nabers Week 2 Fantasy Football Projection

• Matchup: New York Giants at Los Angeles Rams
• Game Date: September 21, 2026
• Game Time: 8:15 p.m.
• Projected Fantasy Points: 8.2
• PPR Projected Fantasy Points: 10.8
• Projected Receiving Yards: 60.43
• Projected Receiving TDs: 0.36

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Nabers 2025 Fantasy Performance

• In 2025, Nabers was 94th at his position (and 291st overall) in fantasy points, with 39.1 (9.8 per game).
• Nabers accumulated 6.9 fantasy points in his one game so far this season. He had 69 yards receiving, on six catches (nine targets), and zero touchdowns.
• In his best game last season, Nabers picked up 28.7 fantasy points -- via nine receptions, 167 yards and two touchdowns. That was in Week 2 against the Dallas Cowboys.
• In what was his worst game of the season, Nabers finished with 1.3 fantasy points -- two receptions, 13 yards, on seven targets. That was in Week 3 against the Kansas City Chiefs.

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Rams Defensive Performance

• Against Los Angeles last season, three players registered more than 300 passing yards in a game.
• Last year, the Rams allowed 14 QBs to throw at least one TD pass in a game.
• In the passing game, Los Angeles allowed eight players to throw two or more touchdowns in a game last year.
• Last year, the Rams allowed four players to throw for at least three TDs in a game.
• Los Angeles let seven players pile up more than 100 receiving yards in a game last season.
• Against the Rams last season, 24 players caught a TD pass.
• Los Angeles allowed at least two receiving touchdowns through the air to only two players last season.
• In terms of run defense, the Rams allowed just three players to put up more than 100 rushing yards in a game last season.
• Against Los Angeles last season, eight players ran for at least one TD.
• Last season, the Rams didn't allow any opposing player to score multiple rushing touchdowns against them.

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