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Malik Nabers New York Giants · #1

Wide Receiver · 6' 0", 200 lbs · Youngsville, LA · Age 23

Malik Nabers is a Wide Receiver for the New York Giants, drafted 6th overall, 2024. In 2026 he caught 18 passes for 208 yards and 1 touchdowns.

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Malik Nabers

Season avg18 rec · 208 yds · 1 td

Career avg145 rec · 1,683 yds · 10 td

Live win probabilitySeason

No scheduled game — showing season pace. Illustrative.

Tonight's projectionmodel

18rec

208yds

1td

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Scouting report

Malik Nabers — the report card

Read his whole game at a glance, then dive into any skill. Grades are percentiles vs every active player at his position.

B+

Wide Receiver · Rotation piece · Impact 50

Malik Nabers is a Wide Receiver for the New York Giants, drafted 6th overall, 2024. In 2026 he caught 18 passes for 208 yards and 1 touchdowns.

A-

Receiving

C+

Big-play

B+

Scoring

A-

Receiving yards

Excellent · offense

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Volume

Elite · offense

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C+

Big-play

Solid · offense

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B+

Scoring

Excellent · offense

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Target share

Elite · offense

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Act II

Where Malik Nabers stands

Live ladders from the Balladex models, and what he's chasing. Rankings recompute nightly from real production, accolades, and search demand.

The laddersmodel · recomputes nightly

Jared Goff Detroit Lions▬

29%

Bryce Young Carolina Panthers▬

23%

Brock Purdy San Francisco 49ers▬

22%

Tyler Shough New Orleans Saints▬

11%

Kirk Cousins Las Vegas Raiders▬

✦ Balladex Consensus: #134 of 1982 — a blend of the Impact index, current production, career résumé and live search demand. Recomputes as the data does.

Futures & chases

—MVP odds

50Impact index

237Star score

Career scoring average0.0 ppg

Seasons in the index0

Accolades on file0

Stat explorer

Malik Nabers — every number, three levels deep

Headline → metric → the raw history behind it. Real career data; tracking-only metrics labeled.

A+

Receiving

208 YDS

drill in ↓

A+

Volume

18 REC

drill in ↓

C+

Big-play

11.6 Y/R

drill in ↓

A+

Scoring

1 TD

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The engine

How the model sees Malik Nabers

Projection = recency-weighted per-season production, nudged along a position aging curve, banded by his year-to-year volatility. No black box — every number shows its work.

Projected 2027 modeled

rec

-3–70

403

rec yds

5–801

0–5

targets

-4–112

games

1–10

Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 3-season history below.

What moves the rec line vs last season

Last season 18 → projected 34 rec

Baseline (recency-weighted)

+15.2

Age curve

+0.7

Net vs last season+15.8 rec

Everything it reads

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3 seasons of real box production

every game line, verified

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Recency × games weight

recent, healthy years anchor the baseline

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Year-over-year trend

his own trajectory, season to season

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Position aging curve

age 23 — applied to the projection

curve

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Role & usage context

target / carry share and snaps fold in

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Availability signal

games last 3: 15 / 4 / 4

health

The real history it trains onsource: Pro-Football-Reference / ESPN · verified

Malik Nabers career stats, season by season

Career stats by season
Season	G	Rec	Yds	TD	Tgt	Y/R
2024	15	109	1,204	7	170	11.0
2025	4	18	271	2	35	15.1
2026 in progress · 4 games	4	18	208	1	26	11.6
Career	23	145	1,683	10	231

Source: Pro-Football-Reference. Backtested against completed player-seasons in the index. The same engine powers the report-card percentiles and the DNA radar — one model, asked different questions. Illustrative.

Act III

The Lab

Every number, live and interactive. Real career data; models labeled.

Gold = award / milestone season · hover any bar. Real season totals.

Player DNA + compssimilarity model

Closest comps

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Context

Are the New York Giants built to win?

Team projection rolled up from the roster + last-season baselines — and what it means for his role.

10–7proj record

97off index

65def index

+28net

76%playoff odds

60roster

Roster delta · what changed

Offense grades A+ (97), defense C (65) by our position-percentile roster model. QB play indexes at 96, pass rush 30, coverage 99.

How his role moves

Projected 10–7 on a 17-game slate — modeled from the current roster's production percentiles, not a calibrated Vegas line. His snaps, target/carry share and usage move with roster health.

Balladex Impact

50 of 99

Rotation piece tier.

Rarity

◆ Rated

Collectible tier.

Résumé

0 accolades

Career honors on file.

Act IV

The Ballad of Malik Nabers

Birth to now — the making of a legend, narrated and scored.

2003-07-28

The beginning

Malik Nabers is a Wide Receiver for the New York Giants, in his 3rd NFL season.

New York Giants

Turning pro

Drafted 6th overall, 2024 as a Wide Receiver.

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Malik Nabers is a New York Giants wide receiver, drafted 6th overall, 2024.

Chapter

Across 3 seasons (2024–2026) he has caught 145 passes for 1,683 yards and 10 touchdowns.

Chapter

Most recently he caught 18 passes for 208 yards and 1 touchdown in 2026.

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Nabers's story

The documentary, narrated

Highlights

▶ Malik Nabers 2024 Season Highlights ▶ Every Malik Nabers catch from 2-TD, 167-yard game | Week 2 ▶ Malik Nabers Vs Trent McDuffie 🔥 Rams Vs Giants 2026 highlights ▶ WILSON to NABERS! 48-yard TD to give Giants the lead!

Off the field

Measurables

Active

Height: 6' 0"
Weight: 200 lbs
Draft: 6th overall, 2024
Born: Youngsville, LA
Age: 23
Jersey: #1

Background

Malik Nabers is from Youngsville, LA and is 23 years old. He was drafted 6th overall, 2024 and plays wide receiver at 6' 0", 200 lbs.

Over 3 seasons (2024–2026) he has caught 145 passes for 1,683 yards and 10 touchdowns. Nabers is currently on the New York Giants roster.

The person

Malik Nabers is a rotational receiver who has caught 145 passes for 1,683 yards and 10 touchdowns across 3 seasons (2024–2026).

Receiving145 career catches, 1,683 yards, 10 touchdowns.

Best season109 catches for 1,204 yards in 2024.

Yards per catch11.6 yards per reception over his career.

First-round pedigree6th overall, 2024.

Verified profiles & sources

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FAQ

Malik Nabers — frequently asked

The questions people ask most about Malik Nabers, answered.

What position does Malik Nabers play?

Malik Nabers is a Wide Receiver for the New York Giants.

When was Malik Nabers drafted?

Malik Nabers was drafted 6th overall, 2024.

How many seasons has Malik Nabers played?

3 (2024–2026).

What are Malik Nabers's career stats?

He has caught 145 passes for 1,683 yards and 10 touchdowns.

Malik Nabers career stats & accolades are real, and team projections and recent-game home/away splits are computed from real production. DNA ratings, grades, tonight's projection, ladders, live win probability and simulator outputs are Balladex model output. Not affiliated with the NBA.

Malik Nabers New York Giants · #1

Malik Nabers — the report card

Where Malik Nabers stands

Malik Nabers — every number, three levels deep

How the model sees Malik Nabers

Malik Nabers career stats, season by season

The Lab

Are the New York Giants built to win?

The Ballad of Malik Nabers

The beginning

Turning pro

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Chapter

Chapter

Off the field

Malik Nabers — frequently asked

The War Room's draft verdict on Malik Nabers

Current role & opportunity

Weekly matchups

Injury history

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