Who Should I Start? Jameson Williams or Malik Nabers
Week 1 Projections
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| 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Jameson Williams News
Friday, July 3, 5:25 AM
Detroit Lions wide receiver Jameson Williams finished as the fantasy WR5 over the final 10 weeks of the 2025 season, and while many are quick to point to the absence of tight end Sam LaPorta as the driving factor behind his late-season breakout, there's evidence of his leveling up even before LaPorta was placed on injured reserve with a herniated disc. The two games following Detroit's Week 8 bye proved to be LaPorta's final two outings of the season, but they were also arguably his most productive two-game stretch of 2025, totaling 150 yards on 11 catches while reeling in one of his three touchdown grabs on the year. In those two games, the start of his end-of-season run of dominance, Williams caught 10 passes for 185 yards and two scores, finishing as the WR14 and WR3. With LaPorta expected to be healthy again for 2026, the Lions are likely to deploy more of the two-receiver sets from which Williams has proven to be a dynamic weapon. If Williams can find more consistency in his fifth season, an expectation expressed publicly by wide receiver coach Scottie Montgomery in one of his final media sessions of minicamp, the 2022 first-round pick could pick right back up on the 82-catch, 1,400-yard, and nine-touchdown pace with which he ended 2025, and he should have little trouble outproducing his current ADP as WR26.
Week 1 Projections
| Fant. Pts. |
Rush. Yds. |
Rush TD |
Rec. | Rec. Yds. |
Rec TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Malik Nabers News
Tuesday, July 7, 5:13 AM
New York Giants wide receiver Malik Nabers broke the team's single-season reception record as a rookie, but in his sophomore campaign, he was on the field for only 31 total snaps with quarterback Jaxson Dart before a complicated knee injury ended his season. As one of the most talented receivers in the game, it's easy to assume that a healthy Nabers will build a natural chemistry with the second-year quarterback and step right back into his role as a target magnet, particularly with the team's leading receiver from a year ago, Wan'Dale Robinson, off to Tennessee. However, Nabers is still actively rehabbing from the torn ACL, meniscus repair, and subsequent scar tissue cleanup, and it's believed the team will continue to manage his recovery throughout training camp. While there is still some optimism that the 2024 first-round pick could be ready for the start of the season, he'll likely require time to ramp up and acclimate to a brand new offense, and a slow start to his third season is not out of the question. New head coach John Harbaugh ran one of the league's run-heaviest offenses in his final seasons in Baltimore, and there are indications he intends to do the same in New York, adding further barriers to a potential repeat of Nabers' 165 targets from his rookie season. Still a cornerstone piece in dynasty leagues, enough elements are working against Nabers to push him down to WR17 in RotoBaller's current 2026 rankings.
Jameson Williams vs. Malik Nabers
Still trying to decide between Williams and Nabers? Check on the latest news to make sure both players are active and healthy. Our PPR projections show that Jameson Williams is projected to score 0.0 points this week while Malik Nabers is projected to score 0.0 points.
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