Brian Thomas vs Malik Nabers: Who Should You Start?
If you are choosing between Brian Thomas and Malik Nabers for your lineup, you are not alone. Brian Thomas finished the 2025 season at 8.2 PPG for the Jacksonville Jaguars (14 games), and Malik Nabers averaged 12.0 for the New York Giants (4 games).
That 3.8-point weekly advantage for Malik Nabers is meaningful but not automatic. Fantasy football is a week-to-week sport, and the answer to "who should I start" often changes based on opponent, recent form, and game environment. Season averages set the baseline; weekly context makes the call.
Target volume is the story here. Brian Thomas saw 91 targets in 2025, while Malik Nabers drew 35. That workload gap usually translates into a higher weekly floor for Brian Thomas, even in weeks where Malik Nabers posts the bigger ceiling game. Consistency-minded managers lean toward target share; boom-bust managers chase the upside.
Brian Thomas has his bye in Week 12, and Malik Nabers rests in Week 11. Managers rostering both need waiver wire depth at wide receiver for those two weeks, and that is exactly the kind of planning DraftCall's matchup engine surfaces automatically so you are not scrambling on a Sunday morning.
