Malik Nabers vs Travis Hunter: Who Should You Start?
Two wide receivers who will land on plenty of the same rosters in 2026. Malik Nabers (New York Giants) finished the 2025 season averaging 12.0 fantasy points per game in 4 games. Travis Hunter (Jacksonville Jaguars) came in at 7.1 PPG over 7 games. The gap is real but not insurmountable with the right matchup.
Malik Nabers carries a 4.9-point PPG advantage from the 2025 season. That baseline matters, but it is one input among several. Matchup difficulty, scoring trends, and injury reports move the needle week to week, which is why the best answer changes depending on when you are asking.
Both are workload receivers with similar target shares. Malik Nabers turned 35 targets into 271 yards and 2 touchdowns, while Travis Hunter converted 45 looks into 298 yards and 1 scores. When target volume is this close, game script and defensive matchup typically decide the weekly winner.
Malik Nabers has his bye in Week 11, and Travis Hunter rests in Week 12. 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.
