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Malik Nabers
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WRs vs Philadelphia Eagles

As of Week 9 · through 2 games · PPR

Malik Nabers
Comparing
Malik Nabers vs the Eagles
Projection 12.4 pts · 1 game played this season
Start

Showing the three highest-scoring WRs from each game.

Pts / game allowed
27.7
to all WRs
Rank
19
of 32 (1 = most allowed)
vs League
-7%
lg avg 29.8
WkTeamPlayerSlotTgtRecReYdReTDFPts
1WASWASAntonio WilliamsWR14464116.4
Stefon DiggsWR29455115.5
Terry McLaurinWR3421403.4
2TENTENElic AyomanorWR1326908.9
Carnell TateWR2532705.7
Calvin RidleyWR3223505.5
Average4.52.844.00.39.2
Median4.02.545.00.07.3
High9469116.4
Low221403.4

Averages are raw, outliers are never removed.

How Malik Nabers should do vs the EaglesSeason log, the group you pick, and a projection

Season so far, compared with what the group you pick below has done against the Eagles, plus a projection for this game.

What is this table?

Rows at the top are every game Malik Nabers has played this season, using the same stat columns as the table above.

Compare against picks which group of Eagles opponents to line them up with: the best WR they faced in each game (1), the second best (2), the third best (3), or all of the top three. Nobody knows which slot Malik Nabers will land in this week, so this is your call, not a guess.

Eagles avg is the average line of that group. Difference is that minus Malik Nabers's own average: green means the defense gives that slot more than Malik Nabers usually produces.

Projected is Malik Nabers's recent-weighted average scaled by how generous the Eagles were to the slot you picked. Change the slot and the projected points change, because each slot has a different matchup adjustment. Picking Top 3 uses the usual-role projection.

Compare against
WkOppTgtRecReYdReTDFPts
1DAL9669012.9
Nabers avg9.06.069.00.012.9
Eagles Top 3 avg4.52.844.00.39.2
Difference-4.5-3.2-25.0+0.3-3.7
Projected8.15.462.00.012.4

Difference is what the defense allows minus what Nabers averages (green = defense gives up more). Projected stats scale the player's averages by the matchup adjustment, so they are a rough guide.

Start / Sit · Malik NabersMedium confidence · 12.4 proj ptsStart

Malik Nabers usually plays as the team's WR1, so the verdict uses the WR1 numbers, not the slot selected above.

  • Malik Nabers averages 12.9 PPR points over 1 game (recent-weighted 12.9) and has played as the team's WR1.
  • The Eagles have allowed 12.6 points to WR1s over 2 games (-25% vs league). The model applies 40% of that gap because the sample is small, giving a -10% adjustment.
  • Last season's average (14.3) is blended in at 67% weight because this season's sample is small.
  • Projection: 12.4 points.
  • For reference, a typical weekly starter-level WR scores about 11.8 and a top-tier one about 20.8.
  • A statistical model from box scores, Vegas lines, weather and injury tags. It cannot see role changes or in-game events.
Prediction & chance to scoreMalik Nabers vs the Eagles

Prediction for Malik Nabers

Nobody knows which slot Malik Nabers will land in this week, so pick the one you expect. The projection changes because each slot faces a different average from the Eagles.

If Malik Nabers plays as
12.4
projected PPR points

I predict about 12.4 points for Malik Nabers if playing as a WR1. Malik Nabers has averaged 12.9 over 1 game, and the Eagles have given up 12.6 to WR1s (-25% vs the league average of 17.0).

How this projection is built

1. The player. Malik Nabers scored: Wk 1 12.9. Average 12.9; weighted toward recent games it is 13.8.

2. The defense. Over 2 games, the Eagles allowed 12.6 points to their opponent's WR1. The league average for that slot is 17.0, so that is -25%.

3. Trusting small samples less. With 2 defensive games, only 40% of the gap is applied, capped at +/-30%. That gives a -10% adjustment (x0.90).

4. Result. 13.8 x 0.90 = 12.4. Switching slots only changes step 2 and 3: the player's own numbers stay the same, but each slot faces a different defensive average.

It is a statistical model, not knowledge of injuries, game script or weather.

Chance to score

Type a point total to see how likely Malik Nabers is to reach it as a WR1.

44%
chance of 12+ PPR points
Why this percentage?

The projection (12.4) is the middle of the range. Fantasy scores swing a lot from game to game, so the model spreads possible scores around it by about 7.4 points, leaning on Malik Nabers's own game-to-game swings once there are several games (and on typical WR swings before that).

Scores are modelled as right-skewed, since a big game is possible but a very negative one is not. The percentage is the share of that spread at or above 12.

With only 1 game of history, treat this as a rough gauge. It gets sharper as the season goes on. It is never lower than 1% or higher than 99%.

InsightsPlain-English takeaways from the table
  • top-3 WRs have averaged 2.8 receptions, 44.0 receiving yards and 0.3 receiving TDs per player-game against the Eagles across 2 games.
  • The Eagles allow 27.7 PPR points to the position per game, -7% versus the league average of 29.8 (ranked 19 of 32, where 1 is most generous). That is a near-average matchup.
  • Outlier: Week 1, Terry McLaurin (3.4 pts, 14 yds) sits far below the other games and drags the averages down. Average with it vs without it: pts 9.2 vs 10.4; yds 44.0 vs 50.0. The table above keeps the raw averages.
  • Outlier: Week 1, Antonio Williams (16.4 pts) sits far above the other games and pulls the averages up. Average with it vs without it: pts 9.2 vs 7.8. The table above keeps the raw averages.
  • 2 of 6 player-games reached 10+ PPR points. Scores range from 3.4 to 16.4 (median 7.3).
  • top-3 WRs scored a touchdown in 2 of 6 player-games (33%).
  • Small sample: only 2 games so far. Treat these numbers as directional, not settled.

Insights are generated by rules from the table above and recalculate every week.