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Malik Nabers

Wide Receiver, New York Giants · #1.

Player facts

Team: New York Giants
Position: Wide Receiver
Number: 1
Born: Jul 28, 2003 (age 23)
Birthplace: Youngsville, LA, USA
Height: 6' 0"
Weight: 200 lbs
College: LSU
Experience: 3 seasons
Status: Active

Stats

2026 Offense

	REC	TGTS	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	FD	CAR	YDS	AVG	LNG	FUM
Regular Season	29	46	329	11.3	2	39	16	0	0	0.0	0	0
Last 5 Games	29	46	329	9.5	2	39	16	0	0	0.0	0	0
Career	156	251	1,804	11.6	11	59	82	5	2	0.4	4	1

Advanced stats

2026 season through week 6. EPA per play is the points a play added to the team’s expected score; success rate is the share of plays that kept the offense on schedule; CPOE is completion percentage over what the throws’ difficulty predicted. Rank is by EPA per play.

	Plays	EPA/play	Success	CPOE	League rank
Receiving	61 targets	+0.21	54%		54th of 94

NFL data: nflverse, CC BY 4.0.

Recent games

			Receiving							Rushing					Fumbles
Date	Opponent	Result	REC	TGTS	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	FD	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	FUM	LST
Sun, Oct 11	@ WSH	T 27-27 OT	11	20	121	11.0	1	28	7	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Oct 4	vs ARI	W 36-24	6	7	112	18.7	1	39	4	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Sep 27	vs TEN	W 12-7	5	6	26	5.2	0	12	2	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Mon, Sep 21	@ LAR	L 28-6	1	4	1	1.0	0	1	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Sep 13	vs DAL	W 28-20	6	9	69	11.5	0	16	3	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0

Last 5 games. Click a game for its box score.

About

Malik Nabers (born July 28, 2003) is an American professional football wide receiver for the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the LSU Tigers, finishing as their all-time leader in receiving yards and earning unanimous All-American honors in 2023. Nabers was selected sixth overall by the Giants in the 2024 NFL draft, and set numerous rookie wide receiver and franchise records.

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Background

Early life

Nabers was born on July 28, 2003, in Lafayette, Louisiana. He attended Ovey Comeaux High School before transferring to Southside High School in Youngsville, Louisiana, for his senior year. He was unable to play football his senior year due to his transfer waiver being denied. In his final season of playing high school football, he led the state of Louisiana with 58 receptions for 1,223 yards and 21 touchdowns. Nabers originally committed to Mississippi State University to play college football before switching to Louisiana State University (LSU).

College career

As a true freshman at LSU in 2021, Nabers played in 11 games with six starts and had 28 receptions for 417 yards and four touchdowns. He returned to LSU as a starter in 2022; Nabers was named MVP of the 2023 Citrus Bowl with nine catches for 163 yards and a touchdown pass thrown to quarterback Jayden Daniels. On September 16, 2023, he had 13 receptions for 239 yards and two touchdowns in a win over Mississippi State. For the 2023 season, he was named a unanimous All-American after leading the FBS in receiving yards with 1,569. Nabers declared for the 2024 NFL draft following the season, finishing as LSU's all-time leader in receiving yards with 3,003.