Malik Nabers or Brian Thomas Jr.?

By Fantasy Hall of Fame · Data as of November 12, 2026

In week 1, 1,416 real fantasy leagues had a team with both Malik Nabers and Brian Thomas Jr. that started one of them. 84% started Malik Nabers. Malik Nabers scored 12.9 to Brian Thomas Jr.'s 7.0, so the 84% who started him got it right. Week 10: Malik Nabers faces WAS, which has allowed 33.1 PPR points a game to WRs since week 3 (13th most of 32); Brian Thomas Jr. faces TEN, which has allowed 40.5 PPR points a game to WRs since week 3 (2nd most of 32).

Player	Week 10 matchup	Started, week 1	Points a week	Last 3 games	Value
Malik Nabers NYG	vs WAS 33.1 a game to WRs, 13th most	84%	16.2	28.5, 18.1, 9.3	37
Brian Thomas Jr. JAX	vs TEN 40.5 a game to WRs, 2nd most	16%	4.2	0.0, 8.2, 0.0	5

Malik Nabers has outscored Brian Thomas Jr. in 6 of 7 weeks both played this season. Real leagues' rest-of-season values: Malik Nabers 37, Brian Thomas Jr. 5.

Every week managers chose between them

Week by week

A call: a team with both players at the same position on its roster, both of whom played that week, that started one and benched the other. Leagues: the leagues where a team made that call; a week's list shows calls at least 100 leagues made, with at least 15% going the other way. Calls come from Yahoo, Sleeper and ESPN leagues. Points are PPR. Matchup: the PPR points a game his week 10 opponent has allowed to his position since week 3, ranked across the league. Value: real leagues' rest-of-season Trade Values, the median across leagues, with the top player at 100 (see the rankings).

More calls at every position on the week 10 start/sit page.