Malik Nabers Fantasy Football Week 2: Stats and Projections vs. Rams

Malik Nabers and the New York Giants will face the Los Angeles Rams -- whose pass defense was ranked 19th in the NFL last season (216.7 yards conceded per game) -- in Week 2, on Monday at 8:15 p.m. ET.

Daily fantasy players, is Nabers worth a look for his upcoming matchup against the Rams? Scroll down, because we can help you make the right call.

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Malik Nabers Week 2 Fantasy Football Projection

• Matchup: New York Giants at Los Angeles Rams
• Game Date: September 21, 2026
• Game Time: 8:15 p.m.
• Projected Fantasy Points: 8.1
• PPR Projected Fantasy Points: 10.8
• Projected Receiving Yards: 60.58
• Projected Receiving TDs: 0.35

Projections provided by numberFire

Nabers 2025 Fantasy Performance

• Ranked 291st overall and 94th at his position, Nabers accumulated 39.1 fantasy points (9.8 per game) in 2025.
• In his one game this season so far, Nabers had six receptions on nine targets, for 69 yards, and ended up with 6.9 fantasy points.
• In his best performance last season -- Week 2 versus the Dallas Cowboys -- Nabers accumulated 28.7 fantasy points. His stat line: nine catches, 167 yards and two touchdowns.
• In what was his worst game of the season, Nabers finished with 1.3 fantasy points -- two receptions, 13 yards, on seven targets. That was in Week 3 versus the Kansas City Chiefs.

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Rams Defensive Performance

• Last season, Los Angeles allowed only three quarterbacks to register more than 300 passing yards in a game.
• The Rams surrendered at least one passing TD to 14 opposing QBs last season.
• Against Los Angeles last season, eight players threw for two or more touchdowns in a game.
• In the passing game, the Rams surrendered three or more passing touchdowns to four opposing quarterbacks last year.
• Versus Los Angeles last season, seven players recorded more than 100 receiving yards in a game.
• Against the Rams last season, 24 players caught a TD pass.
• Looking at pass defense, Los Angeles allowed just two players to catch at least two touchdown passes against it last year.
• In terms of run defense, the Rams allowed only three players to rack up more than 100 rushing yards in a game last season.
• In terms of run defense, Los Angeles allowed at least one rushing touchdown to eight players last season.
• Last year, the Rams didn't allow any opposing player to score multiple rushing touchdowns against them.

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