# Malik Nabers — what pundits predicted WR · LSU 44 checkable claims from 32 pundits. These are other people's predictions about what he will do — we grade the prediction, never the player. ## Measurables - Height: 6′0″ - Weight: 200 lb 2024 NFL Scouting Combine. Drills not listed were not performed. Combine results via [Pro-Football-Reference.com](https://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/2024-combine.htm). ## What pundits expect (38 unsettled) - Malik Nabers to be 1st on the depth chart — Mike D'Abate, for 2026, said Oct 31, 2026; not settled yet - Malik Nabers to finish top 12 at his position, by fantasy points — [Andrew Erickson](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/andrew-erickson), for 2026, said Oct 27, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/4ae6d67b-61c3-4acc-91fd-e6c3137bfd5e - Malik Nabers to finish WR1 (1–12) at his position, by fantasy points — Josh Shepardson, for 2026, said Oct 26, 2026; not settled yet - Malik Nabers to record 100 receptions — Brian Baldinger, for 2026, said Oct 22, 2026; not settled yet - “He participated in Thursday's practice on a limited basis and appears to be trending in the right direction for Sunday's game as well. (Week 5)” — [Patricia Traina](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/patricia-traina), for 2026, said Oct 8, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/791c08c4-0604-4584-ac16-09eed439e2aa - “the fact that he was able to return to the game and that the training staff allowed him to suggests that he shouldn't miss time... When it comes ot Nabers, it doesn't look like he's going to miss much or any time with his shoulder.” — [Tyler Sullivan](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/tyler-sullivan), for 2026, said Sep 22, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/416106a3-c912-43be-afd2-c1b4702e7141 - Malik Nabers to finish top 12 at his position, by fantasy points — [Andrew Erickson](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/andrew-erickson), for 2026, said Sep 16, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/55c34eef-78e3-4dfe-af5d-5caa64a5d313 - Malik Nabers to be 1st on the depth chart — [Derek Brown](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/derek-brown), for 2026, said Sep 13, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/f78f5571-0907-424a-82bb-5c202a44e5f8 - Malik Nabers to be 1st on the depth chart — [Carter Bahns](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/carter-bahns), for 2026, said Sep 10, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/2ba92d3c-00c9-4807-8e36-24d4e4f517f2 - Malik Nabers — “active in Week 1” — [Rich Hribar](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/rich-hribar), for 2026, said Sep 9, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/bde141e2-7adc-42d7-a970-965376cb15f3 - Malik Nabers to fall short of his draft cost (being drafted as a WR1) — Steve Krebs, for 2026, said Sep 8, 2026; not settled yet - Malik Nabers to fall short of his draft cost (as high as the second round) — Frank Ammirante, for 2026, said Sep 8, 2026; not settled yet - Malik Nabers to fall short of his draft cost (ADP: 27) — Steve Krebs, for 2026, said Sep 7, 2026; not settled yet - Malik Nabers to be 1st on the depth chart — Kurt Blakeway, for 2026, said Sep 6, 2026; not settled yet - Malik Nabers to fall short of his draft cost (inside the top-30 overall) — FantasyPros, for 2026, said Sep 4, 2026; not settled yet - Malik Nabers to fall short of his draft cost (ADP 28.3 | WR12) — FantasyPros, for 2026, said Sep 2, 2026; not settled yet - Malik Nabers to outplay his draft cost (the third and sometimes fourth round; outside the top-10 wide receivers) — [Joshua Poniatowski](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/joshua-poniatowski), for 2026, said Sep 2, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/06e87a8c-62a3-43f1-8f3c-77345b47a18e - Malik Nabers to outplay his draft cost (the fourth round) — Ryan Kirksey, for 2026, said Aug 29, 2026; not settled yet - Malik Nabers to fall short of his draft cost (WR11/12) — [Andrew Erickson](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/andrew-erickson), for 2026, said Aug 23, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/7e43c4f8-3a96-425f-b91d-4f99813d3ba0 - Malik Nabers to be 1st on the depth chart — [Nathan Jahnke](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/nathan-jahnke), for 2026, said Aug 22, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/22a4578b-eb92-41d2-820b-1a7eaa2e4e2f - Malik Nabers to fall short of his draft cost (WR13) — FantasyPros, for 2026, said Aug 19, 2026; not settled yet - Malik Nabers — “available for Week 1 after avoiding the PUP list” — [Andrew Erickson](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/andrew-erickson), for 2026, said Aug 19, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/20627d7f-7465-486f-808e-21f63c58a01f - Malik Nabers to be 1st on the depth chart — [Jared Dubin](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/jared-dubin), for 2026, said Aug 17, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/7c9cb5fa-4d69-46ab-9b27-f6668e38985e - Malik Nabers to be 1st on the depth chart — [Ralph Vacchiano](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/ralph-vacchiano), for 2026, said Aug 17, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/a14daadc-01f6-42b2-81d2-1742e578ce43 - Malik Nabers to finish top 10 at his position, by fantasy points — [Evan Tarracciano](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/evan-tarracciano), for 2026, said Aug 17, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/f0f1c1ac-e0d5-466e-81e7-b36619c39a00 - Malik Nabers to fall short of his draft cost (MFL ADP: WR8) — Richard Janvrin, for 2026, said Aug 17, 2026; not settled yet - Malik Nabers to be 1st on the depth chart — Richard Janvrin, for 2026, said Aug 15, 2026; not settled yet - Malik Nabers to fall short of his draft cost (top-10 fantasy wide receiver) — Eric Karabell, for 2026, said Aug 12, 2026; not settled yet - Malik Nabers to fall short of his draft cost (at worst a second round pick) — [Brandon Carney](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/brandon-carney), for 2026, said Aug 5, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/41101974-41e2-4ee4-99ab-6aa985d3489e - Malik Nabers to be 1st on the depth chart — Ryan Conway, for 2026, said Aug 2, 2026; not settled yet - Malik Nabers to record 77 receptions — [Walt](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/walt), for 2026, said Aug 1, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/3d3e9456-d013-41c9-ad4e-5b7e2a7cf983 - Malik Nabers to record 175 fantasy points — [Walt](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/walt), for 2026, said Aug 1, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/3d3e9456-d013-41c9-ad4e-5b7e2a7cf983 - Malik Nabers to record 1,110 receiving yards — [Walt](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/walt), for 2026, said Aug 1, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/3d3e9456-d013-41c9-ad4e-5b7e2a7cf983 - Malik Nabers — “starts on the PUP, back around late October or November” — [Seth Woolcock](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/seth-woolcock), for 2026, said Jul 18, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/ef978e4e-1b40-4bc7-95ec-5c1311ec931a - Malik Nabers to be 1st on the depth chart — Nightcap, for 2026, said Jun 7, 2026; not settled yet - Malik Nabers to outplay his draft cost (wide receiver nine ECR twenty overall late in the second round) — [Seth Woolcock](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/seth-woolcock), for 2026, said May 30, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/0fc282f8-d8bb-4ad0-ac91-0fdf6277e81b - Malik Nabers to fall short of his draft cost (wide receiver nine currently ECR twenty overall) — [Scott Bogman](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/scott-bogman), for 2026, said May 30, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/00bcda68-4f13-404c-8d31-b6f6d82e94f8 - Malik Nabers to finish top 13 at his position, by fantasy points — [Jake Ciely](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/jake-ciely), for 2026, said Mar 1, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/f008bc87-e53b-4608-b4e1-fa9bf94144a8 ## Settled (6) - Malik Nabers to make the roster — [Patricia Traina](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/patricia-traina), for 2026, said Aug 29, 2026; scored 100 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 100) — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/8bb1a183-b45b-44db-8a61-23bdd2238a6b - Malik Nabers to make the roster — [Patricia Traina](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/patricia-traina), for 2026, said Aug 28, 2026; scored 100 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 100) — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/c2b2d4aa-7b73-40ab-adb7-c2a90507e498 - Malik Nabers to finish top 3 at his position, by fantasy points — [LaQuan Jones](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/laquan-jones), for 2025, said Aug 21, 2025; scored 0 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 0) — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/abd1c6b7-f243-4697-9070-9718b355ebb5 - Malik Nabers to record 7 receiving tds — [Cynthia Frelund](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/cynthia-frelund), for 2025, said Jul 21, 2025; scored 0 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 0) — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/1c8d4c94-eaa6-4d95-92b8-9b0292dbec4e - Malik Nabers to be 1st on the depth chart — [Marcus Mosher](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/marcus-mosher), for 2024, said May 21, 2024; scored 100 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 91.67) — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/ba683c67-ddac-4f86-a7cf-54efadfb8209 - Malik Nabers to be 1st on the depth chart — Sports Info Solutions, for 2024, said Mar 6, 2024; scored 100 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 91.67) --- Page: https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/malik-nabers Method: https://missedtakes.co/methodology