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Usage comparison · Wide receivers

Malik Nabers vs Michael Wilson

Malik Nabers gets more of his team's passes (30% vs 25%), while Michael Wilson gets more of the deep throws (38% of his team's air yards vs 35%). Near the end zone, Michael Wilson has had more chances (10 vs 8 plays within 20 yards), but Malik Nabers gets a bigger share of his team's chances there (16% vs 13%). Malik Nabers is scoring more fantasy points a game (17.1 vs 11.9, PPR), and his chances usually score more too: 18.6 vs 18.3 expected points a game Est..

2026 season · Weeks 1–6 · Updated Oct 19, 2026

WRNYG

Malik Nabers
Fantasy points per game (PPR)
17.1
Expected points per gameEst.
18.6

6 games with a target, carry or dropback

WRARI

Michael Wilson
Fantasy points per game (PPR)
11.9
Expected points per gameEst.
18.3

6 games with a target, carry or dropback

Side by side

Season totals through week 5. Shares are of each player's team totals in the games he played. For counts and shares, the bigger number is in bold and the bars grow from the centre line.
Malik Nabers and Michael Wilson, season usage side by side
StatMalik NabersMichael Wilson
Games66
Passes thrown to him
Targets6158
Target share30%25%
Air-yards share35%38%
Catches4133
Receiving yards494320
Near the end zone
Red-zone chances810
Red-zone share16%13%
End-zone targets78
Touchdowns
Touchdowns21
Expected touchdownsEst.4.04.4
Fantasy points
Fantasy points per game (PPR)17.111.9
Fantasy points (PPR)102.471.3
Expected points per gameEst.18.618.3
Points vs expectedEst.−1.5−6.4

Week by week

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Target share by week

Out of all the passes his team threw in his games, the part thrown to him.

  • Malik Nabers
  • Michael Wilson
Target share by week
WeekMalik NabersMichael Wilson
131%against DAL19%against LAC
213%against LA27%against SEA
329%against TEN34%against SF
424%against ARI37%against NYG
538%against WAS15%against DET
635%against NO21%against LA

Next to each number: that week's opponent.

Where they rank

Each player's place among players at his position who meet the leaderboard's minimum. Open a leaderboard for the full list.
Leaderboard ranks for Malik Nabers and Michael Wilson
LeaderboardMalik NabersMichael Wilson
Target share leaders#6of 109 wide receivers#17of 109 wide receivers
Air-yards share leaders#22of 109 wide receivers#14of 109 wide receivers
Red-zone share leaders#7of 74 wide receivers#18of 74 wide receivers
Red-zone opportunity leaders#7of 187 wide receivers#6of 187 wide receivers
End-zone target leaders#5of 187 wide receivers#3of 187 wide receivers
Expected fantasy points leadersEst.#5of 187 wide receivers#6of 187 wide receivers

Talking points

Fact-checked notes from the weekly usage report, with the numbers behind them.

Malik Nabers

Touchdowns below usage

Malik Nabers has scored 2 touchdowns on opportunities that usually produce 4.0, per FFO's expected-points model.

Touchdowns
2
Expected touchdownsEst.
4.0
Expected PPR per gameEst.
18.6
PPR vs expected, per gameEst.
−1.5

Weeks 1–6 · 6 games

  • Model estimate, not a forecast: v1 predicts about as well as raw points.

Michael Wilson

Volume, not production

Michael Wilson has 38% of ARI's air yards but is scoring 6.4 PPR points a game below what that usage usually produces.

Air-yards share
38%
Targets
58
PPR vs expected, per gameEst.
−6.4

Weeks 1–6 · 6 games

Touchdowns below usage

Michael Wilson has scored 1 touchdown on opportunities that usually produce 4.4, per FFO's expected-points model.

Touchdowns
1
Expected touchdownsEst.
4.4
Expected PPR per gameEst.
18.3
PPR vs expected, per gameEst.
−6.4

Weeks 1–6 · 6 games

  • Model estimate, not a forecast: v1 predicts about as well as raw points.

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