Usage comparison · Wide receivers

Malik Nabers vs Nico Collins

Malik Nabers gets more of his team's passes (28% vs 26%) and more of the deep throws (35% of its air yards vs 32%). Malik Nabers has played 5 games and Nico Collins 3 games. Near the end zone, Malik Nabers has had more chances (6 vs 3 plays within 20 yards) and a bigger share of his team's chances there (15% vs 13%). Nico Collins is scoring more fantasy points a game (20.9 vs 14.8, PPR), but the chances Malik Nabers gets usually score more: 16.8 vs 16.1 expected points a game Est..

2026 season · Weeks 1–5 · Updated Oct 12, 2026

WRNYG

Malik Nabers
Fantasy points per game (PPR)
14.8
Expected points per gameEst.
16.8

5 games with a target, carry or dropback

WRHOU

Nico Collins
Fantasy points per game (PPR)
20.9
Expected points per gameEst.
16.1

3 games with a target, carry or dropback

Side by side

Season totals through week 4. 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 Nico Collins, season usage side by side
StatMalik NabersNico Collins
Games53
Passes thrown to him
Targets4625
Target share28%26%
Air-yards share35%32%
Catches2919
Receiving yards329249
Near the end zone
Red-zone chances63
Red-zone share15%13%
End-zone targets54
Touchdowns
Touchdowns23
Expected touchdownsEst.2.82.0
Fantasy points
Fantasy points per game (PPR)14.820.9
Fantasy points (PPR)73.962.6
Expected points per gameEst.16.816.1
Points vs expectedEst.−2.0+4.8

Week by week

Each bar is one game. Pick a stat to compare.

Target share by week

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

  • Malik Nabers
  • Nico Collins

— no game with a target, carry or dropback that week.

Target share by week
WeekMalik NabersNico Collins
131%against DAL27%against BUF
213%against LA— no game with a target, carry or dropback
329%against TEN— no game with a target, carry or dropback
424%against ARI31%against DAL
538%against WAS21%against TEN

Next to each number: that week's opponent. — no game with a target, carry or dropback that week.

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 Nico Collins
LeaderboardMalik NabersNico Collins
Target share leaders#7of 103 wide receivers#14of 103 wide receivers
Air-yards share leaders#21of 103 wide receivers#24of 103 wide receivers
Red-zone share leaders#8of 59 wide receivers#20of 59 wide receivers
Red-zone opportunity leaders#13of 180 wide receivers#57of 180 wide receivers
End-zone target leaders#8of 180 wide receivers#17of 180 wide receivers
Expected fantasy points leadersEst.#9of 180 wide receivers#11of 180 wide receivers

Talking points

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

Malik Nabers

Role up

Malik Nabers's target share rose to 38% in week 5 (20 targets), from 23% in weeks 1-4.

Target share, week 5
38%
Targets, week 5
20
Target share, weeks 1–4
23%
Targets, weeks 1–4
26

Weeks 1–5 · 5 games

  • Share of team targets/carries in games he played. Snap counts aren't in FFO's licensed data, so a low earlier share can mean limited playing time.

Nico Collins

No talking points for him in this week's report.

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