Usage comparison · Wide receivers

Malik Nabers vs Zay Flowers

Zay Flowers gets more of his team's passes (27% vs 23%) and more of the deep throws (32% of its air yards vs 26%). In total, though, Malik Nabers has more targets (19 vs 12). Malik Nabers has played 3 games and Zay Flowers 2 games. Near the end zone, Malik Nabers has had more chances (3 vs 2 plays within 20 yards) and a bigger share of his team's chances there (13% vs 7%). Zay Flowers is scoring more fantasy points a game (20.7 vs 7.2, PPR), though their chances usually score the same: 10.9 expected points a game Est..

2026 season · Weeks 1–3 · Updated Sep 29, 2026

WRNYG

Malik Nabers
Fantasy points per game (PPR)
7.2
Expected points per gameEst.
10.9

3 games with a target, carry or dropback

WRBAL

Zay Flowers
Fantasy points per game (PPR)
20.7
Expected points per gameEst.
10.9

2 games with a target, carry or dropback

Week 3 injury report: Questionable (Hamstring)

Side by side

Season totals through week 3. 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 Zay Flowers, season usage side by side
StatMalik NabersZay Flowers
Games32
Passes thrown to him
Targets1912
Target share23%27%
Air-yards share26%32%
Catches1210
Receiving yards96234
Near the end zone
Red-zone chances32
Red-zone share13%7%
End-zone targets10
Touchdowns
Touchdowns01
Expected touchdownsEst.0.80.5
Fantasy points
Fantasy points per game (PPR)7.220.7
Fantasy points (PPR)21.641.4
Expected points per gameEst.10.910.9
Points vs expectedEst.−3.7+9.8

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
  • Zay Flowers

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

Target share by week
WeekMalik NabersZay Flowers
131%against DAL25%against IND
213%against LA— no game with a target, carry or dropback
329%against TEN30%against DAL

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 Zay Flowers
LeaderboardMalik NabersZay Flowers
Target share leaders#27of 74 wide receivers#9of 74 wide receivers
Air-yards share leaders#40of 74 wide receivers#22of 74 wide receivers
Red-zone share leaders#19of 35 wide receiversBelow the minimum (at least 3 red-zone opportunities in at least 2 games)
Red-zone opportunity leaders#31of 166 wide receivers#59of 166 wide receivers
End-zone target leaders#63of 166 wide receivers#166of 166 wide receivers
Expected fantasy points leadersEst.#34of 166 wide receivers#35of 166 wide receivers

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