The fantasy football landscape just shifted dramatically for New York Giants fans and Malik Nabers managers alike. Sunday’s victory came with a devastating cost that will ripple through lineups for the remainder of the season.
What started as a routine deep ball attempt in the second quarter turned into a season-defining moment that no one saw coming. While rookie QB Jaxson Dart looked solid at the start of his first career, he will now have to face the rest of the schedule without his go-to target.
Malik Nabers Injury Update
The New York Giants finally won a football game on Sunday, but they lost their star receiver, Malik Nabers, to a torn ACL.
He will miss the rest of the 2025 season, meaning Wan’Dale Robinson, Darius Slayton, and Jalin Hyatt will be new starting quarterback Jaxson Dart’s main targets.
— PFSN Fantasy Football Analyst Nicolas Curry
Nabers Fantasy Outlook
And just like that, we have to wait 11 months to see one of the brightest stars in the game take the field again. Nabers tried to adjust to a deep throw in the second quarter on Sunday, planted, and awkwardly fell to the ground. Torn ACL.
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Entering last week, his per-17-game career averages (118 catches and 1,375 yards) put Nabers on the doorstep of greatness, and that still might be his trajectory. However, we will have to wait until next summer to see him suit up again.
Thanks to the advancements in modern medicine, if all goes well, a return to action when the 2026 season kicks off is to be expected. If Dart can build upon an impressive debut, it stands to reason that Nabers will be a fantasy first-rounder.
On the way to an impressive 21-18 victory over the previously unbeaten Los Angeles Chargers, Dart completed 13 of his 20 pass attempts for 111 yards and a touchdown. On the ground, he scrambled for 54 yards and another score.
Before he went down, Nabers was having a fairly quiet game. He had caught two of his three targets for 20 yards.
If you can buy Nabers low in a dynasty setting, you do it. It’s not likely, but if the team with the young New York star is in “win-now” mode, you have nothing to lose by making an offer. Otherwise, Nabers likely won’t be fantasy relevant until the beginning of the 2026 season.
— PFSN Fantasy Football Analyst Kyle Soppe
