Fantasy football: Giants drag Malik Nabers status down to the wire hours before kickoff against Dallas

If you drafted Malik Nabers , welcome to the ultimate Week 1 trap.

Kickoff against Dallas is just hours away, and the Giants are listing him as "questionable" until three hours before game time, leaving your WR1 spot with zero safety net. (West Coast time zone rules during the NFL season.

Don’t @ me, East Coast.) Fret not, fantasy football enjoyer.

Fantasy managers who drafted Malik Nabers around his third-round ADP (27th overall, WR12) faced a major headache heading into Week 1.

After recording 109 catches, 1,204 yards and seven touchdowns as a rookie before a Week 4 ACL tear ended his 2025 season, Nabers’ status remained uncertain .

Here in the 11th hour, here's how to handle Nabers' status ... like an intrepid genius fantasy football manager destined for fantasy gold.

SEND IT! START MALIK NABERS A full participant in practice, including contact work, Nabers has made enough progress to give himself a chance to play.

Giants Nation host Bobby Skinner reported that "the sentiment is they think he’s going to go, but they won’t really know until three hours before" kickoff, when the Giants planned to put him through a workout.

Nabers also made clear that he would not put his long-term career at risk.

ONLY VIABLE WR FILL-INS With 33-year-old Odell Beckham Jr. still on the roster but Darius Slayton recently cut, Darnell Mooney and rookie Malachi Fields are the only wide receiver fill-ins worth considering if Malik Nabers sits.

Beckham remains a recognizable name, but his age, declining role and uncertain workload make him a real desperation play.

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