Malik Nabers

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Experience: 2 years

Height: 6-0

Age: 22

Weight: 200 lbs

College: LSU

Biography

As a rookie in 2024, played in 15 games with 13 starts…Missed two games due to a concussion…Finished with 179 targets and 109 receptions for 1,204 yards and 7 touchdowns…Earned his first Pro Bowl nod after ranking 2nd in the NFL in targets (170) and receptions per game (7.3), 5th in receptions (109), and 7th in receiving yards (1,204) and yards-per-game (80.3)

HONORS

Pro Bowl: 2024

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

As a rookie in 2024, played in 15 games with 13 starts…Missed two games due to a concussion…Finished with 179 targets and 109 receptions for 1,204 yards and 7 touchdowns…Earned his first Pro Bowl nod after ranking 2nd in the NFL in targets (170) and receptions per game (7.3), 5th in receptions (109), and 7th in receiving yards (1,204) and yards-per-game (80.3)…Nabers was the Giants' first Pro Bowl wide receiver since Beckham was selected to his third in a row in 2016…He was the first Giants rookie Pro Bowler since Odell Beckham Jr. in 2014.
Tallied 10 receptions for 127 yards and his first touchdown, at Washington (9/15/24)…Joined Beckham as the only rookies in Giants history to record 10-plus receptions, 125-plus receiving yards and 1 or more receiving touchdowns in a game…At 21 years and 49 days old, Nabers became the youngest player in NFL history with at least 10 receptions, 100 receiving yards and a touchdown in a single game, surpassing Gern Nagler (21 years and 251 days old on 11/1/53; Chicago Cardinals).
Scored 2 touchdowns while catching 8 passes for 78 yards at Cleveland (9/22/24)…Became the youngest wide receiver in NFL history to have 2 receiving touchdowns in a game.
Led the Giants with 7 receptions for a career-high 171 yards and 2 touchdowns vs. Indianapolis (12/29/24)…His 171 receiving yards were the most by a Giant since Kadarius Toney set the franchise rookie record with 189 in 2021…Nabers' 59-yard touchdown was the longest scoring reception by a Giants rookie since Beckham had a 63-yard touchdown vs. Philadelphia on 12/28/14…Became the first rookie since Cincinnati's Ja'Marr Chase on 1/1/22 to total 170+ receiving yards and 2+ touchdowns in a game.

NOTES TO KNOW

Recorded 109 receptions in 2024, setting a new franchise record…Surpassed Steve Smith's mark of 107 receptions in 2009…Nabers' 109 receptions are also the most by a rookie wide receiver, passing Puka Nacua's 105 receptions in 2023…His 109 receptions are the 2nd-most by any rookie ever, behind only tight end Brock Bowers, who caught 112 passes in 2024.
Became 1st Giants rookie to eclipse 100 receptions and 2nd to reach 1,000 receiving yards (also Odell Beckham Jr., 1,305 yards in 2014).
His 109 receptions through 15 career games are the 2nd-most in NFL history (Odell Beckham Jr. recorded 110 catches in his first 15 games)…Nabers owns the records for most catches through nine games (67), 10 games (75), 11 games (80), 13 games (97) and 14 games (104).
In his first three career games, Nabers recorded 23 receptions for 271 yards and 3 touchdowns, making him the first player in NFL history with 20+ receptions 250+ receiving yards and 3+ touchdowns in his first three career games.

COLLEGE

Played in 38 games with 30 starts in three seasons for LSU…Ended his career as the school's all-time leader in receptions (189) and receiving yards (3,003)…One of only two players in LSU history with more than 3,000 receiving yards, joining Josh Reed (3,001 yards from 1999-2001)…Ranked 7th in LSU history with 21 touchdown catches…Led the SEC in receptions in back-to-back years with 72 as a sophomore in 2022 followed by 89 in 2023…1 of only 2 players in school history with back-to-back 1,000-yard seasons, joining Reed, who did it in 2000 and 2001.
In 2023, started all 13 games at wide receiver…Unanimous All-America as he was a first-team selection by AP, Walter Camp, FWAA, AFCA and Sporting News…First-team All-SEC by the AP and SEC Coaches…Led the nation with 120.7 receiving yards a game…Also led the FBS in plays of 20-plus yards (34) and 30-plus yards (17)…Finished 2nd nationally with 1,569 receiving yards and 3rd with 14 touchdown catches…Led the SEC with 89 receptions and 1,569 yards, and ranked 2nd in the league with 14 touchdown catches…His 89 receptions and 1,569 yards rank 3rd in LSU single-season history and his 14 touchdowns are 4th.
Broke LSU's record for receiving yards in the ReliaQuest Bowl vs. Wisconsin…Played only the first half vs. Wisconsin, catching 3 passes for 29 yards…Tallied a career-high 13 receptions for 239 yards and 2 touchdowns vs. Mississippi.
In 2022, played in 14 games with 11 starts…Finished with 72 receptions for 1,017 yards and 3 touchdowns…Led the SEC in receptions and ranked 2nd in receiving yards…MVP of the Citrus Bowl after catching 9 passes for 163 yards and a 75-yard touchdown…Also threw a 5-yard touchdown pass to Jayden Daniels in the 63-7 victory vs. Purdue.
As a freshman in 2021, played in 11 games with six starts…Earned Freshman All-SEC honors…Caught 28 passes for 417 yards and 4 touchdowns.

OFF-THE-FIELD ACTIVITY

Attended the Giants Fan Fest to kickoff and celebrate the 100^th season… Ahead of the 100^th Thanksgiving Day meeting between East Side and JFK High School football teams in New Jersey, surprised 3 of the top players from each of the teams at Hinchliffe Stadium… Represented NYC Mamma's Give Back during Week 13 of the NFL season for My Cause My Cleats… After the team practice in Germany prior to the Sunday game, met with the 120 students that participated in the NFL Flag clinic… Met with members from the Wounded Warriors Project during their visit to the Quest Diagnostics Training Center to watch practice and enjoy a day with the Giants… Joined Project Kind, an organization to support those experiencing homelessness, to host an event with 125 people from the organization for a day of haircuts, spa treatments and lunch at MetLife stadium… Hosted the boys from the Far Rockaway and Harlem Giants that were graduating middle school for a day at the training facility filled with character building activities, lunch in the team cafeteria and different games in the field house… To celebrate Halloween, dressed in costume to visit patients and distribute giftbags at Hackensack University Medical Center's Joseph M. Sanzari Children's Hospital.

PERSONAL

Opted to forgo senior season and enter the 2024 NFL Draft…In May of 2023 joined 10 teammates in LSU's Study Abroad program that took them on a 10-day trip to Senegal.
Played first three years of prep football at Ovey Comeaux High School in Lafayette, LA, where he played wide receiver, defensive back and returner on the freshman football team…Moved up to varsity as a sophomore and caught 17 passes for 438 yards and 4 touchdowns
Transferred to Southside High School in Youngsville, LA for senior season…Unable to play football as a senior in 2020 due to his transfer waiver being denied…His former defensive coordinator at Comeaux was hired by Southside, and there was a rule in place forbidding players from following a coach to another school…Nabers spent the year practicing on the scout team, but was still named an Under Armour All-American…Rated as the No. 6 prospect in Louisiana and the 18th-best overall wide receiver, according to 247 Sports.
In 2019, caught 58 passes for 1,223 yards and 21 touchdowns…Played on the Louisiana Bootlegger 7-on-7 team the summer after his sophomore season, when they went undefeated and won the 2019 7-on-7 National Championship in Atlanta.
As a junior, Nabers led all receivers in the state with 58 receptions for 1,223 yards and 21 touchdowns…Three-sport athlete who participated in football, basketball, and track and field…Posted a personal best of 23.42 seconds in the 200 meters.
Born and raised in Lafayette, an hour drive west of Baton Rouge… Has 5 sisters and one brother…Mass communications major…Started playing team sports in middle school, baseball (centerfield and pitcher) before he tried basketball and football.

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