No. 9 – New York Giants | |
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Position: | Wide receiver |
Personal information | |
Born: | Youngsville, Louisiana, U.S. | July 28, 2003
Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
Weight: | 200 lb (91 kg) |
Career information | |
High school: | Southside (Youngsville) |
College: | LSU (2021–2023) |
NFL draft: | 2024 / Round: 1 / Pick: 6 |
Career history | |
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Roster status: | Active |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Player stats at PFR |
Malik Nabers (born July 28, 2003) is an American football wide receiver for the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the LSU Tigers and is their all-time leader in reception yards (3,003). Nabers was selected by the Giants sixth overall in the 2024 NFL draft.
Nabers attended Ovey Comeaux High School in Lafayette, Louisiana before transferring to Southside High School in Youngsville, Louisiana for his senior year. [1] He was unable to play football his senior year due to his transfer waiver being denied. [2] In his final season of playing high school football, he had 58 receptions for 1,223 yards and 21 touchdowns. Nabers originally committed to Mississippi State University to play college football before switching to Louisiana State University (LSU). [3] [4]
As a true freshman at LSU in 2021, Nabers played in 11 games with six starts and had 28 receptions for 417 yards and four touchdowns. [5] He returned to LSU as a starter in 2022; Nabers was named MVP of the 2023 Citrus Bowl with nine catches for 163 yards and a touchdown pass thrown to quarterback Jayden Daniels. [6] In 2023, he was named a unanimous All-American in 2023 after leading the FBS in receiving yards with 1,569. [7] [8] Nabers declared for the 2024 NFL draft following the season, finishing as LSU's all-time leader in receiving yards with 3,003. [9]
Season | Games | Receiving | ||||
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GP | GS | Rec | Yards | Avg | TD | |
2021 | 11 | 6 | 28 | 417 | 14.9 | 4 |
2022 | 14 | 12 | 72 | 1,017 | 14.1 | 3 |
2023 | 13 | 13 | 89 | 1,569 | 17.6 | 14 |
Career [10] | 38 | 31 | 189 | 3,003 | 15.9 | 21 |
Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |||
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6 ft 0+1⁄4 in (1.84 m) | 199 lb (90 kg) | 31+3⁄8 in (0.80 m) | 9+7⁄8 in (0.25 m) | 4.35 s | 1.56 s | 2.54 s | 42.0 in (1.07 m) | 10 ft 9 in (3.28 m) | 15 reps | |||
All values from Pro Day [11] [12] [13] |
Nabers was selected by the New York Giants sixth overall in the 2024 NFL draft. [14]
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