#8Malik Nabers

WR·LSU·2023

Malik Nabers is a Versatile WR for LSU. Malik's 2023 season ranks in the 100th percentile nationally by opponent-adjusted EPA per play across 114 plays — a elite rate for the WR.

What projects, and what doesn't · WRs · held out 2019-2025

How well one season predicts the next, measured on seasons the model never trained on. 1.00 would be perfectly predictable; 0.00 means last year told us nothing.

Usage share (volume)0.47
Beats guessing the WR average by 16%. n=6,302 WR seasons
EPA per play (efficiency)0.09
Not projectable — we do not forecast this. n=5,767 WR seasons
Total EPA (value)0.45
Beats guessing the WR average by 12%. n=5,767 WR seasons

Across all positions, usage carries year to year at 0.47 and efficiency at 0.07. So Malik Nabers's projection is a projection of opportunity — how much of the offense he runs through. How well he converts it is something this model does not claim to know a year in advance, and the number above is why.

2023 Production

Receiving

89 Receptions1569 Rec yards14 Rec TD17.6 Yards/rec

Performance Analysis · 2023 · vs WR peers

Efficiency100
Volume42
Explosiveness71
Consistency86
Pass-Down100

Player type

Versatile WR

Balanced profile without a single dominant trait — contributes across multiple dimensions.

Balanced usageMulti-role

Peer percentiles

Opponent-adjusted EPA (WEPA/play)100th %ile · elite

Game-to-game consistency86th %ile · above avg

Key findings

▸Top-10% efficiency among WRs — elite opponent-adjusted EPA rate.
▸High game-to-game consistency — reliable floor each week.
▸10 high-impact games (EPA/play > 0.4) this season — elite ceiling.
▸Particularly dangerous on passing downs — efficiency spikes in obvious pass situations.
▸Peak game: 1.97 EPA/play in Wk 3 vs Mississippi State (SP+ 1).

NIL Market Tier· 2023

On3 valuation ↗

Elite

Top-3 player at position nationally. Collective + national brand deals.

Tier is a model estimate based on position, school brand, performance rank, and usage — not a reported deal. NIL deals are private. For a real market valuation, see On3's NIL profile, which factors in social following and actual deal tracking.

Historical Comparables · WR · efficiency + volume + value

Players from 2013–2025 matched on EPA efficiency, play volume, and adjusted value tier — not just one metric.

Player	Team	Yr	Plays	WEPA/play	Line val	Total EPA
Quadree Henderson	Pittsburgh	2016	63	0.530	1.6	33.4
DeAndre Hughes	Air Force	2021	60	0.470	1.3	28.2
Keytaon Thompson	Mississippi State	2017	70	0.460	1.2	32.2
Savion Williams	TCU	2024	56	0.450	1.1	25.2
Bert Emanuel Jr.	Central Michigan	2022	53	0.460	1.6	24.4

Comps are statistical — efficiency, volume, and value tier all factor in. Style and conference context differ.

Game Log · box score + EPA, week by week

EPA per play · x-axis: weekabove 0 = added points · below = lost

Wk	Opponent	Result	Opp SP+	Rec	Rec Yds	Avg	Rec TD	Long	EPA/play
1	vsFlorida State	L24-45	19.4	6	67	11.2	0	21	0.30
2	vsGrambling	W72-10	—	5	87	17.4	1	30	1.11
3	@Mississippi State	W41-14	0.5	13	239	18.4	2	48	1.97
4	vsArkansas	W34-31	3.5	8	130	16.3	2	36	1.15
5	@Ole Miss	L49-55	18.4	8	102	12.8	0	39	1.05
6	@Missouri	W49-39	19.3	6	146	24.3	1	39	1.00
7	vsAuburn	W48-18	7.6	6	89	14.8	1	29	0.56
8	vsArmy	W62-0	-4.0	4	121	30.3	2	51	0.77
10	@Alabama	L28-42	23.1	10	171	17.1	1	46	0.29
11	vsFlorida	W52-35	6.8	6	132	22.0	0	44	1.29
12	vsGeorgia State	W56-14	-6.8	8	140	17.5	2	40	1.44
13	vsTexas A&M	W42-30	15.6	6	122	20.3	2	45	1.34
20	vsWisconsin	W35-31	9.4	3	23	7.7	0	11	—

Usage & Situational · Pro

Snap-share proxy

Overall

14.6%

Passing plays

28.3%

Rushing plays

0.2%

Standard downs

13.6%

Passing downs

17.6%

EPA by down type

Standard downs: 0.77
Passing downs: 1.13
Pass / Rush EPA: 0.89 / -0.20

Usage = share of team plays (CFBD has no true snap counts).