Malik Nabers

Originally a first-round (6th pick overall) draft choice by the Giants in 2024.

TRANSACTIONS:

• Originally a first-round (6^th pick overall) draft choice by the Giants in 2024.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:

• Played in 38 games with 30 starts in 3 seasons for LSU…Ended his career as the school's all-time leader in receptions (189) and receiving yards (3,003)…One of only 2 players in LSU history with more than 3,000 receiving yards, joining Josh Reed (3,001 yards from 1999-2001)…Ranked 7^th 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…One 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 38 career games, caught at least one pass in 37 contests.
• 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, 3^rd with 14 touchdown catches, and tied for 11^th with 89 receptions…Led the SEC with 89 receptions and 1,569 yards, and ranked 2^nd in the league with 14 touchdown catches…His 89 receptions and 1,569 yards rank 3^rd in LSU single-season history and his 14 touchdowns are 4^th.
• Teamed with Brian Thomas to form the nation's top receiving tandem as they combined for 157 receptions, 2,746 yards and 31 touchdowns…Had 9 100-yard receiving games, 2 shy of the school record of 11 set by Reed in 2001…Ranks 6th in SEC history for receiving yards in a season and 7^th in career receiving yards…Caught a touchdown pass in 9 games…Capped regular-season with 5 straight 100-yard games.
• Became LSU's all-time leader in receptions vs. Texas A&M, moving past Wendell Davis, who had 183 catches…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.
• Recorded a career-high 13 receptions for 239 yards and 2 touchdowns vs. Mississippi…The 239 yards ranked 4^th in LSU single game history, while the 13 receptions tied for 5^th…Had 8 catches for 130 yards and 2 touchdowns the following week vs. Arkansas…Tallied 3^rd straight 100-yard game with 8 receptions for 102 yards vs. Ole Miss and then extended it to 4 in a row with 146 yards on 6 receptions, including the 29-yard game-winner with 2:58 left, vs. Missouri…Closed the regular-season with 100-yard games vs. Army (4-121-2), Alabama (10-171-1), Florida (6-132-0), Georgia State (8-140-2) and Texas A&M (6-122-2).
• 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 2^nd in receiving yards…Caught at least 2 passes in every game running his streak of consecutive games with a reception to 18 straight…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…Also scored vs. Southern (5 yards) and Georgia in the SEC Championship Game (34 yards)…Had 3 100-yard receiving games, all in the season's final 4 games…Had 7 catches for 129 yards vs. UAB and 5 for 128 yards vs. Georgia…Had then a career-best 7 receptions in consecutive games vs. UAB and Texas A&M (69 yards)…Caught 6 passes for 49 yards in overtime win vs. Alabama.
• As a freshman in 2021, played in 11 games with 6 starts…Earned Freshman All-SEC honors…Caught 28 passes for 417 yards and 4 touchdowns…In the season's finale 4 games, had 14 receptions for 245 yards and 2 scores…Had a breakout performance in win against Louisiana-Monroe with 4 receptions for 143 yards and one touchdown…Followed with 6 receptions for 51 yards vs. Texas A&M…Had 2 catches for 17 yards and one touchdown, and rushed for 23 yards on 4 carries, vs. Kansas State in the Texas Bowl…Also scored vs. Kentucky (41 yards) and Ole Miss (9 yards)…Caught 2 passes for 30 yards in his first career start, vs. Auburn.

PERSONAL:

• Mass communications major…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 3 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…Ran a 4.44 40-yard dash and has a 38-inch vertical…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..Has 5 sisters and one brother…Born and raised in Lafayette, an hour drive west of Baton Rouge)….Started playing team sports in middle school, baseball (centerfield and pitcher) before he tried basketball and football.