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Giants’ Malik Nabers takes 'big step,' participates in full team drills for first time

Giants' Malik Nabers takes 'big step,' participates in full team drills for first time

First seen Aug 17, 2026 · 9:11 PM UTC · last updated Aug 17 10:13 PM

Scoring Zone's Take

Malik Nabers is progressing well in his ACL recovery, and the trajectory here is encouraging heading into draft season. He's back in full team drills for the first time, which is a meaningful milestone, and multiple reports note he's trending toward being ready for Week 1. The caveat is that he's not yet at full speed, so there's still a gap between "practicing" and "playing at his usual explosive level." That's normal for this stage of an ACL recovery, but it's worth tracking as camp progresses.

For draft purposes, treat Nabers as a talented, high-upside WR1 with some recovery risk baked into his price. If he's slipping in ADP due to lingering ACL concerns, that's a buying opportunity given his target-earning profile in New York's offense — assuming the Giants' passing volume and his role remain intact. If his ADP hasn't moved much despite these injury notes, be a bit more cautious, since "not full speed" language suggests his conditioning and burst may not be game-ready immediately.

Action: don't downgrade him off your board, but don't reach for him as a locked-in WR1 either until you see him practicing at full speed with no restrictions. Monitor camp reports closely in the coming weeks — full practice participation with no setbacks would be the green light to draft him with confidence in your normal WR1/2 range. Confidence in this read is moderate; the underlying reports are positive but stop short of declaring him fully healthy, so treat this as a developing situation rather than a settled one.

Malik Nabers (knee) not yet at full speed in team drills

by Ari Koslow | Giants Correspondent |

Giants head coach John Harbaugh said he doesn’t think Malik Nabers is “at full-speed yet” after returning to team drills. (Jordan Raanan on Twitter)

Fantasy Impact:

It is still a step in the right direction for Nabers as he continues to work his way back from a torn ACL last season. He continues to trend in the right direction to being ready to go for Week 1.

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Coverage from Fantasypros News Html · by Ari Koslow · Aug 17, 2026 · read original