NFL rookie rankings at quarter mark of 2024 season: Jayden Daniels edges out Malik Nabers for No. 1 spot

DRAFTED: Round 1, No. 6 overall

The wideout will miss his first game this Sunday after suffering a concussion late in Week 4, but he’s more than made his mark, validating the rationale behind an unpopular opinion last spring. You see, back in the pre-draft process, analysts who rated Nabers above fellow receiver Marvin Harrison Jr. were typically viewed as hot-take artists. A month into the 2024 campaign, Nabers leads the league in targets (52) and catches (35), fully fueling the Giants’ offense as a dynamic DOG.

Now, lemme get one thing straight: This commentary isn’t meant to disparage Harrison, a pedigreed pass catcher who earned his own spot pretty high on this list, but rather to salute the draftniks who zagged when most others zigged. Obviously, it’s FAR too early to even think about crowning the take, but with the benefit of hindsight, we all now know it wasn’t hot. Big ups to my colleague Lance Zierlein, who had Nabers as the top prospect in the entire draft class.