2024 NFL Draft: LSU WR Malik Nabers declares as potential top-10 pick

Nabers projects to be one of the first receivers off the board in the 2024 NFL Draft

By Dean Straka Jan 6, 2024 at 10:17 pm ET• 3 min read

LSU wide receiver Malik Nabers has declared for the 2024 NFL Draft, bringing an end to his three-year stint in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Nabers is a projected first-round pick, ranking No. 11 overall and second among receivers in CBS Sports' 2024 NFL Draft prospect rankings.

Nabers is coming off a junior season in which he caught 89 passes for 1,569 yards and 14 touchdowns -- all career-highs. He teamed up with 2023 Heisman winner Jayden Daniels to create one of the most prolific quarterback/receiver tandems in the sport. Nabers posted a season-high 239 receiving yards with two touchdowns in the Tigers' Week 3 win at Mississippi State. 

"Tiger nation -- the best fans in the world -- the moment I stepped foot onto that grass in [Tiger Stadium], it was electric," Nabers wrote in a social media post. "From screaming my name running onto the field, or when big plays were made, or from storming the field after a big win in the stadium [it was electric]! ... I will truly miss spending that Saturday night with [you all] in Death Valley where dreams come to die, but mine came true!" 

For his three-year LSU career, Nabers caught for 189 passes for 3,003 yards and 21 touchdowns with the Tigers. He also toppled the 1,000-yard mark in receiving during the 2022 season, helping LSU capture the SEC West Division championship in its first season under coach Brian Kelly.