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2026 season · WR · #6 · 3rd season

6Malik Washington

Age 26 · 5'8" · 194 lb · Virginia; Northwestern · Pick 184 overall (2024). Listed WR1 on the 3WR 1TE depth chart. Snap share 83% across 7 games.

Week 8 report · Knee · Full ParticipationWR1Dolphins players
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Targets
45
6.4 per game
T-31st of 100
Receptions
31
69% catch rate
T-25th of 100
Yards
329
47 per game
T-37th of 100
Touchdowns
1
15 first downs
T-53rd of 100
Target share
25%
25% of air yards
17th of 100
aDOT
10.4
air yards per target
65th of 100
EPA / target
+0.16
+7.2 total
69th of 100
YAC / catch
5.0
156 after the catch
27th of 100
The short version
  • How goodWashington's +7.2 EPA is 57th of 100 wide receivers.
  • Where it comes fromThe biggest share comes after the catch (+16.1, 68th percentile per target).
  • Fantasy5.8 standard points a game, WR48 of 171.8.0 half-PPR points a game, WR45 of 171.10.2 PPR points a game, WR40 of 171.
  • How he's usedThe screen game runs through him: 16% of his targets are screens (league 5%).
  • LatelyTargets are steady: 5.7 a game over his last three against 6.4 for the season.
  • This weekA soft matchup: the Lions rank 24th vs WR, allowing +0.41 EPA per target to wide receivers.

How good is hehis line against the league at his position

Scorecard · among 100 wide receivers with 15 targets+League percentiles
StatValueRankLeaguePctl
Target shareof team targets25%17th of 100
84th
Depth of targetair yards per target10.465th of 100
36th
After the catchyards per reception5.027th of 100
74th
Catch ratereceptions per target69%30th of 100
70th
EPA per target+0.1669th of 100
32nd
StatValueRankLeaguePctl
First downsper target33%71st of 100
27th
Drop ratedrops per target, lower is better4%54th of 100
47th
Yards per game47.042nd of 100
59th
Success rate51%53rd of 100
48th
Total EPA+7.257th of 100
44th
How this is measured

Each bar is the league at his position; the marker is him. Right is better, the dashed line is the median. Ranks are out of the qualifying pool, ties shown as T-, and move every week as the pool changes.

Fantasy · points, rank, range and the next matchup

Washington scores 5.8 standard points a game, WR48 of 171 WRs with enough games. Most weeks land between 3.7 and 6.8; 0 boom weeks (12+) and 3 busts (under 5). This week the Lions allow the 8th-most standard points to WRs, 23.4 a game.

Points a game5.8WR48 of 171
Season40.7WR45 · 7 games
Most weeks3.7–6.8his middle 60% of games
Booms · busts0 · 312+ · under 5

Washington scores 8.0 half-PPR points a game, WR45 of 171 WRs with enough games. Most weeks land between 5.3 and 9.4; 0 boom weeks (16+) and 2 busts (under 6.5). This week the Lions allow the 5th-most half-PPR points to WRs, 30.5 a game.

Points a game8.0WR45 of 171
Season56.2WR40 · 7 games
Most weeks5.3–9.4his middle 60% of games
Booms · busts0 · 216+ · under 6.5

Washington scores 10.2 PPR points a game, WR40 of 171 WRs with enough games. Most weeks land between 6.9 and 12.1; 0 boom weeks (20+) and 2 busts (under 8). This week the Lions allow the 3rd-most PPR points to WRs, 37.6 a game.

Points a game10.2WR40 of 171
Season71.7WR37 · 7 games
Most weeks6.9–12.1his middle 60% of games
Booms · busts0 · 220+ · under 8
How this is measured

Fantasy points are nflverse's standard and full-PPR scoring (6 points for a rushing or receiving touchdown, 4 for a passing touchdown, minus 2 for an interception or a lost fumble); half PPR is the average of the two. Ranks are points a game among players at his position with at least half the most games played. Most weeks is his 20th to 80th percentile game. Bars are green on a boom week and red on a bust; the dashed line is the starter line, the points a game of the WR24 in a 12-team league. The format you pick is remembered on this device.

How he's usedhis fingerprint, where the ball finds him and when

Playstylehow he is used, against the league at his positionamong 100 wide receivers

The screen game runs through him: 16% of his targets are screens (league 5%). Motion is part of the plan: 69% of his targets come with pre-snap movement (league 54%). His share of the team's targets is 25%: on third down it falls to 16%; inside the 20 it falls to 20%. Much of his damage comes after the catch: 47% of his yards (league 30%).

Screen gameScreens 16% · 86th pctlMotion manMotion 69% · 85th pctlNot the third-down option16% on third down · 25% overallNot the red-zone option20% inside the 20 · 25% overall
TraitLeague · line is the medianHimPctl
Deep sharetargets 20+ yards downfield
27%
82nd
Screensshare of his targets
16%
86th
Middle of the fieldtargets between the numbers
18%
37th
After the catchshare of his yards after the catch
47%
84th
TraitLeague · line is the medianHimPctl
Third-down shareof team targets on 3rd down
16%
45th
Red-zone shareof team targets inside the 20
20%
72nd
Motiontargets with pre-snap motion
69%
85th
Play actiontargets off play action
24%
83rd
How this is measured

Every trait is a share of his own targets, so volume does not move it. The marker is him among the league's qualifying wide receivers; the dashed line is the median. Styles are not grades: a high or low percentile is a description, not a verdict. Play action, screen, RPO, motion and blitz flags come from FTN charting and read low in a week it has not published.

Week by weekthe shape of his season, the game log and the defenses behind it

This weekWeek 9 · vs LionsSun Nov 8 · 1:00 PM EST
The game
DETvs Lions
Sun Nov 8 · 1:00 PM EST
Hard Rock Stadium
DET −7 · O/U 50.5
The defense vs WR
24th vs WR
allow +0.41 EPA per target to wide receivers, league +0.24
a soft matchup
His history
vs bottom-10 defenses: 2 games, 7.0 targets a game, 47 yards a game
First meeting this season
His status
Full Participation in Practice · Knee
Snap share, last 3: 78%

A soft matchup: the Lions rank 24th vs WR, allowing +0.41 EPA per target to wide receivers. He has averaged 47 yards a game against bottom-10 defenses this season.

Careerseason by season, back to his rookie year

Career · regular season3 seasons
38Games
146Targets
103Receptions
869Yards
4TD
2024 to 2026 · 3 seasons · 1 team

His best year was 2025, 317 receiving yards in 17 games. This season's 47.0 a game puts him on pace for 799 over 17, a career high.

040090024★2526
SeasonTeamGTgtRecYdsTDY/RYds/gEPA/tgt
2024MIA14362622308.615.9+0.19
2025MIA17654631736.918.6-0.15
2026MIA74531329110.647.0+0.16
Career1 tm3814610386948.422.9+0.03
Career highsYards 329 · 2026TD 3 · 2025Receptions 46 · 2025
How this is measured

Regular season only, from nflverse weekly stats back to 1999. This season is partial and drawn hollow; the pace is his per-game rate over 17 games. Bold cells are career highs.

Intel & playsthe report, his best snaps, his teammates

IntelWeek 8
Depth chart
WR1 · 3WR 1TE
Injury report
Knee, full participation in practice
Red zone touches
…
Third down
…
Explosive plays
…
Drops
2 on 45 targets
Broken tackles
2
Passer rating when targeted
96.3
Play action
…
Contested
…
Best plays · by EPA
    Teammates · share of the ball
    PlayerTouchesYdsEPA
    0Ollie Gordon IIRB100422 · 4 TD-4.7
    28De'Von AchaneRB46176-5.7
    2Malik WillisQB36225 · 3 TD+16.6
    85Greg DulcichTE28256+13.2
    18Chris BellWR26172-0.8
    5Jaylen WrightRB2441-10.3
    21Kevin Coleman Jr.WR2182 · 2 TD-7.3
    7Caleb DouglasWR19226 · 2 TD+10.8