Should I start Malik Washington or Juwan Johnson in Week 10?

Where the draft room stands

Live drafts hold no current pick on Malik Washington, and the board ranks him 102nd overall on the rest of his evidence.

Live drafts hold no current pick on Juwan Johnson, and the board ranks him 108th overall on the rest of his evidence.

The market-based projections

The market-based projection for Malik Washington is 2.1 PPR points a game off 1 market across 1 market source. That is 30 percent of what a wide receiver's projection needs, so it is a fragment of one rather than a projection.

The market-based projection for Juwan Johnson is 2.1 PPR points a game off 1 market across 1 market source. That is 30 percent of what a tight end's projection needs, so it is a fragment of one rather than a projection.

Malik Washington's projection is not complete, so the two figures are not set against each other here.

This season through Week 9

Through Week 9, Malik Washington has been on the field for 82 percent of MIA snaps, drawn 24 percent of the targets and had 12 percent of the red zone chances.

He has taken 9 of the offence's 58 third down targets, had 1 of its 16 chances inside the five and seen 9 of its 28 two minute targets.

His 48 targets have averaged 10.5 air yards.

In Week 7 against NYJ he carried 2 times for 8 yards, caught 3 of 3 targets for 27 yards and did not score.

In Week 8 against NE he caught 5 of 6 targets for 40 yards and scored 1 touchdown.

In Week 9 against DET he carried 1 time for 0 yards, caught 2 of 3 targets for 21 yards and did not score.

Through Week 9, Juwan Johnson has been on the field for 65 percent of NO snaps, drawn 13 percent of the targets and had 11 percent of the red zone chances.

He has taken 14 of the offence's 75 third down targets, had 2 of its 25 chances inside the five and seen 11 of its 47 two minute targets.

His 39 targets have averaged 5.0 air yards.

In Week 6 against NYG he caught 0 of 2 targets for 0 yards and did not score.

In Week 7 against PIT he caught 1 of 3 targets for 7 yards and did not score.

In Week 9 against CLE he caught 2 of 2 targets for 34 yards and scored 1 touchdown.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025 Malik Washington played 17 games and scored 116.7 PPR points, 6.9 a game, finishing WR54.

He caught 46 of 65 targets for 317 yards and 3 touchdowns, with 11 red zone targets.

That came to 3.8 targets a game, a 71 percent catch rate and 6.9 yards a catch.

He was on the field for 56 percent of the snaps in the games he played.

In 2025 Juwan Johnson played 17 games and scored 179.9 PPR points, 10.6 a game, finishing TE8.

He caught 77 of 102 targets for 889 yards and 3 touchdowns, with 8 red zone targets.

That came to 6.0 targets a game, a 75 percent catch rate and 12 yards a catch.

He was on the field for 76 percent of the snaps in the games he played.

Both were available for 17 games that season.

Side by side

In 2025 Juwan Johnson scored 10.6 PPR points a game and Malik Washington 6.9, 3.7 a game between them.

Malik Washington finished WR54 and Juwan Johnson TE8, which are two different ladders.

Malik Washington is a wide receiver and Juwan Johnson a tight end, so the question is which slot you fill first rather than which of them is better.

Byes and availability

Malik Washington is off in Week 6 and Juwan Johnson in Week 8, so either can cover the other's bye.