Should I drop Malik Washington for A.J. Brown?

Not on these numbers alone. Malik Washington projects 97 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (8.8 a game over 11 games) and A.J. Brown 95 (9.5 a game over 10 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 7 the call starts A.J. Brown over Malik Washington. A.J. Brown is listed questionable.

Start A.J. Brown or Malik Washington? Week 7

Updated Oct 20, 7:36 PM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 8 answer posts Tuesday.

Start A.J. Brown over Malik Washington

Start

A.J. Brown

WR · NE · at CHI · Questionable

Market projects: 15.6; fantasy pts
CHI D vs WR: 31.5; 15th fewest to WRs (2026)
Upside: Rising; 80 of 100 at WR
Snap share: 60%; Through Week 6
Target share: 23%; Through Week 6

Sit

Malik Washington

WR · MIA · at NYJ

Market projects: 10.5; recent weeks avg
NYJ D vs WR: 30.2; 12th fewest to WRs (2026)
Upside: Rising; 67 of 100 at WR
Snap share: 85%; Through Week 5
Target share: 28%; Through Week 5

Should I drop A.J. Brown for Malik Washington?

Not on these numbers alone. A.J. Brown projects 95 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (9.5 a game over 10 games) and Malik Washington 97 (8.8 a game over 11 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 7 the call starts A.J. Brown over Malik Washington. A.J. Brown is listed questionable.

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Our Week 7 call

Start A.J. Brown over Malik Washington in Week 7.

Market-based projections have A.J. Brown at 15.6 points and Malik Washington at 10.5, a gap of 5.1. No player market is posted for Malik Washington this week yet, so his 10.5 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 4 and 5 (10.2 and 10.8); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. Drafters take A.J. Brown at ADP 17 and Malik Washington at 165.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 15.6 fantasy points for A.J. Brown, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market-based projection for A.J. Brown is 70 receiving yards, 5-6 receptions and 0-1 touchdowns (12, 9 and 12 market sources).

No Week 7 player market is posted for Malik Washington yet. His market-based projections were 10.2 and 10.8 points in Weeks 4 and 5, an average of 10.5, which stands in until his Week 7 market posts.

That puts A.J. Brown 5.1 points ahead of Malik Washington on these projections.

Week 7 matchups

A.J. Brown and NE visit CHI on Thursday at 8:15 PM ET.

CHI allowed 31.5 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 6 games, the 15th fewest in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 160 yards and a touchdown a game against CHI.

Malik Washington and MIA visit NYJ on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

NYJ allowed 30.2 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 6 games, the 12th fewest in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 135 yards and a touchdown a game against NYJ.

By points allowed to the position, A.J. Brown has the softer matchup.

Injury status

A.J. Brown is listed as questionable with a ankle injury.

Malik Washington is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 7

Through Week 6, A.J. Brown played 60 percent of NE snaps, drew 23 percent of the targets, earned 24 percent of the air yards and had 19 percent of the red zone chances.

A.J. Brown, Week 1 against SEA: 31 of 71 snaps, 4 targets and 3 catches for 26 yards.

A.J. Brown, Week 6 against NYJ: 52 of 68 snaps, 10 targets and 3 catches for 27 yards.

Through Week 5, Malik Washington played 85 percent of MIA snaps, drew 28 percent of the targets, earned 32 percent of the air yards and had 10 percent of the red zone chances.

Malik Washington, Week 2 against SF: 43 of 59 snaps, 1 carry for 4 yards, 5 targets and 4 catches for 43 yards.

Malik Washington, Week 3 against KC: 63 of 73 snaps, 2 carries for 5 yards, 10 targets and 5 catches for 56 yards.

Malik Washington, Week 4 against MIN: 34 of 39 snaps, 2 carries for 3 yards, 5 targets and 5 catches for 67 yards.

Malik Washington, Week 5 against CIN: 53 of 66 snaps, 1 carry for 18 yards, 8 targets and 6 catches for 43 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, A.J. Brown played 15 games for PHI and scored 220.3 PPR points, 14.7 a game, finishing WR11.

He caught 78 of 121 targets for 1003 yards and 7 touchdowns, with 12 red zone targets and 735 air yards.

He was on the field for 91 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

A.J. Brown, Week 17 of 2025 against BUF: 48 of 54 snaps, 7 targets and 5 catches for 68 yards, 11.8 PPR points.

In 2025, Malik Washington played 17 games for MIA 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 and 64 air yards.

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

Their other Week 7 calls

Locks at kickoff, graded after. When the start/sit engine grades week 7, the call and the result appear on the public record, wrong ones included.

Drop or keep

Should I drop A.J. Brown for Malik Washington?
Not on these numbers alone. A.J. Brown projects 95 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (9.5 a game over 10 games) and Malik Washington 97 (8.8 a game over 11 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 7 the call starts A.J. Brown over Malik Washington. A.J. Brown is listed questionable.
Should I drop Malik Washington for A.J. Brown?
Not on these numbers alone. Malik Washington projects 97 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (8.8 a game over 11 games) and A.J. Brown 95 (9.5 a game over 10 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 7 the call starts A.J. Brown over Malik Washington. A.J. Brown is listed questionable.