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Start Malik Washington or A.J. Brown? Week 9

Updated Nov 4, 9:46 AM ET.

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  • : A.J. Brown: Questionable to Out (Ankle) (Sleeper injury feed)
  • : Patriots WR A.J. Brown (ankle, knee) listed as questionable (ESPN)
  • : A.J. Brown: Listed Questionable (Ankle) (Sleeper injury feed)

Start A.J. Brown over Malik Washington

Start

A.J. Brown

WR · NE · vs GB · Questionable

Market projects
13.7
recent weeks avg
GB D vs WR
34.8
9th most to WRs (2026)
Upside
Rising
69 of 100 at WR
Snap share
68%
Through Week 7
Target share
22%
Through Week 7
Sit

Malik Washington

WR · MIA · vs DET

Market projects
10.6
fantasy pts
DET D vs WR
37.7
3rd most to WRs (2026)
Upside
High
97 of 100 at WR
Snap share
82%
Through Week 8
Target share
25%
Through Week 8

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

Yes, on the rest of the season. Malik Washington projects 92 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (10.2 a game over 9 games), A.J. Brown 63 (7.9 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts A.J. Brown over Malik Washington. So make the move after his Week 9 game. A.J. Brown is listed questionable.

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Our Week 9 call

Start A.J. Brown over Malik Washington in Week 9.

Market-based projections have A.J. Brown at 13.7 points and Malik Washington at 10.6, a gap of 3.1. No player market is posted for A.J. Brown this week yet, so his 13.7 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 6 and 7 (11.8 and 15.5); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. Drafters take A.J. Brown at ADP 18 and Malik Washington at 165.

What the market projects

No Week 9 player market is posted for A.J. Brown yet. His market-based projections were 11.8 and 15.5 points in Weeks 6 and 7, an average of 13.7, which stands in until his Week 9 market posts.

The market-based projection for A.J. Brown is 0-1 touchdowns (3 market sources).

Player markets imply 10.6 fantasy points for Malik Washington, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market-based projection for Malik Washington is 42 receiving yards, 4-5 receptions and 0.4 touchdowns (12, 9 and 12 market sources).

That puts A.J. Brown 3.1 points ahead of Malik Washington on these projections.

Week 9 matchups

A.J. Brown and NE host GB on Sunday at 4:25 PM ET.

GB allowed 34.8 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 8 games, the 9th most in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 152 yards and 0.9 touchdowns a game against GB.

Malik Washington and MIA host DET on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

DET allowed 37.7 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 7 games, the 3rd most in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 176 yards and 0.9 touchdowns a game against DET.

By points allowed to the position, Malik Washington 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 9

Through Week 7, A.J. Brown played 68 percent of NE snaps, drew 22 percent of the targets, earned 35 percent of the air yards and had 15 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.

A.J. Brown, Week 7 against CHI: 49 of 54 snaps, 6 targets and 3 catches for 48 yards.

Through Week 8, Malik Washington played 82 percent of MIA snaps, drew 25 percent of the targets, earned 27 percent of the air yards and had 11 percent of the red zone chances.

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.

Malik Washington, Week 7 against NYJ: 52 of 65 snaps, 2 carries for 8 yards, 3 targets and 3 catches for 27 yards.

Malik Washington, Week 8 against NE: 48 of 65 snaps, 6 targets and 5 catches for 40 yards, 1 touchdown.

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.

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 9 calls

Locks at kickoff, graded after. When the start/sit engine grades week 9, 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?

    Yes, on the rest of the season. Malik Washington projects 92 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (10.2 a game over 9 games), A.J. Brown 63 (7.9 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts A.J. Brown over Malik Washington. So make the move after his Week 9 game. A.J. Brown is listed questionable.

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

    No. Keep Malik Washington: he projects 92 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (10.2 a game over 9 games), A.J. Brown 63 (7.9 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts A.J. Brown over Malik Washington. A.J. Brown is listed questionable.

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