Start Malik Washington or Brian Thomas Jr.? Week 3
Locks at kickoff, graded after.
Start Malik Washington over Brian Thomas Jr.

- Books imply
- 9.0
- fantasy pts
- Snap share
- 85%
- Through Week 2
- Target share
- 26%
- Through Week 2

- Books imply
- 8.8
- fantasy pts
Our Week 3 call
Start Malik Washington over Brian Thomas Jr. in Week 3.
De-vigged player props project Malik Washington at 9.0 points and Brian Thomas Jr. at 8.8, a gap of 0.2. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. Malik Washington's number is scaled up from a partial market: the books have not posted every stat the position needs, so the rest is estimated from what they have.
What the books imply
Player prop markets imply 9.0 fantasy points for Malik Washington, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.
The books have Malik Washington at 35.5 receiving yards and 3.5 receptions, with a 23% chance to score a touchdown (13, 9 and 15 books).
Player prop markets imply 8.8 fantasy points for Brian Thomas Jr., with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.
The books have Brian Thomas Jr. at 36.5 receiving yards and 3.5 receptions, with a 24% chance to score a touchdown (15, 13 and 15 books).
That puts Malik Washington 0.2 points ahead of Brian Thomas Jr. on the books.
Injury status
Malik Washington is not on the injury report.
Brian Thomas Jr. is not on the injury report.
Usage before Week 3
Through Week 2, Malik Washington played 85 percent of MIA snaps, drew 26 percent of the targets, earned 34 percent of the air yards and had 7 percent of the red zone chances.
Malik Washington, Week 1 against LV: 55 of 56 snaps, 8 targets and 3 catches for 53 yards.
Malik Washington, Week 2 against SF: 43 of 59 snaps, 1 carry for 4 yards, 5 targets and 4 catches for 43 yards.
Their 2025 seasons
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.
Malik Washington, Week 18 of 2025 against NE: 2 carries for 22 yards, 4 targets and 3 catches for 6 yards, 1 touchdown, 11.8 PPR points.
Their other Week 3 calls
On the draft board
Ranked ahead
WR45 · MIA · bye 6
2025 vs catches line 7-10
- Overall rank
- 111
- Draft pick
- no consensus
- Tier
- 9
Ranked behind
WR51 · JAX · bye 7
2025 vs rec yds line 4-10
- Overall rank
- 124
- Draft pick
- no consensus
- Tier
- 9
The board cards are draft figures, not the week's call. Locks at kickoff, graded after. When the start/sit engine grades week 3, the call and the result appear on the public record, wrong ones included.
The gap between them
- Spots apart on the board13
- Pick differencenot comparable without a consensus on both
- Tiersboth in tier 9
- Board size227 draftable players
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