Start Carnell Tate or Malik Washington? Week 3

Our Week 3 call

Start Malik Washington over Carnell Tate in Week 3.

De-vigged player props project Malik Washington at 9.0 points and Carnell Tate at 9.0, a gap of 0.0. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. Both numbers are 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 22% chance to score a touchdown (12, 10 and 15 books).

Player prop markets imply 9.0 fantasy points for Carnell Tate, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The books have Carnell Tate at 37.5 receiving yards and 3.5 receptions, with a 20% chance to score a touchdown (14, 11 and 15 books).

That puts Malik Washington 0.0 points ahead of Carnell Tate on the books.

Injury status

Malik Washington is not on the injury report.

Carnell Tate 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.

Through Week 2, Carnell Tate played 82 percent of TEN snaps, drew 24 percent of the targets, earned 35 percent of the air yards and had 0 percent of the red zone chances.

Carnell Tate, Week 1 against NYJ: 44 of 50 snaps, 6 targets and 4 catches for 38 yards.

Carnell Tate, Week 2 against PHI: 40 of 53 snaps, 5 targets and 3 catches for 27 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

• Start Courtland Sutton over Malik Washington.
• Start Dontayvion Wicks over Malik Washington.
• Start Jakobi Meyers over Malik Washington.
• Start Courtland Sutton over Carnell Tate.
• Start Carnell Tate over Jordan Addison.
• Start Juwan Johnson over Carnell Tate.