Should I drop Carnell Tate for Malik Washington?

Not on these numbers alone. Carnell Tate projects 98 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (10.9 a game over 9 games) and Malik Washington 95 (9.5 a game over 10 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 8 the call starts Carnell Tate over Malik Washington.

Start Carnell Tate or Malik Washington? Week 8

Updated Oct 27, 7:21 AM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 9 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Carnell Tate over Malik Washington

Start

Carnell Tate

WR · TEN · at CIN

Market projects: 11.0; recent weeks avg
CIN D vs WR: 31.4; 15th most to WRs (2026)
Upside: Moderate; 46 of 100 at WR
Snap share: 82%; Through Week 7
Target share: 26%; Through Week 7

Sit

Malik Washington

WR · MIA · vs NE

Market projects: 10.4; recent weeks avg
NE D vs WR: 32.1; 13th most to WRs (2026)
Upside: Moderate; 41 of 100 at WR
Snap share: 84%; Through Week 7
Target share: 26%; Through Week 7

Should I drop Malik Washington for Carnell Tate?

Not on these numbers alone. Malik Washington projects 95 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (9.5 a game over 10 games) and Carnell Tate 98 (10.9 a game over 9 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 8 the call starts Carnell Tate over Malik Washington.

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Our Week 8 call

Start Carnell Tate over Malik Washington in Week 8.

Market-based projections have Carnell Tate at 11.0 points and Malik Washington at 10.4, a gap of 0.6. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. No player market is posted for Carnell Tate this week yet, so his 11.0 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 5, 6 and 7 (10.4, 11.2 and 11.3); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. No player market is posted for Malik Washington this week yet, so his 10.4 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 5 and 7 (10.8 and 10.0); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. Drafters take Carnell Tate at ADP 81 and Malik Washington at 165.

What the market projects

No Week 8 player market is posted for Carnell Tate yet. His market-based projections were 10.4, 11.2 and 11.4 points in Weeks 5, 6 and 7, an average of 11.0, which stands in until his Week 8 market posts.

No Week 8 player market is posted for Malik Washington yet. His market-based projections were 10.8 and 10.0 points in Weeks 5 and 7, an average of 10.4, which stands in until his Week 8 market posts.

That puts Carnell Tate 0.6 points ahead of Malik Washington on these projections.

Week 8 matchups

Carnell Tate and TEN visit CIN on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

CIN allowed 31.4 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 6 games, the 15th most in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 138 yards and a touchdown a game against CIN.

Malik Washington and MIA host NE on Sunday at 4:25 PM ET.

NE allowed 32.1 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 7 games, the 13th most in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 150 yards and a touchdown a game against NE.

By points allowed to the position, Malik Washington has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Carnell Tate is not on the injury report.

Malik Washington is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 8

Through Week 7, Carnell Tate played 82 percent of TEN snaps, drew 26 percent of the targets, earned 45 percent of the air yards and had 5 percent of the red zone chances.

Carnell Tate, Week 4 against BAL: 54 of 64 snaps, 12 targets and 9 catches for 145 yards.

Carnell Tate, Week 5 against HOU: 48 of 63 snaps, 5 targets and 1 catch for 6 yards.

Carnell Tate, Week 6 against IND: 34 of 46 snaps, 7 targets and 6 catches for 70 yards, 1 touchdown.

Carnell Tate, Week 7 against CLE: 56 of 63 snaps, 7 targets and 5 catches for 69 yards.

Through Week 7, Malik Washington played 84 percent of MIA snaps, drew 26 percent of the targets, earned 30 percent of the air yards and had 10 percent of the red zone chances.

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.

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

Their other Week 8 calls

Locks at kickoff, graded after. When the start/sit engine grades week 8, the call and the result appear on the public record, wrong ones included.

Drop or keep

Should I drop Malik Washington for Carnell Tate?
Not on these numbers alone. Malik Washington projects 95 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (9.5 a game over 10 games) and Carnell Tate 98 (10.9 a game over 9 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 8 the call starts Carnell Tate over Malik Washington.
Should I drop Carnell Tate for Malik Washington?
Not on these numbers alone. Carnell Tate projects 98 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (10.9 a game over 9 games) and Malik Washington 95 (9.5 a game over 10 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 8 the call starts Carnell Tate over Malik Washington.

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