Start Chris Godwin Jr. or Malik Washington? Week 7

Updated Oct 23, 6:56 PM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 8 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Chris Godwin Jr. over Malik Washington

Start

Chris Godwin Jr.

WR · TB · at CAR

Market projects: 10.9; fantasy pts
CAR D vs WR: 29.4; 8th fewest to WRs (2026)
Upside: Rising; 71 of 100 at WR

Sit

Malik Washington

WR · MIA · at NYJ

Market projects: 8.9; fantasy pts
NYJ D vs WR: 30.2; 12th fewest to WRs (2026)
Upside: Moderate; 57 of 100 at WR
Snap share: 85%; Through Week 5
Target share: 28%; Through Week 5

Should I drop Chris Godwin Jr. for Malik Washington?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Malik Washington projects 95 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (9.5 a game over 10 games), Chris Godwin Jr. 73 (8.1 a game over 9 games). For Week 7 the call starts Chris Godwin Jr. over Malik Washington, 10.9 to 8.9 projected PPR points. So make the move after his Week 7 game.

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Our Week 7 call

Start Chris Godwin Jr. over Malik Washington in Week 7.

Market-based projections have Chris Godwin Jr. at 10.9 points and Malik Washington at 8.9, a gap of 2.0. Drafters take Chris Godwin Jr. at ADP 82 and Malik Washington at 165.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 10.9 fantasy points for Chris Godwin Jr., with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market-based projection for Chris Godwin Jr. is 45 receiving yards, 4-5 receptions and 0.3 touchdowns (8, 11 and 13 market sources).

Player markets imply 8.9 fantasy points for Malik Washington, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market-based projection for Malik Washington is 40 receiving yards, 3-4 receptions and 0.2 touchdowns (12, 11 and 13 market sources).

That puts Chris Godwin Jr. 2.0 points ahead of Malik Washington on the market projections.

Week 7 matchups

Chris Godwin Jr. and TB visit CAR on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

CAR allowed 29.4 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 5 games, the 8th fewest in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 148 yards and 0.4 touchdowns a game against CAR.

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, Malik Washington has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Chris Godwin Jr. is not on the injury report.

Malik Washington is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 7

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, Chris Godwin Jr. played 9 games for TB and scored 83.0 PPR points, 9.2 a game, finishing WR78.

He caught 33 of 51 targets for 360 yards and 2 touchdowns, with 7 red zone targets and 154 air yards.

He was on the field for 71 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Chris Godwin Jr., Week 18 of 2025 against CAR: 47 of 67 snaps, 1 target and 1 catch for 8 yards, 1.8 PPR points.

Chris Godwin Jr., Week 17 of 2025 against MIA: 53 of 67 snaps, 8 targets and 7 catches for 108 yards, 1 touchdown, 23.8 PPR points.

Chris Godwin Jr., Week 16 of 2025 against CAR: 41 of 64 snaps, 6 targets and 5 catches for 30 yards, 8.0 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 Chris Godwin Jr. for Malik Washington?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Malik Washington projects 95 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (9.5 a game over 10 games), Chris Godwin Jr. 73 (8.1 a game over 9 games). For Week 7 the call starts Chris Godwin Jr. over Malik Washington, 10.9 to 8.9 projected PPR points. So make the move after his Week 7 game.
Should I drop Malik Washington for Chris Godwin Jr.?
No. Keep Malik Washington: he projects 95 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (9.5 a game over 10 games), Chris Godwin Jr. 73 (8.1 a game over 9 games). For Week 7 the call starts Chris Godwin Jr. over Malik Washington, 10.9 to 8.9 projected PPR points.

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