Start Malik Washington or Chris Godwin Jr.? Week 8

Updated Oct 28, 2:42 AM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 9 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Chris Godwin Jr. over Malik Washington

Godwin projects lower, 8.6 to 9.8, and still gets the call because it also weighs where drafters take each player: ADP 82 for Godwin, 165 for Washington.

Start

Chris Godwin Jr.

WR · TB · vs ATL

Market projects: 8.6; recent weeks avg
ATL D vs WR: 34.4; 11th most to WRs (2026)
Upside: High; 88 of 100 at WR
Snap share: 73%; Through Week 7
Target share: 45%; Through Week 7

Sit

Malik Washington

WR · MIA · vs NE

Market projects: 9.8; fantasy pts
NE D vs WR: 32.1; 13th most to WRs (2026)
Upside: Moderate; 44 of 100 at WR
Snap share: 84%; Through Week 7
Target share: 26%; Through Week 7

Should I drop Chris Godwin Jr. for Malik Washington?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Malik Washington projects 98 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (9.8 a game over 10 games), Chris Godwin Jr. 69 (7.7 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Chris Godwin Jr. over Malik Washington. So make the move after his Week 8 game.

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Our Week 8 call

Start Chris Godwin Jr. over Malik Washington in Week 8.

Market-based projections have Chris Godwin Jr. at 8.6 points and Malik Washington at 9.8, a gap of 1.2. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. Chris Godwin Jr. still gets the call because it also weighs where drafters take each player, ADP 82 against 165, and that outweighs a gap this size. No player market is posted for Chris Godwin Jr. this week yet, so his 8.6 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 5, 6 and 7 (7.6, 7.2 and 10.9); the call is rebuilt when his market posts.

What the market projects

No Week 8 player market is posted for Chris Godwin Jr. yet. His market-based projections were 7.6, 7.2 and 10.9 points in Weeks 5, 6 and 7, an average of 8.6, which stands in until his Week 8 market posts.

The market-based projection for Chris Godwin Jr. is 0.3 touchdowns (6 market sources).

Player markets imply 9.8 fantasy points for Malik Washington, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market-based projection for Malik Washington is 41 receiving yards, 4-5 receptions and 0.2 touchdowns (5, 5 and 8 market sources).

That puts Malik Washington 1.2 points ahead of Chris Godwin Jr. on these projections.

Week 8 matchups

Chris Godwin Jr. and TB host ATL on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

ATL allowed 34.4 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 7 games, the 11th most in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 170 yards and 0.6 touchdowns a game against ATL.

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, Chris Godwin Jr. 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 8

Through Week 7, Chris Godwin Jr. played 73 percent of TB snaps, drew 45 percent of the targets and had 12 percent of the red zone chances.

Chris Godwin Jr., Week 7 against CAR: 46 of 63 snaps, 5 targets and 4 catches for 27 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, 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.

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 Chris Godwin Jr. for Malik Washington?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Malik Washington projects 98 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (9.8 a game over 10 games), Chris Godwin Jr. 69 (7.7 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Chris Godwin Jr. over Malik Washington. So make the move after his Week 8 game.
Should I drop Malik Washington for Chris Godwin Jr.?
No. Keep Malik Washington: he projects 98 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (9.8 a game over 10 games), Chris Godwin Jr. 69 (7.7 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Chris Godwin Jr. over Malik Washington.

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