Start Chris Godwin Jr. or Malik Washington? Week 9
Updated Nov 3, 5:21 AM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 10 answer posts Tuesday.
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- : Malik Washington: Listed Questionable (Knee) (Sleeper injury feed)
Start Chris Godwin Jr. over Malik Washington
Godwin projects lower, 9.6 to 10.2, and still gets the call because it also weighs where drafters take each player: ADP 82 for Godwin, 165 for Washington.
- Market projects
- 9.6
- recent weeks avg
- CHI D vs WR
- 29.2
- 10th fewest to WRs (2026)
- Snap share
- 73%
- Through Week 8
- Target share
- 43%
- Through Week 8
- Market projects
- 10.2
- recent weeks avg
- DET D vs WR
- 39.2
- 3rd most to WRs (2026)
- Snap share
- 84%
- Through Week 8
- Target share
- 25%
- Through Week 8
Should I drop Chris Godwin Jr. for Malik Washington?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Malik Washington projects 90 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (10.0 a game over 9 games), Chris Godwin Jr. 66 (8.2 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Chris Godwin Jr. over Malik Washington. So make the move after his Week 9 game.
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Our Week 9 call
Start Chris Godwin Jr. over Malik Washington in Week 9.
Market-based projections have Chris Godwin Jr. at 9.6 points and Malik Washington at 10.2, a gap of 0.6. 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 9.6 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 6, 7 and 8 (7.2, 10.9 and 10.6); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. No player market is posted for Malik Washington this week yet, so his 10.2 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 7 and 8 (10.0 and 10.4); the call is rebuilt when his market posts.
What the market projects
No Week 9 player market is posted for Malik Washington yet. His market-based projections were 10.0 and 10.4 points in Weeks 7 and 8, an average of 10.2, which stands in until his Week 9 market posts.
The market-based projection for Malik Washington is 0.3 touchdowns (5 market sources).
No Week 9 player market is posted for Chris Godwin Jr. yet. His market-based projections were 7.2, 10.9 and 10.6 points in Weeks 6, 7 and 8, an average of 9.6, which stands in until his Week 9 market posts.
That puts Malik Washington 0.6 points ahead of Chris Godwin Jr. on these projections.
Week 9 matchups
Malik Washington and MIA host DET on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.
DET allowed 39.2 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 6 games, the 3rd most in the league.
Receivers caught passes for 187 yards and 0.8 touchdowns a game against DET.
Chris Godwin Jr. and TB visit CHI on Sunday at 8:20 PM ET.
CHI allowed 29.2 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 7 games, the 10th fewest in the league.
Receivers caught passes for 149 yards and 0.9 touchdowns a game against CHI.
By points allowed to the position, Malik Washington has the softer matchup.
Injury status
Malik Washington is not on the injury report.
Chris Godwin Jr. is not on the injury report.
Usage before Week 9
Through Week 8, Malik Washington played 84 percent of MIA snaps, drew 25 percent of the targets, earned 27 percent of the air yards and had 11 percent of the red zone chances.
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.
Malik Washington, Week 8 against NE: 6 targets and 5 catches for 40 yards, 1 touchdown.
Through Week 8, Chris Godwin Jr. played 73 percent of TB snaps, drew 43 percent of the targets, earned 12 percent of the air yards and had 13 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.
Chris Godwin Jr., Week 8 against ATL: 1 target and 0 catches for 0 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.
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.
Their other Week 9 calls
Locks at kickoff, graded after. When the start/sit engine grades week 9, 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 90 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (10.0 a game over 9 games), Chris Godwin Jr. 66 (8.2 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Chris Godwin Jr. over Malik Washington. So make the move after his Week 9 game.
Should I drop Malik Washington for Chris Godwin Jr.?
No. Keep Malik Washington: he projects 90 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (10.0 a game over 9 games), Chris Godwin Jr. 66 (8.2 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Chris Godwin Jr. over Malik Washington.
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Week 9 on the board
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- Is Malik Washington playing Week 9?
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