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Start Deebo Samuel Sr. or Malik Washington? Week 10

Updated Nov 10, 1:36 PM ET.

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  • : Deebo Samuel Sr.: Questionable to Out (Hamstring) (Sleeper injury feed)
Start

WR · MIA · at IND

Market projects
10.4
recent weeks avg
IND D vs WR
27.4
7th fewest to WRs (2026)
Upside
Moderate
40 of 100 at WR
Snap share
82%
Through Week 9
Target share
24%
Through Week 9
Sit

WR · SF · at DAL · Out

Market projects
10.4
fantasy pts
DAL D vs WR
35.6
7th most to WRs (2026)

Should I drop Deebo Samuel Sr. for Malik Washington?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Malik Washington projects 82 market-implied PPR points from Week 10 through Week 17 (10.2 a game over 8 games), Deebo Samuel Sr. 26 (3.3 a game over 8 games). For Week 10 the call starts Malik Washington over Deebo Samuel Sr. Deebo Samuel Sr. is listed out.

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Our Week 10 call

Start Malik Washington over Deebo Samuel Sr. in Week 10.

Deebo Samuel Sr. is listed out on the injury report, so this is not a close call: start Malik Washington. Drafters take Malik Washington at ADP 165 and Deebo Samuel Sr. at 118.

What the market projects

No Week 10 player market is posted for Malik Washington yet. His market-based projections were 10.0, 10.4 and 10.8 points in Weeks 7, 8 and 9, an average of 10.4, which stands in until his Week 10 market posts.

Player markets imply 10.4 fantasy points for Deebo Samuel Sr., with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market-based projection for Deebo Samuel Sr. is 0-1 touchdowns (5 market sources).

That puts Malik Washington 0.0 points ahead of Deebo Samuel Sr. on these projections.

Week 10 matchups

Malik Washington and MIA visit IND on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

IND allowed 27.4 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 8 games, the 7th fewest in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 130 yards and 0.8 touchdowns a game against IND.

Deebo Samuel Sr. and SF visit DAL on Sunday at 4:25 PM ET.

DAL allowed 35.6 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 8 games, the 7th most in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 164 yards and a touchdown a game against DAL.

By points allowed to the position, Deebo Samuel Sr. has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Malik Washington is not on the injury report.

Deebo Samuel Sr. is listed as out with a hamstring injury.

Usage before Week 10

Through Week 9, Malik Washington played 82 percent of MIA snaps, drew 24 percent of the targets, earned 26 percent of the air yards and had 12 percent of the red zone chances.

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: 48 of 65 snaps, 6 targets and 5 catches for 40 yards, 1 touchdown.

Malik Washington, Week 9 against DET: 44 of 57 snaps, 1 carry for 0 yards, 3 targets and 2 catches for 21 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, Deebo Samuel Sr. played 16 games for WAS and scored 188.2 PPR points, 11.8 a game, finishing WR25.

He caught 72 of 99 targets for 727 yards and 5 touchdowns, with 11 red zone targets and 261 air yards.

He was on the field for 72 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Deebo Samuel Sr., Week 18 of 2025 against PHI: 2 carries for 1 yards, 5 targets and 2 catches for 20 yards, 4.1 PPR points.

Deebo Samuel Sr., Week 17 of 2025 against DAL: 36 of 44 snaps, 2 carries for 25 yards, 4 targets and 2 catches for 68 yards, 11.3 PPR points.

Deebo Samuel Sr., Week 16 of 2025 against PHI: 44 of 54 snaps, 4 targets and 3 catches for 35 yards, 6.5 PPR points.

Their other Week 10 calls

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Drop or keep

  • Should I drop Deebo Samuel Sr. for Malik Washington?

    Yes, on the rest of the season. Malik Washington projects 82 market-implied PPR points from Week 10 through Week 17 (10.2 a game over 8 games), Deebo Samuel Sr. 26 (3.3 a game over 8 games). For Week 10 the call starts Malik Washington over Deebo Samuel Sr. Deebo Samuel Sr. is listed out.

  • Should I drop Malik Washington for Deebo Samuel Sr.?

    No. Keep Malik Washington: he projects 82 market-implied PPR points from Week 10 through Week 17 (10.2 a game over 8 games), Deebo Samuel Sr. 26 (3.3 a game over 8 games). For Week 10 the call starts Malik Washington over Deebo Samuel Sr. Deebo Samuel Sr. is listed out.

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