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Start Malik Washington or Denzel Boston? Week 9

Updated Nov 3, 4:41 AM ET.

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Start Denzel Boston over Malik Washington

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Denzel Boston

WR · CLE · at NO

Market projects
10.3
recent weeks avg
NO D vs WR
29.8
11th fewest to WRs (2026)
Snap share
91%
Through Week 8
Target share
21%
Through Week 8
Sit

Malik Washington

WR · MIA · vs DET

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 Denzel Boston 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), Denzel Boston 84 (10.5 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Denzel Boston over Malik Washington. So make the move after his Week 9 game.

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Our Week 9 call

Start Denzel Boston over Malik Washington in Week 9.

Market-based projections have Denzel Boston at 10.3 points and Malik Washington at 10.2, a gap of 0.1. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. No player market is posted for Denzel Boston this week yet, so his 10.3 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 6, 7 and 8 (10.6, 10.5 and 9.8); 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. Drafters take Denzel Boston at ADP 143 and Malik Washington at 165.

What the market projects

No Week 9 player market is posted for Denzel Boston yet. His market-based projections were 10.6, 10.5 and 9.8 points in Weeks 6, 7 and 8, an average of 10.3, which stands in until his Week 9 market posts.

The market-based projection for Denzel Boston is 0.3 touchdowns (5 market sources).

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).

That puts Denzel Boston 0.1 points ahead of Malik Washington on these projections.

Week 9 matchups

Denzel Boston and CLE visit NO on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

NO allowed 29.8 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 7 games, the 11th fewest in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 144 yards and 0.9 touchdowns a game against NO.

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.

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

Injury status

Denzel Boston is not on the injury report.

Malik Washington is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 9

Through Week 8, Denzel Boston played 91 percent of CLE snaps, drew 21 percent of the targets, earned 45 percent of the air yards and had 16 percent of the red zone chances.

Denzel Boston, Week 5 against NYJ: 62 of 68 snaps, 7 targets and 3 catches for 46 yards, 1 touchdown.

Denzel Boston, Week 6 against BAL: 58 of 62 snaps, 5 targets and 1 catch for 15 yards.

Denzel Boston, Week 7 against TEN: 61 of 70 snaps, 8 targets and 3 catches for 27 yards.

Denzel Boston, Week 8 against PIT: 11 targets and 6 catches for 37 yards.

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.

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 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 Denzel Boston 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), Denzel Boston 84 (10.5 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Denzel Boston over Malik Washington. So make the move after his Week 9 game.

  • Should I drop Malik Washington for Denzel Boston?

    No. Keep Malik Washington: he projects 90 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (10.0 a game over 9 games), Denzel Boston 84 (10.5 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Denzel Boston over Malik Washington.

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