Start Germie Bernard or Malik Washington? Week 8

Updated Oct 27, 11:41 AM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 9 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Malik Washington over Germie Bernard

Start

Malik Washington

WR · MIA · vs NE

Market projects: 10.4; recent weeks avg
NE D vs WR: 32.1; 13th most to WRs (2026)
Upside: Moderate; 41 of 100 at WR
Snap share: 84%; Through Week 7
Target share: 26%; Through Week 7

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Germie Bernard

WR · PIT · vs CLE

Market projects: 9.4; recent weeks avg
CLE D vs WR: 31.8; 14th most to WRs (2026)
Upside: Moderate; 54 of 100 at WR
Snap share: 61%; Through Week 7
Target share: 15%; Through Week 7

Should I drop Germie Bernard 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), Germie Bernard 51 (5.7 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Malik Washington over Germie Bernard.

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Our Week 8 call

Start Malik Washington over Germie Bernard in Week 8.

Market-based projections have Malik Washington at 10.4 points and Germie Bernard at 9.4, a gap of 1.0. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. No player market is posted for Malik Washington this week yet, so his 10.4 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 5 and 7 (10.8 and 10.0); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. No player market is posted for Germie Bernard this week yet, so his 9.4 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 5, 6 and 7 (5.7, 10.5 and 12.1); the call is rebuilt when his market posts.

What the market projects

No Week 8 player market is posted for Malik Washington yet. His market-based projections were 10.8 and 10.0 points in Weeks 5 and 7, an average of 10.4, which stands in until his Week 8 market posts.

No Week 8 player market is posted for Germie Bernard yet. His market-based projections were 5.7, 10.5 and 12.1 points in Weeks 5, 6 and 7, an average of 9.4, which stands in until his Week 8 market posts.

The market-based projection for Germie Bernard is 0.4 touchdowns (7 market sources).

That puts Malik Washington 1.0 points ahead of Germie Bernard on these projections.

Week 8 matchups

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.

Germie Bernard and PIT host CLE on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

CLE allowed 31.8 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 7 games, the 14th most in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 150 yards and a touchdown a game against CLE.

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

Injury status

Malik Washington is not on the injury report.

Germie Bernard is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 8

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.

Through Week 7, Germie Bernard played 61 percent of PIT snaps, drew 15 percent of the targets, earned 11 percent of the air yards and had 13 percent of the red zone chances.

Germie Bernard, Week 4 against CLE: 29 of 72 snaps, 2 targets and 2 catches for 11 yards.

Germie Bernard, Week 5 against IND: 55 of 60 snaps, 1 carry for 4 yards, 9 targets and 6 catches for 80 yards.

Germie Bernard, Week 6 against TB: 74 of 79 snaps, 12 targets and 11 catches for 87 yards, 1 touchdown.

Germie Bernard, Week 7 against NO: 58 of 64 snaps, 5 targets and 3 catches for 27 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.

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 Germie Bernard 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), Germie Bernard 51 (5.7 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Malik Washington over Germie Bernard.
Should I drop Malik Washington for Germie Bernard?
No. Keep Malik Washington: he projects 95 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (9.5 a game over 10 games), Germie Bernard 51 (5.7 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Malik Washington over Germie Bernard.

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