Should I drop Malik Washington for Jordan Addison?

Not on these numbers alone. Malik Washington projects 99 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (9.0 a game over 11 games) and Jordan Addison 98 (8.9 a game over 11 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 7 the call starts Malik Washington over Jordan Addison. Jordan Addison is listed out.

Start Malik Washington or Jordan Addison? Week 7

Updated Oct 19, 3:11 PM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 8 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Malik Washington over Jordan Addison

Jordan Addison is listed out, so Malik Washington starts despite the lower projection.

Start

Malik Washington

WR · MIA · at NYJ

Market projects: 10.5; recent weeks avg
NYJ D vs WR: 28.5; 10th fewest to WRs (2026)
Snap share: 85%; Through Week 5
Target share: 28%; Through Week 5

Sit

Jordan Addison

WR · MIN · vs IND · Out

Market projects: 11.4; recent weeks avg
IND D vs WR: 31.9; 14th most to WRs (2026)
Snap share: 92%; Through Week 4
Target share: 22%; Through Week 4

Should I drop Jordan Addison for Malik Washington?

Not on these numbers alone. Jordan Addison projects 98 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (8.9 a game over 11 games) and Malik Washington 99 (9.0 a game over 11 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 7 the call starts Malik Washington over Jordan Addison. Jordan Addison is listed out.

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Our Week 7 call

Start Malik Washington over Jordan Addison in Week 7.

Jordan Addison 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 Jordan Addison at 102.

What the market projects

No Week 7 player market is posted for Jordan Addison yet. His market-based projections were 13.6 and 9.3 points in Weeks 4 and 5, an average of 11.5, which stands in until his Week 7 market posts.

No Week 7 player market is posted for Malik Washington yet. His market-based projections were 10.2 and 10.8 points in Weeks 4 and 5, an average of 10.5, which stands in until his Week 7 market posts.

That puts Jordan Addison 1.0 points ahead of Malik Washington on these projections.

Week 7 matchups

Jordan Addison and MIN host IND on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

IND allowed 31.9 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 5 games, the 14th most in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 160 yards and 0.8 touchdowns a game against IND.

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

NYJ allowed 28.5 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 5 games, the 10th fewest in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 129 yards and 0.8 touchdowns a game against NYJ.

By points allowed to the position, Jordan Addison has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Jordan Addison is listed as out with a hamstring injury.

Malik Washington is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 7

Through Week 4, Jordan Addison played 92 percent of MIN snaps, drew 22 percent of the targets, earned 36 percent of the air yards and had 5 percent of the red zone chances.

Jordan Addison, Week 1 against GB: 54 of 65 snaps, 2 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Jordan Addison, Week 2 against CHI: 46 of 52 snaps, 5 targets and 2 catches for 21 yards.

Jordan Addison, Week 3 against TB: 58 of 59 snaps, 9 targets and 5 catches for 90 yards, 1 touchdown.

Jordan Addison, Week 4 against MIA: 75 of 78 snaps, 1 carry for -1 yards, 6 targets and 4 catches for 52 yards.

Through Week 5, Malik Washington played 85 percent of MIA snaps, drew 28 percent of the targets, earned 32 percent of the air yards and had 10 percent of the red zone chances.

Malik Washington, Week 2 against SF: 43 of 59 snaps, 1 carry for 4 yards, 5 targets and 4 catches for 43 yards.

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.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Jordan Addison played 14 games for MIN and scored 135.1 PPR points, 9.7 a game, finishing WR45.

He caught 42 of 79 targets for 610 yards and 3 touchdowns, with 13 red zone targets and 477 air yards.

He was on the field for 85 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

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 7 calls

Locks at kickoff, graded after. When the start/sit engine grades week 7, the call and the result appear on the public record, wrong ones included.

Drop or keep

Should I drop Jordan Addison for Malik Washington?
Not on these numbers alone. Jordan Addison projects 98 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (8.9 a game over 11 games) and Malik Washington 99 (9.0 a game over 11 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 7 the call starts Malik Washington over Jordan Addison. Jordan Addison is listed out.
Should I drop Malik Washington for Jordan Addison?
Not on these numbers alone. Malik Washington projects 99 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (9.0 a game over 11 games) and Jordan Addison 98 (8.9 a game over 11 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 7 the call starts Malik Washington over Jordan Addison. Jordan Addison is listed out.