Start Keon Coleman or Malik Washington? Week 5

Our Week 5 call

Start Keon Coleman over Malik Washington in Week 5.

Market-based projections have Keon Coleman at 10.1 points and Malik Washington at 9.2, a gap of 0.9. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. Both numbers are scaled up from a partial market: not every stat the position needs is posted yet, so the rest is estimated from what is. Market coverage on Keon Coleman is 70 percent of what his position needs, so the market side of this carries proportionally less weight.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 10.1 fantasy points for Keon Coleman, with 70 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market gives Keon Coleman a 27% chance to score a touchdown (14 market sources).

Player markets imply 9.2 fantasy points for Malik Washington, with 70 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market gives Malik Washington a 28% chance to score a touchdown (5 market sources).

That puts Keon Coleman 0.9 points ahead of Malik Washington on the market projections.

Injury status

Keon Coleman is not on the injury report.

Malik Washington is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 5

Through Week 4, Keon Coleman played 63 percent of BUF snaps, drew 14 percent of the targets, earned 18 percent of the air yards and had 5 percent of the red zone chances.

Keon Coleman, Week 1 against HOU: 29 of 58 snaps, 1 target and 1 catch for 1 yards.

Keon Coleman, Week 2 against DET: 55 of 74 snaps, 6 targets and 6 catches for 63 yards.

Keon Coleman, Week 3 against LAC: 32 of 66 snaps, 2 targets and 1 catch for 37 yards.

Keon Coleman, Week 4 against NE: 46 of 59 snaps, 7 targets and 6 catches for 116 yards, 1 touchdown.

Through Week 4, Malik Washington played 86 percent of MIA snaps, drew 27 percent of the targets, earned 30 percent of the air yards and had 13 percent of the red zone chances.

Malik Washington, Week 1 against LV: 55 of 56 snaps, 8 targets and 3 catches for 53 yards.

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.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Keon Coleman played 13 games for BUF and scored 102.4 PPR points, 7.9 a game, finishing WR60.

He caught 38 of 59 targets for 404 yards and 4 touchdowns, with 9 red zone targets and 316 air yards.

He was on the field for 64 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 5 calls

• Start Carnell Tate over Keon Coleman.
• Start Denzel Boston over Keon Coleman.
• Start DK Metcalf over Keon Coleman.
• Start Malik Washington over Adonai Mitchell.
• Start Carnell Tate over Malik Washington.
• Start Christian Watson over Malik Washington.