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Start Khalil Shakir or Malik Washington? Week 9

Updated Nov 3, 6:51 AM ET.

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Start Khalil Shakir over Malik Washington

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Khalil Shakir

WR · BUF · at MIN

Market projects
10.4
recent weeks avg
MIN D vs WR
25.9
4th fewest to WRs (2026)
Upside
Moderate
57 of 100 at WR
Snap share
64%
Through Week 8
Target share
20%
Through Week 8
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Malik Washington

WR · MIA · vs DET

Market projects
10.2
recent weeks avg
DET D vs WR
37.7
3rd most to WRs (2026)
Upside
High
92 of 100 at WR
Snap share
82%
Through Week 8
Target share
25%
Through Week 8

Should I drop Khalil Shakir for Malik Washington?

Not on these numbers alone. Khalil Shakir projects 86 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (9.5 a game over 9 games) and Malik Washington 90 (10.0 a game over 9 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 9 the call starts Khalil Shakir over Malik Washington.

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Our Week 9 call

Start Khalil Shakir over Malik Washington in Week 9.

Market-based projections have Khalil Shakir at 10.4 points and Malik Washington at 10.2, a gap of 0.2. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. No player market is posted for Khalil Shakir this week yet, so his 10.4 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 6 and 8 (11.1 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 Khalil Shakir at ADP 103 and Malik Washington at 165.

What the market projects

No Week 9 player market is posted for Khalil Shakir yet. His market-based projections were 11.1 and 9.8 points in Weeks 6 and 8, an average of 10.4, which stands in until his Week 9 market posts.

The market-based projection for Khalil Shakir is 0.4 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 0.4 touchdowns (5 market sources).

That puts Khalil Shakir 0.2 points ahead of Malik Washington on these projections.

Week 9 matchups

Khalil Shakir and BUF visit MIN on Monday at 8:15 PM ET.

MIN allowed 25.9 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 7 games, the 4th fewest in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 123 yards and 0.6 touchdowns a game against MIN.

Malik Washington and MIA host DET on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

DET allowed 37.7 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 7 games, the 3rd most in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 176 yards and 0.9 touchdowns a game against DET.

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

Injury status

Khalil Shakir is not on the injury report.

Malik Washington is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 9

Through Week 8, Khalil Shakir played 64 percent of BUF snaps, drew 20 percent of the targets, earned 11 percent of the air yards and had 10 percent of the red zone chances.

Khalil Shakir, Week 4 against NE: 45 of 59 snaps, 8 targets and 7 catches for 82 yards.

Khalil Shakir, Week 5 against LAR: 44 of 64 snaps, 3 targets and 3 catches for 80 yards.

Khalil Shakir, Week 6 against LV: 41 of 68 snaps, 6 targets and 4 catches for 34 yards, 1 touchdown.

Khalil Shakir, Week 8 against BAL: 55 of 82 snaps, 6 targets and 5 catches for 64 yards.

Through Week 8, Malik Washington played 82 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: 48 of 65 snaps, 6 targets and 5 catches for 40 yards, 1 touchdown.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Khalil Shakir played 16 games for BUF and scored 166.4 PPR points, 10.4 a game, finishing WR36.

He caught 72 of 95 targets for 719 yards and 4 touchdowns, with 13 red zone targets and 178 air yards.

He was on the field for 60 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 9 calls

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Drop or keep

  • Should I drop Khalil Shakir for Malik Washington?

    Not on these numbers alone. Khalil Shakir projects 86 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (9.5 a game over 9 games) and Malik Washington 90 (10.0 a game over 9 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 9 the call starts Khalil Shakir over Malik Washington.

  • Should I drop Malik Washington for Khalil Shakir?

    Not on these numbers alone. Malik Washington projects 90 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (10.0 a game over 9 games) and Khalil Shakir 86 (9.5 a game over 9 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 9 the call starts Khalil Shakir over Malik Washington.

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