Start Pat Freiermuth or Malik Washington? Week 3

Our Week 3 call

Start Pat Freiermuth over Malik Washington in Week 3.

De-vigged player props project Pat Freiermuth at 9.0 points and Malik Washington at 9.0, a gap of 0.0. 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: the books have not posted every stat the position needs, so the rest is estimated from what they have.

What the books imply

Player prop markets imply 9.0 fantasy points for Pat Freiermuth, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The books have Pat Freiermuth at 35.5 receiving yards and 3.5 receptions, with a 21% chance to score a touchdown (14, 12 and 14 books).

Player prop markets imply 9.0 fantasy points for Malik Washington, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The books have Malik Washington at 35.5 receiving yards and 3.5 receptions, with a 23% chance to score a touchdown (13, 9 and 15 books).

That puts Pat Freiermuth 0.0 points ahead of Malik Washington on the books.

Injury status

Pat Freiermuth is not on the injury report.

Malik Washington is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 3

Through Week 2, Malik Washington played 85 percent of MIA snaps, drew 26 percent of the targets, earned 34 percent of the air yards and had 7 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.

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.

Malik Washington, Week 18 of 2025 against NE: 2 carries for 22 yards, 4 targets and 3 catches for 6 yards, 1 touchdown, 11.8 PPR points.

Their other Week 3 calls

• Start Pat Freiermuth over Aaron Jones Sr..
• Start Carnell Tate over Pat Freiermuth.
• Start Pat Freiermuth over Chris Godwin Jr..
• Start Malik Washington over Brian Thomas Jr..
• Start Carnell Tate over Malik Washington.
• Start Malik Washington over Courtland Sutton.