Start Rome Odunze or Malik Washington? Week 5

Our Week 5 call

Start Rome Odunze over Malik Washington in Week 5.

Market-based projections have Rome Odunze at 9.3 points and Malik Washington at 9.1, a gap of 0.2. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. Malik Washington's number is scaled up from a partial market: not every stat the position needs is posted yet, so the rest is estimated from what is.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 9.1 fantasy points for Malik Washington, with 70 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market gives Malik Washington a 27% chance to score a touchdown (6 market sources).

Player markets imply 9.3 fantasy points for Rome Odunze, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market has Rome Odunze at 39.5 receiving yards and 3.5 receptions, with a 27% chance to score a touchdown (14, 11 and 15 market sources).

That puts Rome Odunze 0.2 points ahead of Malik Washington on the market projections.

Injury status

Malik Washington is not on the injury report.

Rome Odunze is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 5

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.

Through Week 4, Rome Odunze played 77 percent of CHI snaps, drew 17 percent of the targets, earned 33 percent of the air yards and had 3 percent of the red zone chances.

Rome Odunze, Week 1 against CAR: 36 of 75 snaps, 3 targets and 2 catches for 52 yards.

Rome Odunze, Week 2 against MIN: 62 of 74 snaps, 4 targets and 3 catches for 43 yards.

Rome Odunze, Week 3 against PHI: 61 of 72 snaps, 6 targets and 3 catches for 44 yards.

Rome Odunze, Week 4 against NYJ: 83 of 93 snaps, 7 targets and 6 catches for 94 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.

In 2025, Rome Odunze played 12 games for CHI and scored 146.1 PPR points, 12.2 a game, finishing WR41.

He caught 44 of 90 targets for 661 yards and 6 touchdowns, with 12 red zone targets and 447 air yards.

He was on the field for 82 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Their other Week 5 calls

• Start Malik Washington over Adonai Mitchell.
• Start Carnell Tate over Malik Washington.
• Start Christian Watson over Malik Washington.
• Start Rome Odunze over Adonai Mitchell.
• Start Rome Odunze over Courtland Sutton.
• Start Rome Odunze over Deebo Samuel Sr..