Start Malik Washington or Savion Williams? Week 8

Updated Oct 28, 1:18 AM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 9 answer posts Tuesday.

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Start Malik Washington over Savion Williams

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Malik Washington

WR · MIA · vs NE

Market projects: 9.8; fantasy pts
NE D vs WR: 32.1; 13th most to WRs (2026)
Upside: Moderate; 44 of 100 at WR
Snap share: 84%; Through Week 7
Target share: 26%; Through Week 7

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Savion Williams

WR · GB · vs CAR

Market projects: 6.5; fantasy pts
CAR D vs WR: 27.7; 6th fewest to WRs (2026)
Upside: Limited; 38 of 100 at WR
Snap share: 56%; Through Week 7
Target share: 9%; Through Week 7

Should I drop Savion Williams for Malik Washington?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Malik Washington projects 98 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (9.8 a game over 10 games), Savion Williams 56 (6.2 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Malik Washington over Savion Williams, 9.8 to 6.5 projected PPR points.

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Our Week 8 call

Start Malik Washington over Savion Williams in Week 8.

Market-based projections have Malik Washington at 9.8 points and Savion Williams at 6.5, a gap of 3.3.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 9.8 fantasy points for Malik Washington, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market-based projection for Malik Washington is 41 receiving yards, 4-5 receptions and 0.2 touchdowns (5, 5 and 8 market sources).

Player markets imply 6.5 fantasy points for Savion Williams, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market-based projection for Savion Williams is 26 receiving yards, 2-3 receptions and 0.2 touchdowns (4, 3 and 13 market sources).

That puts Malik Washington 3.3 points ahead of Savion Williams on the market projections.

Week 8 matchups

Malik Washington and MIA host NE on Sunday at 4:25 PM ET.

NE allowed 32.1 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 7 games, the 13th most in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 150 yards and a touchdown a game against NE.

Savion Williams and GB host CAR on Thursday at 8:15 PM ET.

CAR allowed 27.7 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 6 games, the 6th fewest in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 133 yards and 0-1 touchdowns a game against CAR.

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

Injury status

Malik Washington is not on the injury report.

Savion Williams is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 8

Through Week 7, Malik Washington played 84 percent of MIA snaps, drew 26 percent of the targets, earned 30 percent of the air yards and had 10 percent of the red zone chances.

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.

Malik Washington, Week 7 against NYJ: 52 of 65 snaps, 2 carries for 8 yards, 3 targets and 3 catches for 27 yards.

Through Week 7, Savion Williams played 56 percent of GB snaps, drew 9 percent of the targets, earned 5 percent of the air yards and had 5 percent of the red zone chances.

Savion Williams, Week 6 against DAL: 40 of 75 snaps, 2 carries for 9 yards, 4 targets and 4 catches for 32 yards.

Savion Williams, Week 7 against DET: 40 of 67 snaps, 2 carries for 4 yards, 3 targets and 3 catches for 47 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, Savion Williams played 12 games for GB and scored 25.5 PPR points, 2.1 a game, finishing WR144.

He caught 10 of 10 targets for 78 yards and 1 touchdown, with 4 red zone targets and 17 air yards.

He was on the field for 12 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Savion Williams, Week 16 of 2025 against CHI: 3 of 72 snaps, 2 carries for 9 yards, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards, 0.9 PPR points.

Their other Week 8 calls

Locks at kickoff, graded after. When the start/sit engine grades week 8, the call and the result appear on the public record, wrong ones included.

Drop or keep

Should I drop Savion Williams for Malik Washington?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Malik Washington projects 98 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (9.8 a game over 10 games), Savion Williams 56 (6.2 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Malik Washington over Savion Williams, 9.8 to 6.5 projected PPR points.
Should I drop Malik Washington for Savion Williams?
No. Keep Malik Washington: he projects 98 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (9.8 a game over 10 games), Savion Williams 56 (6.2 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Malik Washington over Savion Williams, 9.8 to 6.5 projected PPR points.

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