Start Tre' Harris or Malik Washington? Week 5

Our Week 5 call

Start Tre' Harris over Malik Washington in Week 5.

Market-based projections have Tre' Harris at 11.6 points and Malik Washington at 10.6, a gap of 1.0. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. Tre' Harris'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. Market coverage on Tre' Harris is 60 percent of what his position needs, so the market side of this carries proportionally less weight.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 11.6 fantasy points for Tre' Harris, with 60 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market gives Tre' Harris a 26% chance to score a touchdown (16 market sources).

Player markets imply 10.6 fantasy points for Malik Washington, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market has Malik Washington at 44.5 receiving yards and 4.5 receptions, with a 24% chance to score a touchdown (14, 13 and 16 market sources).

That puts Tre' Harris 1.0 points ahead of Malik Washington on the market projections.

Injury status

Tre' Harris is not on the injury report.

Malik Washington is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 5

Through Week 4, Tre' Harris played 77 percent of LAC snaps, drew 18 percent of the targets, earned 24 percent of the air yards and had 9 percent of the red zone chances.

Tre' Harris, Week 1 against ARI: 41 of 55 snaps, 6 targets and 3 catches for 20 yards.

Tre' Harris, Week 2 against LV: 56 of 68 snaps, 3 targets and 1 catch for 53 yards.

Tre' Harris, Week 3 against BUF: 40 of 69 snaps, 7 targets and 6 catches for 76 yards.

Tre' Harris, Week 4 against SEA: 66 of 71 snaps, 5 targets and 3 catches for 60 yards.

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, Tre' Harris played 17 games for LAC and scored 69.4 PPR points, 4.1 a game, finishing WR90.

He caught 30 of 43 targets for 324 yards and 1 touchdown, with 4 red zone targets and 185 air yards.

He was on the field for 45 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 Tre' Harris over Carnell Tate.
• Start Christian Watson over Tre' Harris.
• Start Tre' Harris over Courtland Sutton.
• Start Malik Washington over Adonai Mitchell.
• Start Malik Washington over Carnell Tate.
• Start Christian Watson over Malik Washington.