Start Tre Tucker or Malik Washington? Week 5

Our Week 5 call

Start Tre Tucker over Malik Washington in Week 5.

Market-based projections have Tre Tucker at 9.2 points and Malik Washington at 8.9, a gap of 0.3. 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 8.9 fantasy points for Malik Washington, with 70 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market gives Malik Washington a 25% chance to score a touchdown (6 market sources).

Player markets imply 9.2 fantasy points for Tre Tucker, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market has Tre Tucker at 41.5 receiving yards and 3.5 receptions, with a 23% chance to score a touchdown (14, 12 and 15 market sources).

That puts Tre Tucker 0.3 points ahead of Malik Washington on the market projections.

Injury status

Malik Washington is not on the injury report.

Tre Tucker 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, Tre Tucker played 64 percent of LV snaps, drew 17 percent of the targets, earned 29 percent of the air yards and had 3 percent of the red zone chances.

Tre Tucker, Week 1 against MIA: 48 of 68 snaps, 4 targets and 2 catches for 27 yards.

Tre Tucker, Week 2 against LAC: 37 of 63 snaps, 7 targets and 5 catches for 119 yards, 1 touchdown.

Tre Tucker, Week 3 against NO: 40 of 70 snaps, 4 targets and 4 catches for 43 yards.

Tre Tucker, Week 4 against KC: 56 of 84 snaps, 8 targets and 4 catches for 44 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, Tre Tucker played 17 games for LV and scored 161.7 PPR points, 9.5 a game, finishing WR38.

He caught 57 of 92 targets for 696 yards and 5 touchdowns, with 9 red zone targets and 405 air yards.

He was on the field for 95 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 Tre Tucker over Adonai Mitchell.
• Start Tre Tucker over Chris Godwin Jr..
• Start Courtland Sutton over Tre Tucker.