Start Malik Washington or Wan'Dale Robinson? Week 7

Updated Oct 20, 5:01 PM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 8 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Wan'Dale Robinson over Malik Washington

Robinson projects lower, 9.3 to 10.5, and still gets the call because it also weighs where drafters take each player: ADP 88 for Robinson, 165 for Washington.

Start

Wan'Dale Robinson

WR · TEN · vs CLE

Market projects: 9.3; fantasy pts
CLE D vs WR: 33.5; 12th most to WRs (2026)
Upside: Moderate; 48 of 100 at WR
Snap share: 67%; Through Week 6
Target share: 22%; Through Week 6

Sit

Malik Washington

WR · MIA · at NYJ

Market projects: 10.5; recent weeks avg
NYJ D vs WR: 30.2; 12th fewest to WRs (2026)
Upside: Rising; 67 of 100 at WR
Snap share: 85%; Through Week 5
Target share: 28%; Through Week 5

Should I drop Wan'Dale Robinson for Malik Washington?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Malik Washington projects 97 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (8.8 a game over 11 games), Wan'Dale Robinson 87 (8.7 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Wan'Dale Robinson over Malik Washington. So make the move after his Week 7 game.

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Our Week 7 call

Start Wan'Dale Robinson over Malik Washington in Week 7.

Market-based projections have Wan'Dale Robinson at 9.3 points and Malik Washington at 10.5, a gap of 1.2. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. Wan'Dale Robinson still gets the call because it also weighs where drafters take each player, ADP 88 against 165, and that outweighs a gap this size. No player market is posted for Malik Washington this week yet, so his 10.5 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 4 and 5 (10.2 and 10.8); the call is rebuilt when his market posts.

What the market projects

No Week 7 player market is posted for Malik Washington yet. His market-based projections were 10.2 and 10.8 points in Weeks 4 and 5, an average of 10.5, which stands in until his Week 7 market posts.

Player markets imply 9.3 fantasy points for Wan'Dale Robinson, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market-based projection for Wan'Dale Robinson is 35 receiving yards, 4-5 receptions and 0.3 touchdowns (5, 5 and 8 market sources).

That puts Malik Washington 1.2 points ahead of Wan'Dale Robinson on these projections.

Week 7 matchups

Malik Washington and MIA visit NYJ on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

NYJ allowed 30.2 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 6 games, the 12th fewest in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 135 yards and a touchdown a game against NYJ.

Wan'Dale Robinson and TEN host CLE on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

CLE allowed 33.5 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 6 games, the 12th most in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 155 yards and 1.2 touchdowns a game against CLE.

By points allowed to the position, Wan'Dale Robinson has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Malik Washington is not on the injury report.

Wan'Dale Robinson is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 7

Through Week 5, Malik Washington played 85 percent of MIA snaps, drew 28 percent of the targets, earned 32 percent of the air yards and had 10 percent of the red zone chances.

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.

Malik Washington, Week 5 against CIN: 53 of 66 snaps, 1 carry for 18 yards, 8 targets and 6 catches for 43 yards.

Through Week 6, Wan'Dale Robinson played 67 percent of TEN snaps, drew 22 percent of the targets, earned 18 percent of the air yards and had 10 percent of the red zone chances.

Wan'Dale Robinson, Week 3 against NYG: 38 of 60 snaps, 11 targets and 7 catches for 57 yards, 1 touchdown.

Wan'Dale Robinson, Week 4 against BAL: 43 of 64 snaps, 1 carry for 1 yards, 5 targets and 3 catches for 19 yards, 1 touchdown.

Wan'Dale Robinson, Week 5 against HOU: 47 of 63 snaps, 7 targets and 6 catches for 53 yards.

Wan'Dale Robinson, Week 6 against IND: 27 of 46 snaps, 7 targets and 3 catches for 22 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, Wan'Dale Robinson played 16 games for NYG and scored 217.9 PPR points, 13.6 a game, finishing WR14.

He caught 92 of 140 targets for 1014 yards and 4 touchdowns, with 11 red zone targets and 628 air yards.

He was on the field for 91 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Their other Week 7 calls

Locks at kickoff, graded after. When the start/sit engine grades week 7, the call and the result appear on the public record, wrong ones included.

Drop or keep

Should I drop Wan'Dale Robinson for Malik Washington?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Malik Washington projects 97 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (8.8 a game over 11 games), Wan'Dale Robinson 87 (8.7 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Wan'Dale Robinson over Malik Washington. So make the move after his Week 7 game.
Should I drop Malik Washington for Wan'Dale Robinson?
No. Keep Malik Washington: he projects 97 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (8.8 a game over 11 games), Wan'Dale Robinson 87 (8.7 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Wan'Dale Robinson over Malik Washington.