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Trade Isaiah Likely for Malik Washington? Close to even, 11 to 3.

Close to even. On rest-of-season value Isaiah Likely is 11 and Malik Washington is 3, a 8 point edge to Likely that sits inside the 8 points these values cannot separate. Take the one your lineup is short of. Likely rates 10.5 market points a game with 10 games left, Washington 9.5 with 11. On usage, Likely has drawn 29 percent of NYG targets; Washington has drawn 28 percent of MIA targets. Likely is at HOU in Week 7 (11th fewest points allowed to TEs); Washington is at NYJ in Week 7 (12th fewest points allowed to WRs). Neither carries an injury designation this week.

The verdict, Week 7

Close to even.

Isaiah Likely 113 Malik Washington

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11

value, #70

Pts/game
10.5
Games left
10
Bye
8
Isaiah Likely weekly market-based points
Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5Wk 6Wk 7
9.29.410.513.012.3

3

value, #80

Pts/game
9.5
Games left
11
Bye
6
Malik Washington weekly market-based points
Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5Wk 6Wk 7
8.69.010.5no projection10.0

Where the values come from

Likely is the 9th tight end on the chart and 70th overall. His 10.5 a game is 1.1 above the replacement tight end's 9.4, over 10 games left with his bye in Week 8, which is how he comes to 11.

Washington is the 33rd receiver on the chart and 80th overall. His 9.5 a game is 0.3 above the replacement receiver's 9.2, over 11 games left with no bye left, which is how he comes to 3.

The weekly projections

Parlae's market-based projections had Isaiah Likely at 9.2 in Week 3, 9.5 in Week 4, 10.5 in Week 5, 13.0 in Week 6 and 12.3 in Week 7, a median of 10.5 points a game, up 3.1 from his first frozen week to his latest.

Parlae's market-based projections had Malik Washington at 8.6 in Week 3, 9.0 in Week 4, 10.5 in Week 5 and 10.0 in Week 7, a median of 9.5 points a game, up 1.4 from his first frozen week to his latest.

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Points so far against the price

Isaiah Likely has scored 109.3 PPR points in 6 games, 18.2 a game, 7.7 a game more than the 10.5 he is projected for from here.

Last season he finished TE45 with 61.7 PPR points in 14 games with BAL, 4.4 a game.

Week 1 vs DAL: 27.8 points (TE1 that week), 8 of 8 targets for 78 yards, 2 touchdowns, 49 percent of snaps.

Week 2 vs LAR: 8.3 points (TE19 that week), 5 of 10 targets for 33 yards, 69 percent of snaps.

Week 3 vs TEN: 3.3 points (TE42 that week), 2 of 5 targets for 13 yards, 84 percent of snaps.

Week 4 vs ARI: 13.6 points (TE9 that week), 7 of 12 targets for 66 yards, 66 percent of snaps.

Week 5 vs WAS: 32.4 points (TE1 that week), 11 of 13 targets for 94 yards, 2 touchdowns, 80 percent of snaps.

Week 6 vs NO: 23.9 points (TE1 that week), 6 of 11 targets for 99 yards, 1 touchdown, 91 percent of snaps.

Malik Washington has scored 50.2 PPR points in 5 games, 10.0 a game, 0.5 a game more than the 9.5 he is projected for from here.

Last season he finished WR54 with 116.7 PPR points in 17 games, 6.9 a game.

Week 1 vs LV: 6.3 points (WR61 that week), 3 of 8 targets for 53 yards, 98 percent of snaps.

Week 2 vs SF: 8.7 points (WR41 that week), 4 rushing yards on 1 carry, 4 of 5 targets for 43 yards, 73 percent of snaps.

Week 3 vs KC: 11.1 points (WR39 that week), 5 rushing yards on 2 carries, 5 of 10 targets for 56 yards, 86 percent of snaps.

Week 4 vs MIN: 12.0 points (WR35 that week), 3 rushing yards on 2 carries, 5 of 5 targets for 67 yards, 87 percent of snaps.

Week 5 vs CIN: 12.1 points (WR25 that week), 18 rushing yards on 1 carry, 6 of 8 targets for 43 yards, 80 percent of snaps.

Usage a game this season

Through Week 6, Isaiah Likely has averaged 9.8 targets and 6-7 catches for 64 yards a game on 74 percent of the snaps.

He has been targeted or handed the ball 9 times inside the 20, 19 percent of his team's chances there, and has scored 5 touchdowns in 6 games.

In Week 6 against NO he had 11 targets on 91 percent of the snaps.

Through Week 5, Malik Washington has averaged 1.2 carries for 6 yards and 7.2 targets and 4.6 catches for 52 yards a game on 85 percent of the snaps.

He has been targeted or handed the ball 4 times inside the 20, 10 percent of his team's chances there, and has not scored in 5 games.

In Week 5 against CIN he had 1 carry and 8 targets on 80 percent of the snaps.

Schedule and next matchup

A trade made now buys Week 7 through Week 17. Isaiah Likely has 10 games in it with his bye in Week 8; Malik Washington has 11 games with no bye left.

HOU, Likely's Week 7 opponent, has allowed 10.6 PPR points a game to TEs this season over 6 games, the 11th fewest to TEs of 32.

NYJ, Washington's Week 7 opponent, has allowed 30.2 PPR points a game to WRs this season over 6 games, the 12th fewest to WRs of 32.

The full Week 7 trade value chart

Week 7 on the board

Common questions

  • Should I trade Isaiah Likely for Malik Washington?

    It is close to even: Isaiah Likely is 11 and Malik Washington is 3 on rest-of-season value, inside the 8 points the values cannot separate. Take the one who starts for you.

  • Who has more rest-of-season value, Isaiah Likely or Malik Washington?

    Isaiah Likely, 11 to 3. He rates 10.5 market points a game over 10 games left, against 9.5 over 11 for Malik Washington, each measured above a replacement starter at his own position.

  • How are these trade values calculated?

    Each player's points per game is the median of the market-based PPR points we froze before each week's first kickoff, Weeks 3, 4, 5, 6, 7. A replacement starter's rate is subtracted and the rest is multiplied by his games from Week 7 to Week 17, bye taken out. No expert opinion is involved.

By the Parlae deskValues updated Oct 22, 2026 at 2:21 AM ETHow this is builtReport a wrong number