Malik WashingtonorMarquise Brown?

Week 7 start/sit decision, wide receiver versus wide receiver.

Our call

Lean Malik Washington

Malik Washington outscores Marquise Brown in 51% of simulations.

That's close to a coin flip: Marquise Brown comes out ahead in the other 49%. Lean Malik Washington, and let news and your league's scoring break the tie. Marquise Brown projects 0.4 half-PPR points more, but more of that rests on the occasional big game. Marquise Brown has the better matchup against the Dallas Cowboys (24% more than average to WRs); Malik Washington faces the New York Jets (3% fewer than average to WRs). Malik Washington still wins more often despite that.

Range of outcomes, half-PPR

Malik Washington
Floor
2.8
Median
6.1
Ceiling
11.3
Big game (20+):
<1%
Dud (under 6):
49%
Marquise Brown
Floor
2.0
Median
5.9
Ceiling
13.6
Big game (20+):
2%
Dud (under 6):
50%

Each week is simulated thousands of times from the projection and the player’s usual week-to-week swing. Floor and ceiling are the 10th and 90th percentile: 8 weeks in 10 land between them.

StatMalik WashingtonWR, MIA, Sun, Oct 25, 1:00 p.m. ETMarquise BrownWR, PHI, Mon, Oct 26, 8:15 p.m. ET
Half-PPR projection6.77.1
PPR projection8.68.6
Standard projection4.95.6
Rank this weekWR45WR44
Matchupat NYJvs DAL
InjuryNoneNone
2026 points per game7.71.2
Last season per game5.57.1
Snap share, last game80%22%
Trade value——