Malik WashingtonorRome Odunze?

Week 8 start/sit decision, wide receiver versus wide receiver.

Our call

Lean Rome Odunze

Rome Odunze outscores Malik Washington in 50% of simulations.

That's close to a coin flip: Malik Washington comes out ahead in the other 50%. Lean Rome Odunze, and let news and your league's scoring break the tie. Rome Odunze projects 0.6 half-PPR points ahead in Week 8. Malik Washington has the better matchup against the New England Patriots (1% fewer than average to WRs); Rome Odunze faces the Seattle Seahawks (24% fewer than average to WRs). Rome Odunze still wins more often despite that. Scoring matters here: in Standard leagues, Rome Odunze wins 55%.

Range of outcomes, half-PPR

Malik Washington
Floor
2.7
Median
5.9
Ceiling
11.0
Big game (20+):
<1%
Dud (under 6):
51%
Rome Odunze
Floor
1.9
Median
5.9
Ceiling
13.6
Big game (20+):
2%
Dud (under 6):
51%

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, Nov 1, 4:25 p.m. ETRome OdunzeWR, CHI, Mon, Nov 2, 8:15 p.m. ET
Half-PPR projection6.57.1
PPR projection8.38.6
Standard projection4.75.6
Rank this weekWR42WR38
Matchupvs NEat SEA
InjuryNoneNone
2026 points per game7.36.9
Last season per game5.510.3
Snap share, last game80%94%
Trade value——