Malik

Washington

The Dolphins passing game was not needed after the first quarter against the Jets, leaving Washington to total 10 yards on four targets for the game. Nothing new here, Washington is the screen/check-down wide receiver and clear No. 2 pass-catcher on the team. Higher volume passing games could certainly give him a good PPR fantasy game, but Washington is a touchdown-dependent WR5 heading into Week 15 against the Steelers.

It’s the same story almost every week for Washington. He is the team’s clear No. 2 receiver, but his job consists exclusively of check-down targets, crushing his yardage ceiling. Washington led the Dolphins in catches this week and was held under 50 yards yet again. He hasn’t hit 50 yards in a game this year. Washington is a no-ceiling WR6 for the Dolphins’ Week 14 game against the Jets.

Washington hasn’t caught more than three passes in a game since Week 8. He has one game over four catches and has yet to reach 50 yards in a week. Washington is the clear WR2 in Miami and that’s just not worth very much with Jaylen Waddle and De’Von Achane soaking up targets. He is stuck in the WR4/5 ranks heading into Miami’s bye.

Washington operated as the Dolphins’ No. 2 receiver once again and found the end zone for the second time in the past three weeks. The bad news is that his yardage ceiling remains in the basement. Washington has a season-high of 48 receiving yards and has topped 36 yards just once. He is a low-upside WR5 heading into a Week 11 game against the Commanders.

Washington also lost a fourth quarter fumble in a red zone pileup at the Ravens’ 14-yard line. Not ideal. His 48 yards receiving were at least a new season high after he reached that number twice as a rookie. Decent enough, but Washington is still stuck on 3-6 weekly targets even after Tyreek Hill was lost for the season. WR4 value is not materializing. Maybe that will change for Week 10 for a Bills contest where the Dolphins will undoubtedly have to throw more than they would like.

Washington continued to soak up underneath targets in this game. The lack of intermediate or downfield looks has limited his ceiling this year, but he got on the board with his first touchdown of 2025 just before the end of the first half. Washington has at least four catches in four consecutive games. On the other hand, his 36 yards versus the Falcons are a season-high. He will remain a low-ceiling WR4 when the Dolphins take on the Ravens on Thursday.

The catches, targets and yards were all new season highs for second-year pro Washington, who you could argue was a “rare bright spot” amidst a three-INT Tua Tagovailoa implosion. 30 yards, of course, is nothing to call home about, while any modest Washington floor would be accompanied by very little ceiling right now. He’s a last-gasp WR5 with limited spiked week potential.

Washington also had a rushing attempt for one yard. He hasn’t done much with a big increase in playing time since Tyreek Hill’s season-ending knee injury in Week 4. Last week against the Panthers, Washington had four catches for zero yards as a short-area pass-catching option for Miami. Washington ran a pass route on 21 of the team’s 39 drop backs. He won’t be a fantasy viable option in 12-team leagues next week against the Browns.

Mike McDaniel tried to get Washington some designed touches, but the Panthers sniffed all of them out with ease. He is now averaging a dismal 2.4 yards per target this year. Washington isn’t earning downfield looks and has yet to find space to work on his screens. He is not on the fantasy radar heading into Week 5.

Wilson is no target threat at this stage of his career, which is good news for Jaylen Waddle, Malik Washington, and Nick Westbrook-Ikhine. Those three appear to be a the top of the pecking order in a post-Tyreek Hill Dolphins offense. Westbrook-Ikhine played the majority of the outside snaps in Hill’s absence in Week 4.