Deebo Samuel · Malik Washington · 2026 week 6

Deebo Samuel or Malik Washington?

Wondering who you should start this week — Deebo Samuel or Malik Washington? The start/sit call and the numbers behind it are below, plus who wins a straight-up trade. Rebuilt nightly.

Start Deebo Samuel — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 0.4 points. The matchup leans Deebo Samuel (LV allow the 12th-most WR points), but you can defend either call.

Player	Wk 6	Proj (PPR)	Matchup	Form L3	Trade value	Status
Deebo Samuel START	vs LV	10.8	12th	12	541	Out
Malik Washington	@ NYJ	10.4	25th · tough	11.7	494	healthy

WRs vs LV recently: Chris Olave 10.7 pts (W3) · Tyquan Thornton 23.1 pts (W4) · DeMario Douglas 18.5 pts (W5).

WRs vs NYJ recently: Amon-Ra St. Brown 7.9 pts (W3) · Rome Odunze 9.4 pts (W4) · Denzel Boston 10.6 pts (W5).

🎓 The coach's read

Projections are 0.4 apart — too close to call on projection alone.
Deebo Samuel faces LV, 12th most generous to WRs.
Deebo Samuel is flagged RISK.
Malik Washington faces NYJ, 25th most generous to WRs.

Who wins a straight-up trade?

Deebo Samuel carries the higher trade value — 541 against 494 (a 9% gap). In a one-for-one, the side receiving Deebo Samuel gets the most. Momentum: Deebo Samuel -697 and Malik Washington +363 over the last 30 days.

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All numbers are the 2026 season, refreshed nightly.