Khalil Shakir · Malik Washington · 2026 week 4

Khalil Shakir or Malik Washington?

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

Start Malik Washington — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 0.5 points. The matchup leans Malik Washington (MIN allow the 10th-most WR points), but you can defend either call.

Player	Wk 4	Proj (PPR)	Matchup	Form L3	Trade value	Status
Khalil Shakir	vs NE	8.6	17th	5.8	371	healthy
Malik Washington START	@ MIN	9.1	10th	8.7	274	healthy

WRs vs NE recently: Jaxon Smith-Njigba 18.2 pts (W1) · Germie Bernard 3.5 pts (W2) · Jakobi Meyers 12.4 pts (W3).

WRs vs MIN recently: Christian Watson 26.7 pts (W1) · Rome Odunze 4.3 pts (W2) · Ted Hurst 10 pts (W3).

Who wins a straight-up trade?

Khalil Shakir carries the higher trade value — 371 against 274 (a 26% gap). In a one-for-one, the side receiving Khalil Shakir gets the most. Momentum: Khalil Shakir -113 and Malik Washington +105 over the last 30 days.

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All numbers are the 2026 season, refreshed nightly.