MIA — Week 9 vs DET, who allow the 7th-most points to WRs — recently Christian Watson put up 5.7 on them (W7), Justin Jefferson put up 9.3 on them (W8).
15.0 PPR points against NE on 5/6 rec, 40 yd, 1 TD — beat his 9.1 projection by 5.9. The week 9 outlook below reflects it — projections, values and form all rebuilt nightly.
Malik Washington projects 10.9 PPR points in week 9 vs DET — the 7th-ranked matchup for WRs, averaging 11.2 over his last three. Start him if that clears your other options at WR — run the exact head-to-head in Start/Sit below, or jump straight to a comparison.
The week 9 angle vs DET: 298.7 passing yards a game allowed (7.29/attempt) · 2.6 TDs/gm through the air · 0.7 INTs/gm — all of it adding up to the 7th-most fantasy points allowed to WRs. Receipts and the full profile: how DET defends WRs, linked under The matchup below.
What Vegas expects (week 9): 42.5 receiving yards · 26% anytime-TD — de-vigged sportsbook consensus, shown for information; we take no bets.
Usage & TD luck (2026 · 7 games): 82.6% offensive snaps · 6.4 targets/game, 24.9% target share · 24.7% air-yard share (aDOT 10.4) · 4.4 catches for 47 yards/game, 1 TD. 2025 baseline (17 games): 57% offensive snaps, 3.8 targets/game, 14.4% target share, 10.5% air-yard share (aDOT 5.2), 2.7 catches for 18.6 yards/game, 4 TD. (2026) TD luck: 1 scored vs 1.8 expected — neutral. Usage moves before production — snaps and share shifts are the earliest real signal.
Week 9 range (half-PPR, when he plays): floor 3.9 · median 7.7 · ceiling 15.1 — 35% chance of 10+, 11% of 15+, 3% of 20+. Built from real week-to-week variance at his position and scoring level — not a bell curve, the actual shape.
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| Wk | Opp | Std | ½ PPR | PPR | Matchup | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W9 | vs DET | Sun, Nov 8 | 6.8 | 8.8 | 10.9 | 7th · soft |
| W10 | @ IND | Sun, Nov 15 | 6.4 | 8.2 | 10.1 | 23rd |
| W11 | @ BUF | Sun, Nov 22 | 6.0 | 7.8 | 9.5 | 3rd · soft |
| W12 | vs NYJ | Sun, Nov 29 | 6.2 | 8.1 | 10.0 | 21st |
| W13 | @ DEN | Sun, Dec 6 | 5.5 | 7.2 | 9.0 | 27th · tough |
| W14 | vs CHI | Sun, Dec 13 | 6.8 | 8.6 | 10.4 | 13th |
| Wk | Opp | Std | ½ PPR | PPR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W8 | NE | 5/6 rec, 40 yd, 1 TD | 10.0 | 12.5 | 15.0 |
| W7 | NYJ | 2 car, 8 yd · 3/3 rec, 27 yd | 3.5 | 5.0 | 6.5 |
| W5 | CIN | 1 car, 18 yd · 6/8 rec, 43 yd | 6.1 | 9.1 | 12.1 |
| W4 | MIN | 2 car, 3 yd · 5/5 rec, 67 yd | 7.0 | 9.5 | 12.0 |
| W3 | KC | 2 car, 5 yd · 5/10 rec, 56 yd | 6.1 | 8.6 | 11.1 |
| W2 | SF | 1 car, 4 yd · 4/5 rec, 43 yd | 4.7 | 6.7 | 8.7 |
| W1 | LV | 3/8 rec, 53 yd · 1 fum | 3.3 | 4.8 | 6.3 |