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PositiveSleeperAug 17, 2026
Washington ran routes on all seven of Willis' dropbacks during the first drive. The source identifies Washington as the favorite for fantasy relevance in Miami's passing game, noting that the man who many were shocked to see earn Day 2 draft capital is having a strong start to August.PositiveUsageAug 17, 2026
WR Malik Washington played 12 snaps and caught all three of his targets for 15 yards, catching passes on the first two snaps of the game; he took eight of his 12 snaps on the perimeter, showing early involvement in the Dolphins passing game.NegativeRoleAug 10, 2026
Washington is positioned as the top target leader among Dolphins wide receivers but likely won't see a full-time role; he never reached 75 percent snaps in a game last season, limiting his fantasy ceiling in an offense expected to be run-heavy and inefficient.NegativeValueAug 7, 2026
Washington's UD ADP of 179.5 is too high; the source argues his sales pitch—"He Might Be Miami's WR1"—is speculative and he could easily end up the WR6 on a Miami team likely to feature the worst passing offense in the NFL. Washington is a slot specialist with unacceptably poor results through two seasons. The 2026 Miami offense will likely go extremely run-heavy in a two-TE base, which could send Washington to the bench. He is not guaranteed to hold off Jalen Tolbert, Tutu Atwell, Caleb Douglas, Chris Bell (knee), or Kevin Coleman. Through 961 career snaps, Washington has drawn just 101 targets despite an aDOT of only 4.8 yards—he should have 30-40 more targets given his snap count and route depth. His per-target efficiency is even worse: 71.3% catch rate at 5.4 yards per target is unacceptable given his modest target volume. Washington doesn't get open often enough and doesn't do enough with his meager target total to warrant a pick in any round.