Malik Washington

Miami Dolphins·#6

Pos WRHt 5'8"Wt 194 lbExp 2 yrCollege Virginia

Updated September 21, 2026

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Model Score

66.8 MODEL

2024

67.2

2025

66.8

How good he is at what he is supposed to be doing, out of 100. Not a projection of what he will do next, and not a read on his contract. Median is about 70, and a 95 is rare. How it is built →

Season Stats · 1 games

Rec

Rec Yds

Rec TD

Targets

53.0

Yds/Gm

8.3

Fantasy PPG

Advanced Metrics EPA & Next Gen Stats

0.096

EPA / target

3.0 yd

Avg separation

4.6 yd

Avg cushion

-0.8

YAC over exp

37.5%

Catch %

Draft & College

Round 6, pick 184 · Miami Dolphins · 2024

Northwestern (Big Ten)

Taken

#184

where he actually went

Consensus board

91st

average of the public big boards that spring

Our college model

#168

among WR in our college data

He lasted longer than consensus.

In college · 2019-2023 · 43 games

221 rec, 2,696 yds, 9 TD, 12.2 yds/rec

Covers the college seasons in our data, which does not always reach back to a player's first year.

Comps

College career

his college career vs theirs

J.R. Tolver85%Deven Thompkins78%Victor Snow76%

STM Take

Two straight tier 8 finishes (#103, #93) shows the typical 6th-round development arc: incremental improvement without a real breakthrough. The 2025 game log is genuinely consistent (eight straight games above 1.5 PPR with five above 7 PPR) but no week above 12 PPR. He is a defined slot WR4 piece, not a player establishing a meaningful target share. Tyreek Hill's injury situation plus Jaylen Waddle's role create the only path to expansion.

Washington came out of Virginia (after transferring from Northwestern) as Miami's 6th-round pick (184th overall) in 2024 after a senior season that produced 110 catches for 1,426 yards, the highest single-season reception count in Virginia history. At 5'8" and 191 pounds he profiles as a pure slot WR with quickness and contact balance rather than physical tools. The 2024 rookie season was effectively invisible (tier 8 #103), and 2025 produced a small step up to tier 8 #93 with steady rotational usage.

Strengths

110-catch, 1,426-yard Virginia senior season is the highest single-season reception count in program history. Wk 18 2025's 11.8 PPR is the high point of his season.
Slot quickness plus the 6th-round value pick profile means roster spots are not at risk in the next two seasons.

Concerns

Two straight tier 8 finishes (#103, #93) with no week above 11.8 PPR in his 2025 sample confirms the role is rotational WR4, not WR3.
Behind Tyreek Hill (if retained), Jaylen Waddle, and any 2026 additions, the path to a defined slot role is narrow. 5'8"/191 frame caps the contested-catch ceiling.

What to watch: Whether his 2026 target share clears 4 per game with the expected Tyreek Hill status resolution.