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Malik Washington Miami Dolphins · #6

Wide Receiver · 5' 8", 195 lbs · Lawrenceville, GA · Age 25

Malik Washington is a Wide Receiver for the Miami Dolphins, drafted 184th overall, 2024. In 2026 he caught 17 passes for 219 yards and 0 touchdowns.

Wide ReceiverDrafted 184th overall3-yr veteran
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Malik Washington
Season avg17 rec · 219 yds · 0 td
Career avg89 rec · 759 yds · 3 td
Live win probabilitySeason
No scheduled game — showing season pace. Illustrative.
Tonight's projectionmodel
17rec
219yds
0td
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Scouting report

Malik Washington — the report card

Read his whole game at a glance, then dive into any skill. Grades are percentiles vs every active player at his position.

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Wide Receiver · Rotation piece · Impact 50
Malik Washington is a Wide Receiver for the Miami Dolphins, drafted 184th overall, 2024. In 2026 he caught 17 passes for 219 yards and 0 touchdowns.
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Scoring
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Receiving yards
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Volume
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Strong · offense
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Scoring
Solid · offense
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Target share
Elite · offense
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Act II

Where Malik Washington stands

Live ladders from the Balladex models, and what he's chasing. Rankings recompute nightly from real production, accolades, and search demand.

The laddersmodel · recomputes nightly
1
Jared Goff Detroit Lions▬
29%
2
Bryce Young Carolina Panthers▬
23%
3
Brock Purdy San Francisco 49ers▬
22%
4
Tyler Shough New Orleans Saints▬
11%
5
Kirk Cousins Las Vegas Raiders▬
9%
✦ Balladex Consensus: #214 of 1982 — a blend of the Impact index, current production, career résumé and live search demand. Recomputes as the data does.
Futures & chases
—MVP odds
50Impact index
96Star score
Career scoring average0.0 ppg
Seasons in the index0
Accolades on file0
Stat explorer

Malik Washington — every number, three levels deep

Headline → metric → the raw history behind it. Real career data; tracking-only metrics labeled.

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Receiving
219 YDS
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Volume
17 REC
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Big-play
12.9 Y/R
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Scoring
0 TD
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The engine

How the model sees Malik Washington

Projection = recency-weighted per-season production, nudged along a position aging curve, banded by his year-to-year volatility. No black box — every number shows its work.

Projected 2027  modeled
29
rec
17–40
257
rec yds
218–297
1
td
0–2
43
targets
28–57
10
games
5–15
Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 3-season history below.
What moves the rec line vs last season
Last season 17 → projected 29 rec
Baseline (recency-weighted)
+11.2
Age curve
+0.6
Net vs last season+11.7 rec
Everything it reads
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3 seasons of real box production
every game line, verified
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Recency × games weight
recent, healthy years anchor the baseline
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Year-over-year trend
his own trajectory, season to season
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Position aging curve
age 25 — applied to the projection
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Role & usage context
target / carry share and snaps fold in
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Availability signal
games last 3: 14 / 17 / 4
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The real history it trains onsource: Pro-Football-Reference / ESPN · verified

Malik Washington career stats, season by season

Career stats by season
SeasonGRecYdsTDTgtY/R
202414262230368.6
202517463173656.9
2026 in progress · 4 games41721902812.9
Career35897593129
Source: Pro-Football-Reference. Backtested against completed player-seasons in the index. The same engine powers the report-card percentiles and the DNA radar — one model, asked different questions. Illustrative.
Act III

The Lab

Every number, live and interactive. Real career data; models labeled.

Gold = award / milestone season · hover any bar. Real season totals.
Context

Are the Miami Dolphins built to win?

Team projection rolled up from the roster + last-season baselines — and what it means for his role.

9–8proj record
60off index
88def index
+14net
60%playoff odds
62roster
Roster delta · what changed
Offense grades C (60), defense A- (88) by our position-percentile roster model. QB play indexes at 34, pass rush 76, coverage 99.
How his role moves
Projected 9–8 on a 17-game slate — modeled from the current roster's production percentiles, not a calibrated Vegas line. His snaps, target/carry share and usage move with roster health.
Balladex Impact
50 of 99
Rotation piece tier.
Rarity
◆ Rated
Collectible tier.
Résumé
0 accolades
Career honors on file.
Act IV

The Ballad of Malik Washington

Birth to now — the making of a legend, narrated and scored.

2001-01-04

The beginning

Malik Washington is a Wide Receiver for the Miami Dolphins, in his 3rd NFL season.

Miami Dolphins

Turning pro

Drafted 184th overall, 2024 as a Wide Receiver.

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Malik Washington is a Miami Dolphins wide receiver, drafted 184th overall, 2024.

Chapter

Across 3 seasons (2024–2026) he has caught 89 passes for 759 yards and 3 touchdowns.

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Most recently he caught 17 passes for 219 yards and 0 touchdowns in 2026.

Off the field

Measurables
Active
Height
5' 8"
Weight
195 lbs
Draft
184th overall, 2024
Born
Lawrenceville, GA
Age
25
Jersey
#6
Background

Malik Washington is from Lawrenceville, GA and is 25 years old. He was drafted 184th overall, 2024 and plays wide receiver at 5' 8", 195 lbs.

Over 3 seasons (2024–2026) he has caught 89 passes for 759 yards and 3 touchdowns. Washington is currently on the Miami Dolphins roster.

The person

Malik Washington is a depth receiver who has caught 89 passes for 759 yards and 3 touchdowns across 3 seasons (2024–2026).

Receiving89 career catches, 759 yards, 3 touchdowns.
Best season46 catches for 317 yards in 2025.
Yards per catch8.5 yards per reception over his career.
Draft pedigree184th overall, 2024.
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FAQ

Malik Washington — frequently asked

The questions people ask most about Malik Washington, answered.

What position does Malik Washington play?
Malik Washington is a Wide Receiver for the Miami Dolphins.
When was Malik Washington drafted?
Malik Washington was drafted 184th overall, 2024.
How many seasons has Malik Washington played?
3 (2024–2026).
What are Malik Washington's career stats?
He has caught 89 passes for 759 yards and 3 touchdowns.
Malik Washington career stats & accolades are real, and team projections and recent-game home/away splits are computed from real production. DNA ratings, grades, tonight's projection, ladders, live win probability and simulator outputs are Balladex model output. Not affiliated with the NBA.
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Current role & opportunity

Usage last season · depth chart current · nflverse
Depth chart
WR1
listed starter
Snap share
86%
of offensive snaps
Target share
28%
WOPR 0.63
Listed as the starter (WR1) on the current depth chartAlpha target: 28% team target share (WOPR 0.625)Every-down role (86% of snaps)

This role & opportunity data feeds the model's competition-aware projection — snap and target share from last season, depth-chart rank from the current roster.

Weekly matchups

Fantasy points allowed by position · 2026 schedule · Balladex
Next matchup
@ LV
Week 1 · Avoid
Season outlook
46
avg matchup score (0–100)
Smash / Tough
3 / 8
weeks favorable / tough
Playoff weeks
66
Wk 15–17 outlook
W1 @ LVW2 @ SFW3 vs KCW4 @ MINW5 vs CINW6 · BYEW7 @ NYJW8 vs NEW9 vs DETW10 @ INDW11 @ BUFW12 vs NYJW13 @ DENW14 vs CHIW15 @ GBW16 vs LACW17 vs BUFW18 @ NE

Each week grades Malik Washington's opponent by the fantasy points that defense allowed to his position (2025), tiered Smash → Avoid. A transparent Balladex model estimate; see the full weekly matchups grid.

Injury history

Weekly injury reports · nflverse
Injury episodes
4
since 2024
Games missed
2
listed Out
Lower-body
3
ankle / knee / soft-tissue
Concussions
0
head, reported
Most recent reports
2025 Wk9 · Knee2025 Wk3 · Thumb2024 Wk17 · Knee2024 Wk5 · Quadricep2024 Wk4 · Quadricep (Questionable)2024 Wk3 · Quadricep (Doubtful)

Home surface: grass (natural grass).

Real weekly injury-report history (game-status designations, most recent 2 seasons). Rest days and load-management designations are excluded.

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