Two players, one answer.
Josh Downs vs Malik Washington
This week
Toss-up · 8.8 to 8.8 projected (Week 9, Half PPR)
Rest of season
Malik Washington by 22% (Redraft half PPR)Dynasty
Malik Washington by 9% (Dynasty Superflex)
Week 9 · Half PPR · 50% held up in 2025
A toss-up
On Sleeper's projections, Josh Downs and Malik Washington are projected level. That's close to a coin flip: on these projections neither is the better start, and an injury report or a projection update before kickoff can tip it.
WR · IND
Josh Downs
8.8 projected
vs DAL · Sun 1:00 PM ET
6.8 a game this season · last 3: 6.7, 2.8, 10.3
WR · MIA
Malik Washington
8.8 projected
vs DET · Sun 1:00 PM ET
8 a game this season · last 3: 9.1, 5, 12.5
What the call rests on
- Josh Downs: Sleeper's projection, last changed Tue, Nov 3, 7:40 PM ET
- Malik Washington: Sleeper's projection, last changed Tue, Nov 3, 7:40 PM ET
- Sleeper's projections read Tue, Nov 3, 7:41 PM ET.
- Injury statuses read Tue, Nov 3, 7:41 PM ET, with the projections (hourly). A fresh projection time doesn't mean every status is: game-day inactives, about 90 minutes before kickoff, can come after it.
| Same projections, scored | Downs | Washington |
|---|---|---|
| PPR | 10.9 | 10.8 |
| Half PPR | 8.8 | 8.8 |
| Standard | 6.7 | 6.8 |
What could change it before kickoff
- A projection update of 0 points or more in the other direction flips the call; Sleeper keeps adjusting its projections until kickoff, and this page reads them again at most an hour after it last did.
Open in Who should I start (your league, more players)
This week’s projections are Sleeper’s, scored with Half PPR settings. The percentage is how often a projected gap like this held up across the 2025 season; checked against 2026 games (not used to fit it), the stated chances so far run a few points high, so read a 60% call as nearer 55%.