WR Malik Washington, MIA (1 Viewer)

[Ministry of Pain]

5-9, 195lbs
110/1,400/9TDs his Senior Year

Went thru the transfer portal between his Junior and Senior year

Dolphins steal WR Malik Washington in round six of the 2024 NFL Draft

The Miami Dolphins finally took advantage of a deep wide receiver class taking Virginia's Malik Washington in the 6th round. Washington's fall was a bit surpris

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[jtd13]

Kinda slow for this offense (4.47 40 time ), but 42.5" vertical should make up for that. Miami has been looking for a wr3 this offseason so this guy may be a Hill/Waddle injury from a lot of opportunity. But there is still a decent chance Miami signs OBJ for a year to block him as a rookie.

 

[menobrown]

He had the biggest fall IMO over where I expected him to go then any player in the draft. Smart guy, love his tape, great metrics and workout numbers. Thought he was a third rounder.

 

[Faust]

2024 NFL Draft: Malik Washington is the most underrated wide receiver in the class

Malik Washington 2024 NFL Draft: Combine Results, Scouting Report For Miami Dolphins WR

 

[JohnnyU]

Wish he had a better landing spot

 

[Ministry of Pain]

Wish he had a better landing spot

Clear path to rise up as Miami's WR3/Slot
Tyreek Hill is about 30 years old and cost a lot of money.
I also have some choice things to say about Tyreek but I'll save it for his player thread or the Phins thread

 

[Mister CIA]

Just bought a share with the 4.05.

 

[doeseatplace]

The kid is a winner...constantly made plays last year for a team going nowhere

	Receiving	Rushing	Passing	Kick Ret
Rk	Date	School		Opponent		Rec	Yds	Avg	TD	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Cmp	Att	Pct	Yds	TD	Int	Rate	Ret	Yds	Avg	TD
1	2023-09-02	Virginia	N	Tennessee	L	4	29	7.3	0	0	0		0	0	0		0	0	0		0	0		0
2	2023-09-09	Virginia		James Madison	L	5	119	23.8	1	0	0		0	0	0		0	0	0		1	18	18.0	0
3	2023-09-15	Virginia	@	Maryland	L	9	141	15.7	0	0	0		0	0	0		0	0	0		1	16	16.0	0
4	2023-09-22	Virginia		North Carolina State	L	10	170	17.0	2	1	8	8.0	0	0	0		0	0	0		1	23	23.0	0
5	2023-09-30	Virginia	@	Boston College	L	9	97	10.8	1	0	0		0	0	0		0	0	0		3	60	20.0	0
6	2023-10-07	Virginia		William & Mary	W	7	112	16.0	1	1	1	1.0	0	0	0		0	0	0		2	13	6.5	0
7	2023-10-21	Virginia	@	North Carolina	W	12	115	9.6	1	0	0		0	0	0		0	0	0		3	63	21.0	0
8	2023-10-28	Virginia	@	Miami (FL)	L	12	152	12.7	0	0	0		0	0	0		0	0	0		0	0		0
9	2023-11-04	Virginia		Georgia Tech	L	11	109	9.9	0	0	0		0	0	0		0	0	0		2	61	30.5	0
10	2023-11-09	Virginia	@	Louisville	L	9	155	17.2	1	1	-2	-2.0	0	0	1	0.0	0	0	0	0.0	1	19	19.0	0
11	2023-11-18	Virginia		Duke	W	8	112	14.0	2	0	0		0	0	0		0	0	0		0	0		0
12	2023-11-25	Virginia		Virginia Tech	L	14	115	8.2	0	0	0		0	0	0		0	0	0		0	0		0
	12 Games					110	1426	13.0	9	3	7	2.3	0	0	1	0.0	0	0	0	0.0	14	273	19.5	0

 

[Faust]

King of Phinland
During the draft call with Malik Washington, Grier said McDaniel had been bugging him to draft Malik for multiple rounds. My guess is when they took Mo Kamara, Mike was banging the table for Malik but Kamara was such good value they couldn’t pass him up

Mike also says “Your rookie year can be very productive if you’re a pro, which I know you can be immediately because you’re going to have the opportunity.” Sounds like he’s already got a real role envisioned for Malik

https://x.com/kingofphinland/status/1784681858669719968?s=61

 

[TripItUp]

The kid is a winner...constantly made plays last year for a team going nowhere

Why did he slide in your opinion?

 

[doeseatplace]

The kid is a winner...constantly made plays last year for a team going nowhere

Why did he slide in your opinion?

IMO....Lack of size and elite speed...limited production over his first four years at Northwestern potentially portends a one-year wonder.

 

[Ministry of Pain]

The kid is a winner...constantly made plays last year for a team going nowhere

Why did he slide in your opinion?

His 4 years at Northwestern don't look a thing like what he did 1 season at Virginia after entering the transfer portal
-My take is Malik knows/knew he was a lot better than how he was being used at Northwestern
These transfer portal shockers are fairly new and more kids than ever are leaving one program so they can get an opp to shine at another.

Berrios and Cracraft are pretty decent 3/4 WRs on any NFL team but I feel they can be leap frogged as a 3rd option on pass plays.

 

[SoBeDad]

The kid is a winner...constantly made plays last year for a team going nowhere

Why did he slide in your opinion?

Good question. The 10 experts in Draftbuzz had him going 60 to 103, with a median of 93, late 3rd. The draft was very deep at WR. Franklin, Baker, and Walker were picked in the 4th round. Small, faster, less accomplished WRs went in the 5th, Gould, Cowing, maybe teams looking for return guys. Check out the video analysis below. Malik has good contact balance, good route running, good ball tracking, great hands. I think he has a good chance to be the starting slot WR, think of Sherfield's numbers from 2 years ago, maybe 30 receptions, 400 yards. He's only 5'8&1/2" but 191 lbs, he breaks tackles, including one by Payton Wilson in the video below. He takes advantage of his 42.5" vertical. He's not a gadget player.

Bad QBs at NW, failed to realize his potential. Then better, but still mediocre QBs at Virginia, where he had the 2nd highest PFF receiving grade behind the other Malik.

Film Breakdown: Malik Washington is the BEST Value Pick for the Miami Dolphins

Malik Washington Miami Dolphins WR 2024 NFL Draft from VirginiaSubscribe peeps#football #nfl #nfldraft #nfldraft2024 #dolphins #miamidolphins #finsup

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[Ministry of Pain]

The kid is a winner...constantly made plays last year for a team going nowhere

Why did he slide in your opinion?

Good question. The 10 experts in Draftbuzz had him going 60 to 103, with a median of 93, late 3rd. The draft was very deep at WR. Franklin, Baker, and Walker were picked in the 4th round. Small, faster, less accomplished WRs went in the 5th, Gould, Cowing, maybe teams looking for return guys. Check out the video analysis below. Malik has good contact balance, good route running, good ball tracking, great hands. I think he has a good chance to be the starting slot WR, think of Sherfield's numbers from 2 years ago, maybe 30 receptions, 400 yards. He's only 5'8&1/2" but 191 lbs, he breaks tackles, including one by Payton Wilson in the video below. He takes advantage of his 42.5" vertical. He's not a gadget player.

Bad QBs at NW, failed to realize his potential. Then better, but still mediocre QBs at Virginia, where he had the 2nd highest PFF receiving grade behind the other Malik.

Film Breakdown: Malik Washington is the BEST Value Pick for the Miami Dolphins

Malik Washington Miami Dolphins WR 2024 NFL Draft from VirginiaSubscribe peeps#football #nfl #nfldraft #nfldraft2024 #dolphins #miamidolphins #finsup

youtu.be

We need to invite that kid who does all those videos we both linked into this thread and the Shark Pool

 

[SoBeDad]

We need to invite that kid who does all those videos we both linked into this thread and the Shark Pool

Yes. Ryder McConville. Checkout his linkedin below. From Cali, now in Tennessee. A young guy, late 20s. He's trying to make it as a college scout, I think the Dolphin stuff is for fun. I saw his videos last year of Dolphin preseason, where he showed why Miami fell in love with TE Hill as a blocker. And he explained why Achane was a great pick for Miami based on his college videos.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryder-mcconville-43123b185

 

[Desert_Power]

King of Phinland
During the draft call with Malik Washington, Grier said McDaniel had been bugging him to draft Malik for multiple rounds. My guess is when they took Mo Kamara, Mike was banging the table for Malik but Kamara was such good value they couldn’t pass him up

Mike also says “Your rookie year can be very productive if you’re a pro, which I know you can be immediately because you’re going to have the opportunity.” Sounds like he’s already got a real role envisioned for Malik

https://x.com/kingofphinland/status/1784681858669719968?s=61

Shades of the Achane pick last year...

 

[SoBeDad]

After the OBJ signing, his value goes down. Maybe a good end of the draft WR in redraft. I think he gives OBJ a run for his $5 mil in incentives. That money would count toward the 2025 cap if OBJ earns it.