Malik Washington

Wide Receiver, Miami Dolphins · #6.

Player facts

Team: Miami Dolphins
Position: Wide Receiver
Number: 6
Born: Jan 4, 2001 (age 25)
Birthplace: Lawrenceville, GA, USA
Height: 5' 8"
Weight: 195 lbs
College: Virginia
Experience: 3 seasons
Status: Active

Stats

2026 Offense

	REC	TGTS	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	FD	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	FUM	LST
Regular Season	23	36	262	11.4	0	30	9	6	30	5.0	0	18	1	1
Last 5 Games	23	36	262	12.0	0	30	9	6	30	6.5	0	18	1	1
Career	95	137	802	8.4	3	30	38	28	165	5.9	2	18	3	3

Advanced stats

2026 season through week 6. EPA per play is the points a play added to the team’s expected score; success rate is the share of plays that kept the offense on schedule; CPOE is completion percentage over what the throws’ difficulty predicted. Rank is by EPA per play.

	Plays	EPA/play	Success	CPOE	League rank
Rushing	6 carries	-0.06	33%		fewer than 36 plays
Receiving	36 targets	-0.01	44%		78th of 94

NFL data: nflverse, CC BY 4.0.

Recent games

			Receiving							Rushing					Fumbles
Date	Opponent	Result	REC	TGTS	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	FD	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	FUM	LST
Sun, Oct 11	vs CIN	L 31-24	6	8	43	7.2	0	13	2	1	18	18.0	0	18	0	0
Sun, Oct 4	@ MIN	L 15-10	5	5	67	13.4	0	17	2	2	3	1.5	0	3	0	0
Sun, Sep 27	vs KC	L 24-10	5	10	56	11.2	0	30	2	2	5	2.5	0	4	0	0
Sun, Sep 20	@ SF	L 35-13	4	5	43	10.8	0	23	2	1	4	4.0	0	4	0	0
Sun, Sep 13	@ LV	L 27-13	3	8	53	17.7	0	30	1	0	0	0.0	0	0	1	1

Last 5 games. Click a game for its box score.

About

Malik Washington (born January 4, 2001) is an American professional football wide receiver and return specialist for the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Northwestern Wildcats and Virginia Cavaliers.

From Wikipedia’s article on Malik Washington, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.¹

Background

Early life

Washington was born in Lawrenceville, Georgia and attended Parkview High School, where he hauled in 130 receptions for 1,958 yards and 12 touchdowns, while also rushing for 687 yards and 16 touchdowns. He also played quarterback, completing 17 of 27 pass attempts for 149 yards and four touchdowns with one interception. On defense, Washington tallied 117 tackles with 2.5 tackles for loss, nine pass deflections, eight interceptions, two fumble recoveries, and a forced fumble. He committed to play college football at Northwestern University over other programs such as Michigan State and Tennessee.

Northwestern

As a freshman in 2019, Washington had six receptions for 25 yards. In the COVID shortened 2020 season, he brought in five passes for 51 yards, while also rushing for eight yards. In week seven of the 2021 season, Washington hauled in five receptions for 84 yards and a touchdown in a win over Rutgers. In week three of the 2022 season, he notched four receptions for 76 yards and a touchdown in a 31-24 loss to Southern Illinois. Washington totaled 65 receptions for 694 yards and a touchdown, while also adding 16 yards on the ground, earning third-team all-Big Ten Conference from Pro Football Focus. After the season, he entered the NCAA transfer portal.

Virginia

Washington transferred to the University of Virginia to continue his collegiate career. In week two of the 2023 season, versus James Madison, he brought in five passes for 119 yards and a touchdown, and in week three against Maryland he notched nine receptions for 141 yards. In week four, Washington had a career performance, totaling ten catches for 170 yards and two touchdowns, but the Cavaliers would fall to NC State. He was named the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) wide receiver of the week. Washington finished the season with 110 receptions for 1,426 yards, both single season records for the Cavaliers, and nine touchdowns. His 110 receptions led the nation.

From Wikipedia’s article on Malik Washington, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the full article.¹