
Player breakdown
Malik Washington
Virginia · 2024 Draft Class
5-9191 lbs6th round, 184th overallAge at Draft: 23Age: ~25
LowDid Not Hit
Major awards: 0Heisman votes: 0NIL Contract Value: --
Watch HighlightsModel confidence
Success Probability
31%
Closest matches
NFL comparables
| Year | Team | G | GS | Tgt | Rec | Yds | Y/R | TD | Y/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | MIA | 14 | 3 | 36 | 26 | 223 | 8.6 | 0 | 15.9 |
| 2025 | MIA | 17 | 6 | 65 | 46 | 317 | 6.9 | 3 | 18.6 |
| Career | 31 | 9 | 101 | 72 | 540 | 7.5 | 3 | 17.4 | |
| Season | Team | Conf | G | Rec | Yds | TD | YPR | YPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Northwestern | Big Ten | 11 | 6 | 25 | 0 | 4.2 | 2.3 |
| 2020 | Northwestern | Big Ten | 5 | 5 | 51 | 0 | 10.2 | 10.2 |
| 2021 | Northwestern | Big Ten | 12 | 44 | 578 | 2 | 13.1 | 48.2 |
| 2022 | Northwestern | Big Ten | 12 | 65 | 694 | 1 | 10.7 | 57.8 |
| 2023 | Virginia | ACC | 12 | 110 | 1,426 | 9 | 13 | 118.8 |
| Career | 52 | 230 | 2,774 | 12 | 12.1 | 53.3 | ||
Model readout
Probability, context, and base score
XGBoost Prob
27%
ML model output
Context Prob
50%
Rule-based model
Suppression Signals
1
Depth chart context
SHAP Base
0.955
Average prediction
Top Positive Factors
+64.4 ypg vs. draft class average — class-leading production+0.302
Accounted for 3.60 yards per team pass attempt — alpha receiver share+0.196
Speed × production: 136.4 — elite combined athletic output+0.188
Top Negative Factors
Program WR pipeline: 3% NFL 1000-yard conversion rate-1.447
Improvement accelerating (+56.0) — getting better faster each year-0.420
Physical production synergy-0.383