Malik Washington

#4 · WR · Sr. · Virginia5′8″ · 194 lb · Lawrenceville, GA

Malik Washington: WR · Virginia · #4.

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Malik Washington

WR · Virginia · Sr · #4

Wins underneath on volume and route precision. Played for two head coaches across five seasons and two programs. First career honor, 2023: All-ACC. One game to point at: 170 receiving yards and 10 receptions against NC State — Week 4, 2023.

Style of play

Play style

Runs precise routes in tight quarters. Volume player who keeps chains moving.

Fans

No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.

Virginia in the news

Charges dismissed against former UVA playerOct 23
Ethan Minter out for Duke gameWww2 Dailyprogress Oct 21
Kam Courtney out for gameThe Daily Progress Oct 16

Where to follow

Career stats

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Season	Team
2023	Virginia	110	1,426	13.0	9	64
2022	Northwestern	65	694	10.7	1	49
2021	Northwestern	44	578	13.1	2	64
2020	Northwestern	5	51	10.2	0	23
2019	Northwestern	6	42	7.0	0	11
Career		230	2,791	12.1	12	64

Season	Team
2023	Virginia	3	7	257
2022	Northwestern	9	16	--
2021	Northwestern	5	−2	--
2020	Northwestern	1	8	--
2019	Northwestern	--	--	--
Career		18	29	257

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2023 season · 12 games

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	L 13-49vs No. 12 Tennessee	4	29	7.3	0	17
Wk 2	L 35-36vs James Madison	5	119	23.8	1	63
Wk 3	L 14-42@ Maryland	9	141	15.7	0	49	141-yard receiving day
Wk 4	L 21-24vs NC State	10	170	17.0	2	59	Season-high 170 yds
Wk 5	L 24-27@ Boston College	9	97	10.8	1	23
Wk 6	W 27-13vs William & Mary	7	112	16.0	1	42
Wk 8	W 31-27@ No. 10 North Carolina	12	115	9.6	1	30
Wk 9	L 26-29@ Miami	12	152	12.7	0	64	152-yard receiving day
Wk 10	L 17-45vs Georgia Tech	11	109	9.9	0	25
Wk 11	L 24-31@ No. 11 Louisville	9	155	17.2	1	48	155-yard receiving day
Wk 12	W 30-27vs Duke	8	112	14.0	2	34	2 TD catches
Wk 13	L 17-55vs Virginia Tech	14	115	8.2	0	31
Total		110	1426	13.0	9	64

Signature game

Week 4 · 2023

L 21-24

vs NC State

10 rec · 170 yds · 2 TD

With A. Colandrea — 271 yds · 2 TD · 2 INT · QBR 75.9 · 43 rush yds (13 car) · D. Sparks — 40.6 yards per punt · 5 punts · 1 inside the 20

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 11 · Louisville · 2nd and 27 · Q3 · EPA +6.60Colandrea to Washington: a 42-yard touchdown pass.
Week 2 · James Madison · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA +5.05Anthony Colandrea pass complete to Malik Washington for 63 yds for a TD (Will Bettridge KICK)
Week 6 · William & Mary · 3rd and 19 · Q2 · EPA +4.42Tony Muskett pass complete to Malik Washington for 42 yds to the W&M 15 for a
Week 12 · Duke · 3rd and 11 · Q3 · EPA +3.70Anthony Colandrea pass complete to Malik Washington for 27 yds to the DUKE 29 for a
Week 3 · Maryland · 3rd and 23 · Q3 · EPA +3.66Anthony Colandrea pass complete to Malik Washington for 25 yds to the MD 12 for a
Week 11 · Louisville · 3rd and 8 · Q2 · EPA +3.59Anthony Colandrea pass complete to Malik Washington for 26 yds to the LOU 40 for a

4 more plays

Week 9 · Miami · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA +3.56Tony Muskett pass complete to Malik Washington for 64 yds to the MIA 11 for a
Week 2 · James Madison · 3rd and 12 · Q3 · EPA +3.46Anthony Colandrea pass complete to Malik Washington for 25 yds to the JMU 48 for a
Week 4 · NC State · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA +3.36Anthony Colandrea pass complete to Malik Washington for 59 yds to the NCSU 4 for a
Week 11 · Louisville · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA +3.34Anthony Colandrea pass complete to Malik Washington for 48 yds to the LOU 27 for a

Teams and coaches

2019Northwestern3-9HC: Pat Fitzgerald · Run-heavy

2020Northwestern7-2HC: Pat Fitzgerald · Run-leaning, fast tempo

2021Northwestern3-9HC: Pat Fitzgerald · Run-leaning

2022Northwestern1-11HC: Pat Fitzgerald · Balanced

2023Virginia3-9HC: Tony Elliott · Run-leaning

Our ratings

CFB Zeitgeist Score 95 (#3 of 497). Show the ratings

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles · 2023 season

95All-America level #3 of 497 · 2023?

12 metrics · season cumulative

2023 score: the 2026 sample is not big enough yet. The rows below are 2026 so far. Elite: receptions (100th percentile). Strength: rec yards (99th percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

Explosive rate#210 / 639 · 67th pct

16.8%

Yards / catch#281 / 639 · 56th pct

12.7

Catch rate#303 / 639 · 53rd pct

83.2%

EPA / target#334 / 639 · 48th pct

0.73

TD rate#368 / 639 · 42nd pct

4.6%

Box-score rates (7)

Receptions#1 / 566 · 100th pct

110

Rec yards#4 / 566 · 99th pct

1426

Rec TDs#26 / 566 · 95th pct

Long catch#132 / 566 · 76th pct

Yards / catch#278 / 566 · 50th pct

13.0

Rush TDs#54 / 294 · 41st pct

Rush yards#171 / 294 · 41st pct

Season trend

Last seasonThis season

EPA / target

28th → 48th percentile

Explosive rate

57th → 67th percentile

Catch rate

69th → 53rd percentile

TD rate

13th → 42nd percentile

Yards / catch

39th → 56th percentile

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps in 2023. Most bars are box-score rates; EPA / success-rate bars are computed from real play-by-play (offense only — no defensive EPA model exists yet).

Splits

Home and road splits, scheme and staff

Splits · Per-game

2023 season · 12 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home6g	9.2	123	14.8	1.0
Road5g	10.2	132	13.2	0.6

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-76g	7.3	111	15.1	0.8
Weeks 8+6g	11.0	126	11.9	0.7

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2023 season

Head Coach

Tony Elliott

Pass share

47.0%

396 pass / 447 run

Plays / game

70.2

12 games

Team sack rate

9.6%

449 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Run-leaning.

Awards

Player standing · 2023

All-Conference 1st team

First team in his league at the position.

The All-Conference 1st team honor is earned — and the box score backs it up emphatically: #3 of 497 FBS receivers by CFB Zeitgeist Score.2023 profile

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score

95 · #3 of 497 WRs · 2023

Malik Washington

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Style of play

Fans

Virginia in the news

Where to follow

Career stats

Game log

Signature game

Signature plays

Teams and coaches

Our ratings

Splits

Awards

All-Conference 1st team

Five seasons, two schools, drafted

2023 12 games

2024