Receiver, Virginia (from Northwestern), 2019–⁠23

Malik Washington

Number
No. 4
Height
5′8″
Weight
194 lb
Class (2023)
Senior
Hometown
Lawrenceville, GA
Born
Oct 20, 2000

Malik Washington played receiver at Northwestern (2019–⁠22) and Virginia (2023). The Miami Dolphins took Washington in round 6, No. 184 overall in the 2024 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
1,426
Receiving yards, 2023 (Virginia, 3–⁠9)
National rank
No. 4
In FBS in receiving yards, 2023
Drafted
No. 184
Round 6, 2024 NFL Draft (Miami Dolphins)

Career highs

14catches, career highvs. Virginia Tech, 2023170receiving yards, career highvs. NC State, 20232receiving touchdowns, career hightwice; last vs. Duke, 2023

Honors

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2019Northwestern6427.0011
2020Northwestern55110.2023
2021Northwestern4457813.1264
2022Northwestern6569410.7149
2023Virginia1101,42613.0964
Career2302,79112.11264

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTD
2023Virginia132570

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2019Northwestern4WRYr 1
2020Northwestern4WRYr 2
2021Northwestern4WRYr 3
2022Northwestern4WRYr 4
2023Virginia4WRSr. (Yr 5)5′8″194

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2019Northwestern70.69––4.8–
2020Northwestern90.15––1.4–
2021Northwestern570.8373rd (n=410)0.6747.67%
2022Northwestern850.3713th (n=683)0.7131.710%
2023Virginia1370.7746th (n=681)0.80106.116%

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2023 Virginia 12 games, 110 catches, 1,426 yards, 9 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 2vs.TennesseeL 13–⁠49429017–
Sep 9vs.James MadisonL 35–⁠365119163–
Sep 15atMarylandL 14–⁠429141049–
Sep 22vs.NC StateL 21–⁠24101702598
Sep 30atBoston CollegeL 24–⁠27997123–
Oct 7vs.William & MaryW 27–⁠1371121421
Oct 21atNorth CarolinaW 31–⁠2712115130–
Oct 28atMiamiL 26–⁠2912152064–
Nov 4vs.Georgia TechL 17–⁠4511109025–
Nov 9atLouisvilleL 24–⁠319155148−2
Nov 18vs.DukeW 30–⁠278112234–
Nov 25vs.Virginia TechL 17–⁠5514115031–
2022 Northwestern 12 games, 65 catches, 694 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Aug 27vs.NebraskaW 31–⁠28897039–
Sep 10vs.DukeL 23–⁠31751014–
Sep 17vs.Southern IllinoisL 24–⁠31476132–
Sep 24vs.Miami (OH)L 14–⁠17881029–
Oct 1atPenn StateL 7–⁠174420240
Oct 8vs.WisconsinL 7–⁠42329012–
Oct 22atMarylandL 24–⁠316720464
Oct 29atIowaL 13–⁠333220100
Nov 5vs.Ohio StateL 7–⁠21649013−2
Nov 12atMinnesotaL 3–⁠316970491
Nov 19atPurdueL 9–⁠17322013−6
Nov 26vs.IllinoisL 3–⁠4175601519
2021 Northwestern 12 games, 44 catches, 578 yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 3vs.Michigan StateL 21–⁠383320192
Sep 11vs.Indiana StateW 24–⁠6227125−10
Sep 18atDukeL 23–⁠30334013–
Sep 25vs.OhioW 35–⁠621407–
Oct 2atNebraskaL 7–⁠56364043–
Oct 16vs.RutgersW 21–⁠7584164–
Oct 23atMichiganL 7–⁠336630296
Oct 30vs.MinnesotaL 14–⁠41433014–
Nov 6vs.IowaL 12–⁠176750211
Nov 13atWisconsinL 7–⁠35124024−1
Nov 20vs.PurdueL 14–⁠32354046–
Nov 27atIllinoisL 14–⁠47674027–
2020 Northwestern 4 games, 5 catches, 51 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Oct 24vs.MarylandW 43–⁠3230023–
Nov 7vs.NebraskaW 21–⁠13111011–
Nov 14atPurdueW 27–⁠20––––8
Nov 21vs.WisconsinW 17–⁠721006–
2019 Northwestern 5 games, 6 catches, 42 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 14vs.UNLVW 30–⁠142908–
Sep 21vs.Michigan StateL 10–⁠311909–
Oct 26vs.IowaL 0–⁠201909–
Nov 9vs.PurdueL 22–⁠241404–
Nov 23vs.MinnesotaL 22–⁠38111011–

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

Before the draft

DrillCombine 2024Combine or pro day 2024
Height5′8½″
Weight191 lb
Arm length30⅜″
Hand size9¼″
Wingspan72⅞″W
40-yard dash4.47 s
10-yard split1.53 s
Vertical jump42½″
Broad jump10′6″
Bench press19 reps
3-cone drill6.87 s
20-yard shuttle4.26 s

Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

In the NFL

3 seasons, 36 games with a stat; latest team: Miami Dolphins.

SeasonTeamGRecYdsTD
2024Miami Dolphins14262230
2025Miami Dolphins17463173
2026 (so far)Miami Dolphins5232620
NFL career36958023

Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.

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