Malik Willis
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This is how QBs have played against the Patriots in the 2026 season.
| Wk | Team | Player | Cmp | Att | PaYd | PaTD | INT | Car | RuYd | RuTD | FPts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  SEA | Drew Lock | 16 | 22 | 187 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 12.8 |
| 2 |  PIT | Aaron Rodgers | 23 | 39 | 187 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 4.0 |
| 3 |  JAX | Trevor Lawrence | 19 | 29 | 182 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 25 | 0 | 19.8 |
| 4 |  BUF | Josh Allen | 23 | 33 | 253 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 18.5 |
| 5 |  LV | Kirk Cousins | 19 | 28 | 243 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.7 |
| 6 |  NYJ | Geno Smith | 20 | 30 | 252 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 12.0 |
| 7 |  CHI | Caleb Williams | 22 | 33 | 308 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 18 | 0 | 22.1 |
| 8 | MIA | Malik Willis | 21 | 32 | 211 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 14.6 |
| Average | 20.4 | 30.8 | 227.9 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 2.5 | 8.3 | 0.1 | 14.7 | ||
| Median | 20.5 | 31.0 | 227.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 4.5 | 0.0 | 14.2 | ||
| High | 23 | 39 | 308 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 25 | 1 | 22.1 | ||
| Low | 16 | 22 | 182 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 4.0 | ||
Averages are raw, outliers are never removed.
How Malik Willis should do vs the PatriotsSeason log, the group you pick, and a projection
Season so far, compared with what the group you pick below has done against the Patriots, plus a projection for this game.
What is this table?
Rows at the top are every game Malik Willis has played this season, using the same stat columns as the table above.
Compare against picks which group of Patriots opponents to line them up with: the best QB they faced in each game (1), the second best (2), the third best (3), or all of the top three. Nobody knows which slot Malik Willis will land in this week, so this is your call, not a guess.
Patriots avg is the average line of that group. Difference is that minus Malik Willis's own average: green means the defense gives that slot more than Malik Willis usually produces.
Projected is Malik Willis's recent-weighted average scaled by how generous the Patriots were to the slot you picked. Change the slot and the projected points change, because each slot has a different matchup adjustment. Picking Top 3 uses the usual-role projection.
| Wk | Opp | Cmp | Att | PaYd | PaTD | INT | Car | RuYd | RuTD | FPts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LV | 15 | 27 | 220 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 39 | 1 | 16.7 |
| 2 | SF | 14 | 23 | 197 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 12.5 |
| 3 | KC | 20 | 36 | 210 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 56 | 0 | 10.0 |
| 4 | MIN | 9 | 17 | 85 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 2.5 |
| 5 | CIN | 15 | 27 | 137 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 74 | 1 | 18.9 |
| 7 | NYJ | 14 | 21 | 208 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 37 | 1 | 26.0 |
| 8 | NE | 21 | 32 | 211 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 14.6 |
| Willis avg | 15.4 | 26.1 | 181.1 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 5.1 | 32.1 | 0.4 | 14.5 | |
| Patriots QB1 avg | 20.4 | 30.8 | 227.9 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 2.5 | 8.3 | 0.1 | 14.7 | |
| Difference | +4.9 | +4.6 | +46.7 | +0.5 | -0.1 | -2.6 | -23.9 | -0.3 | +0.2 | |
| Projected as QB1 | 14.2 | 24.1 | 167.0 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 4.7 | 29.6 | 0.4 | 13.8 | |
Difference is what the defense allows minus what Willis averages (green = defense gives up more). Projected stats scale the player's averages by the matchup adjustment, so they are a rough guide.
Start / Sit · Malik WillisGood confidence · 13.8 proj pts1/10 start
- Malik Willis averages 14.5 PPR points over 7 games (recent-weighted 15.5) and has played as the team's QB1.
- The Patriots have allowed 14.7 points to QB1s over 8 games (-11% vs league). The model applies 73% of that gap because the sample is small, giving a -8% adjustment.
- Last season's average (12.8) is blended in at 22% weight because this season's sample is small.
- Projection: 13.8 points.
- For reference, a typical weekly starter-level QB scores about 19.1 and a top-tier one about 23.8.
- A statistical model from box scores, Vegas lines, weather and injury tags. It cannot see role changes or in-game events.
Prediction & chance to scoreMalik Willis vs the Patriots
Prediction for Malik Willis
Nobody knows which slot Malik Willis will land in this week, so pick the one you expect. The projection changes because each slot faces a different average from the Patriots.
I predict about 13.8 points for Malik Willis if playing as a QB1. Malik Willis has averaged 14.5 over 7 games, and the Patriots have given up 14.7 to QB1s (-11% vs the league average of 16.5).
How this projection is built
1. The player. Malik Willis scored: Wk 1 16.7, Wk 2 12.5, Wk 3 10.0, Wk 4 2.5, Wk 5 18.9, Wk 7 26.0, Wk 8 14.6. Average 14.5; weighted toward recent games it is 14.9.
2. The defense. Over 8 games, the Patriots allowed 14.7 points to their opponent's QB1. The league average for that slot is 16.5, so that is -11%.
3. Trusting small samples less. With 8 defensive games, only 73% of the gap is applied, capped at +/-30%. That gives a -8% adjustment (x0.92).
4. Result. 14.9 x 0.92 = 13.8. Switching slots only changes step 2 and 3: the player's own numbers stay the same, but each slot faces a different defensive average.
It is a statistical model, not knowledge of injuries, game script or weather.
Chance to score
Type a point total to see how likely Malik Willis is to reach it as a QB1.
Why this percentage?
The projection (13.8) is the middle of the range. Fantasy scores swing a lot from game to game, so the model spreads possible scores around it by about 7.4 points, leaning on Malik Willis's own game-to-game swings once there are several games (and on typical QB swings before that).
Scores are modelled as right-skewed, since a big game is possible but a very negative one is not. The percentage is the share of that spread at or above 14.
With only 7 games of history, treat this as a rough gauge. It gets sharper as the season goes on. It is never lower than 1% or higher than 99%.
InsightsPlain-English takeaways from the table
- QB1s have averaged 227.9 passing yards, 1.4 passing TDs and 8.3 rushing yards against the Patriots across 8 games.
- The Patriots allow 14.7 PPR points to QB1s, -11% versus the league average of 16.5 (ranked 23 of 32, where 1 is most generous). That is a tough matchup.
- Outlier: Week 7, Caleb Williams (22.1 pts) sits far above the other games and pulls the averages up. Average with it vs without it: pts 14.7 vs 13.6. The table above keeps the raw averages.
- Outlier: Week 2, Aaron Rodgers (4.0 pts) sits far below the other games and drags the averages down. Average with it vs without it: pts 14.7 vs 16.2. The table above keeps the raw averages.
- 3 of 8 games reached 15+ PPR points. Scores range from 4.0 to 22.1 (median 14.2).
- Every QB1 in the sample cleared 150 passing yards.
- QB1s scored a touchdown in 7 of 8 games (88%).
Insights are generated by rules from the table above and recalculate every week.