Malik Washington is a Dual-Threat QB for Maryland. Malik's 2025 season ranks in the 0th percentile nationally by opponent-adjusted EPA per play across 488 plays — a developing rate for the QB.
2026 Usage Outlook · projected share of team plays
Regressed toward the QB mean. Model correlation r≈0.46 on a 2019-2025 walk-forward — volume only; efficiency not projected.
2025 Production
Performance Analysis · 2025 · vs QB peers
A genuine rushing threat who stresses defenses horizontally. Extends plays with legs and forces extra gap assignments.
- ▸Below-average efficiency vs QB peers — value comes through volume, not per-play impact.
- ▸High-volume role — one of the team's most-used QBs by play share.
- ▸Particularly dangerous on passing downs — efficiency spikes in obvious pass situations.
- ▸Production faded as the season progressed — 0.26 EPA/play decline from first to second half.
- ▸Peak game: 0.85 EPA/play in Wk 3 vs Towson.
NIL Market Tier· 2025
On3 valuation ↗Meaningful starter. Local collective + position-group deals.
Tier is a model estimate based on position, school brand, performance rank, and usage — not a reported deal. NIL deals are private. For a real market valuation, see On3's NIL profile, which factors in social following and actual deal tracking.
Game Log · box score + EPA, week by week
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Opp SP+ | C/ATT | Pass Yds | Pass TD | INT | QBR | Rush Yds | Rush TD | EPA/play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | vsFlorida Atlantic | W39-7 | -8.7 | 27/43 | 258 | 3 | 0 | 48.5 | — | — | 0.30 |
| 2 | vsNorthern Illinois | W20-9 | -16.7 | 19/35 | 254 | 2 | 0 | 29.4 | -1 | 0 | 0.07 |
| 3 | vsTowson | W44-17 | — | 16/22 | 261 | 1 | 1 | 94.8 | 29 | 1 | 0.85 |
| 4 | @Wisconsin | W27-10 | -4.4 | 18/34 | 265 | 2 | 0 | 62.4 | -12 | 1 | 0.28 |
| 6 | vsWashington | L20-24 | 18.4 | 30/49 | 219 | 1 | 1 | 59.0 | 6 | 1 | 0.20 |
| 7 | vsNebraska | L31-34 | 6.2 | 27/37 | 249 | 1 | 0 | 74.7 | 23 | 0 | 0.25 |
| 8 | @UCLA | L17-20 | -8.7 | 23/48 | 210 | 1 | 1 | 49.6 | 67 | 0 | 0.11 |
| 10 | vsIndiana | L10-55 | 32.4 | 16/31 | 242 | 1 | 2 | 38.8 | 1 | 0 | -0.13 |
| 11 | @Rutgers | L20-35 | 1.0 | 15/28 | 98 | 1 | 1 | 64.4 | 164 | 1 | -0.07 |
| 12 | @Illinois | L6-24 | 12.9 | 25/46 | 238 | 0 | 1 | 42.5 | 6 | 0 | -0.04 |
| 13 | vsMichigan | L20-45 | 12.4 | 19/39 | 210 | 1 | 1 | 71.3 | 16 | 0 | 0.18 |
| 14 | vsMichigan State | L28-38 | -3.4 | 38/61 | 459 | 3 | 1 | 67.8 | 18 | 0 | 0.36 |
Usage & Situational · Pro
- Standard downs
- -0.04
- Passing downs
- 0.53
- Pass / Rush EPA
- 0.21 / 0.40
Usage = share of team plays (CFBD has no true snap counts).