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Xavier Hutchinson or Tyler Higbee

Who Should I Start? - Week 1 • Start New
Xavier Hutchinson

Xavier Hutchinson

WR • Houston Texans HOU
Tyler Higbee

Tyler Higbee

TE • Los Angeles Rams LAR
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Hutchinson over Higbee

 
 
 
 
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Outlook Xavier Hutchinson

Rotational Depth Role Limits Fantasy Viability in Houston's Crowded Passing Game

After taking a step forward in 2025 with career highs in receptions (35), yards (428), and touchdowns (3), Xavier Hutchinson enters his fourth NFL season providing perimeter depth for Houston. Operating behind primary options like Nico Collins and Tank Dell, Hutchinson remains a complementary piece in C.J. Stroud's aerial attack.

Our season projections anticipate a similar role in 2026, projecting Hutchinson for 35 catches on 45 targets for 325 yards and two scores (68.0 fantasy points). While a season-ending injury to receiver Jayden Higgins secures his depth standing, Hutchinson's minimal roster footprint reflects a low weekly ceiling.

Draft market trends show Hutchinson's ADP sinking past pick 800 after a brief mid-August surge, rendering him virtually undrafted in 1.0 PPR leagues. He is best viewed as a deep-league reserve who needs multiple injuries to higher-volume targets before developing reliable fantasy value.

Updated 4 days ago

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Next Up ❱ Performance Comparison
Performance Xavier Hutchinson
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Next Up ❱ Redzone Touches
Redzone Touches Xavier Hutchinson
REDZONE
WK OPP ATT TAR REC
1 BUF 🔓 🔓 🔓
2 CIN 🔓 🔓 🔓
3 @IND 🔓 🔓 🔓
4 DAL 🔓 🔓 🔓
5 @TEN 🔓 🔓 🔓
7 @JAC 🔓 🔓 🔓
8 NYG 🔓 🔓 🔓
9 BYE 🔓 🔓 🔓
10 @LAC 🔓 🔓 🔓
11 @CLE 🔓 🔓 🔓
12 IND 🔓 🔓 🔓
12 BAL 🔓 🔓 🔓
13 @PIT 🔓 🔓 🔓
14 @WAS 🔓 🔓 🔓
15 JAC 🔓 🔓 🔓
16 @PHI 🔓 🔓 🔓
17 @GB 🔓 🔓 🔓
18 TEN 🔓 🔓 🔓
20 🔓 🔓 🔓

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Redzone Touches Tyler Higbee
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WK OPP ATT TAR REC
1 SF 🔓 🔓 🔓
2 NYG 🔓 🔓 🔓
3 @DEN 🔓 🔓 🔓
4 @PHI 🔓 🔓 🔓
5 BUF 🔓 🔓 🔓
6 ARI 🔓 🔓 🔓
7 @LV 🔓 🔓 🔓
9 LAC 🔓 🔓 🔓
10 @WAS 🔓 🔓 🔓
11 @ARI 🔓 🔓 🔓
18 BYE 🔓 🔓 🔓
19 GB 🔓 🔓 🔓
20 KC 🔓 🔓 🔓
21 @SF 🔓 🔓 🔓

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Next Up ❱ Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Xavier Hutchinson
OWN
 
2%
-0.11 compared to last week
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0%
0 compared to last week
OWN/START Tyler Higbee
OWN
 
1%
+1 compared to last week
START
 
0%
0 compared to last week
Next Up ❱ Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Xavier Hutchinson
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Tyler Higbee
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up ❱ Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Xavier Hutchinson

    Overview

  • Experts don't even rank him among WR's. Either he is on a bye week or is just plain bad. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 64th with 68.30 total points (3.59 avg).
  • Currently 241 points behind the leader: Puka Nacua
  • Decline in numbers lately by 3.6 PPG.

    • Receiving Stats

  • Top 75 in receptions, though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 70th among WR.
  • Top 75 in targets, though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 72nd among WR.
  • Top 75 in Rec TDs with 3, though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 59th among WR.

    • Rushing Stats

  • Top 25 in rush attempts with 4 (0.22 per game) and is currently ranked 33rd among WR.
  • Top 25 in rush yards with 31 (1.72 per game) and is currently ranked 22nd among WR.

    • Bonus Qualities

  • Played in 2 more games this year than last year.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Receptions: +27, Rec Yards: +354 Rec TDs: +3,
  • Unfortunately two players have the same exact name and his rating may not be entirely accurate at this point. We are working on fixing situations like this!

    • Season Outlook

  • REC: 35, REC YDS: 325, REC TDS: 2
Breakdown Tyler Higbee

    Overview

  • Experts don't even rank him among TE's. Either he is on a bye week or is just plain bad. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 33rd with 54.50 total points (3.89 avg).
  • Currently 143.3 points behind the leader: Trey McBride
  • He has missed playing in at least 2 games but is not listed on the injury report as of today. Check out his player news to see if he has any nagging injuries.
  • Decline in numbers lately by 3.9 PPG.

    • Receiving Stats

  • Top 50 in receptions and is currently ranked 47th among TE.
  • Top 50 in targets and is currently ranked 45th among TE.
  • Top 35 in red zone targets and is currently ranked 29th among TE.
  • Top 50 in reception yards with 281 and 11.24 YPC and is currently ranked 45th among TE.
  • Top 35 in Rec TDs with 3 and is currently ranked 29th among TE.

    • Bonus Qualities

  • Played in 11 more games this year than last year.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Receptions: +26, Rec Yards: +345 Rec TDs: +2,

    • Season Outlook

  • REC: 27, REC YDS: 312, REC TDS: 2
Next Up ❱ Health Check
Injury Xavier Hutchinson

No Injury Reported

Injury Tyler Higbee

No Injury Reported

Next Up ❱ Matchup Comparison
Matchups Xavier Hutchinson

Week 1
Houston Texans VS Buffalo Bills

PA/G YDS/G TO INT SACK TDs FSP
22.21287.8923163734.12
Compare to same point last season

Overview

  • Experts don"t even rank him among DST's. Either he is on a bye week or is just plain bad. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 14th with 114.00 total points (6.00 avg).
  • Currently 113 points behind the leader: Seahawks DST
  • Average points in the past two weeks have dipped quite a bit at 6.

Defensive Stats

  • Top 4 in total yards against with 321.76 per game and is currently ranked 4th among DST.
  • Ranked 28th in rush defense with 2423 (142.53 per game).
  • Top 2 in pass defense with 3047 (179.24 per game) and is currently ranked 1st among DST.
  • Top 12 in points against with 21.47 per game and currently ranked 12th among DST.
  • Top 8 in Total TDs with 3 (0.18 per game) and currently ranked 8th among DST.

Bonus Qualities

  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Total Yards Against: -10.01, Turnovers: -17 Sacks: -6, INTs: -7, TDs: -2, Points Allowed: +1.51,
  • Unfortunately two players have the same exact name and his rating may not be entirely accurate at this point. We are working on fixing situations like this!

Season Outlook

  • SACK: 41, INT: 15, TDS: 4, PA/G: 22.8, YDS/G: 311.4
Matchups Tyler Higbee

Week 1
Los Angeles Rams VS San Francisco 49ers

PA/G YDS/G TO INT SACK TDs FSP
22.68325.321662312.97
Compare to same point last season

Overview

  • Experts don"t even rank him among DST's. Either he is on a bye week or is just plain bad. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 27th with 76.00 total points (4.00 avg).
  • Currently 151 points behind the leader: Seahawks DST
  • Decline in numbers lately by 4 PPG.

Defensive Stats

  • Top 12 in rush defense with 1902 (111.88 per game) and is currently ranked 11th among DST.
  • Ranked 22nd in pass defense with 4279 (251.71 per game).
  • Top 14 in points against with 21.82 per game and currently ranked 13th among DST.
  • Currently ranked 25th in Total TDs with 1 (0.06 per game) among DST.

Bonus Qualities

  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Total Yards Against: +53.7, Turnovers: -9 Sacks: -22, INTs: -11, TDs: -1, Points Allowed: -0.99,
  • Unfortunately two players have the same exact name and his rating may not be entirely accurate at this point. We are working on fixing situations like this!

Season Outlook

  • SACK: 26, INT: 11, TDS: 3, PA/G: 23.2, YDS/G: 361.5
Next Up ❱ Ratings Comparison
Rating Xavier Hutchinson
7.18
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Tyler Higbee
6.39
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up ❱ Career Comparison
Career Xavier Hutchinson
RECEIVING RUSH
YEAR TEAM GP TGTS REC YD AVG TD ATT YD AVG TD
2023 HOU 11 19 8 90 11.3 0 5 49 9.8 0
2024 HOU 14 26 12 117 9.8 0 0 0 0 0
2025 HOU 16 57 35 428 12.2 3 4 31 7.8 0
ON PACE 72 257 158 1926 12.2 14 18 140 7.8 0
3-YEAR AVG 15 38 21 243 11.4 1 3 27 8.9 0
Totals 47 126 68 774 11.4 3 9 80 8.9 0
Career Tyler Higbee
RECEIVING RUSH
YEAR TEAM GP TGTS REC YD AVG TD ATT YD AVG TD
2016 LAR 11 29 11 85 7.7 1 0 0 0 0
2017 LAR 14 45 25 295 11.8 1 0 0 0 0
2018 LAR 13 32 24 292 12.2 2 0 0 0 0
2019 LAR 14 89 69 734 10.6 3 0 0 0 0
2020 LAR 16 63 45 525 11.7 5 1 1 1 0
2021 LAR 15 85 61 560 9.2 5 0 0 0 0
2022 LAR 16 108 72 620 8.6 3 0 0 0 0
2023 LAR 15 70 47 495 10.5 2 0 0 0 0
2024 LAR 3 12 8 66 8.3 2 0 0 0 0
2025 LAR 10 39 27 326 12.1 3 0 0 0 0
ON PACE 45 176 122 1467 12.1 14 0 0 0 0
3-YEAR AVG 10 45 31 318 10.4 3 0 0 0 0
Totals 133 593 405 4154 10.3 28 1 1 1 0
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ARI @LAC
ATL @PIT
BAL @IND
BUF @HOU
CAR vs CHI
CIN vs TB
CLE @JAC
DAL @NYG
DEN @KC
DET vs NO
GB @MIN
LAR vs SF
LV vs MIA
NE @SEA
NYJ @TEN
PHI vs WAS
Matchup Time Pitchers
ARI @HOU 08:10 EDT EST
ATH @SEA 10:10 EDT EST
ATL @PHI 06:40 EDT EST
BAL vs BOS 07:05 EDT EST
CHC @MIA 07:10 EDT EST
CHW vs MIN 07:40 EDT EST
CIN vs MIL 06:10 EDT EST
CLE vs DET 02:10 EDT EST
COL vs STL 08:40 EDT EST
KC vs TOR 08:10 EDT EST
LAA @PIT 06:45 EDT EST
LAD vs WAS 10:10 EDT EST
NYM vs SF 07:10 EDT EST
NYY @SD 09:40 EDT EST
TB @TEX 08:05 EDT EST
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