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Xavier Hutchinson or Ted Hurst

Who Should I Start? - Week 3 • Start New
Xavier Hutchinson

Xavier Hutchinson

WR • Houston Texans HOU
Ted Hurst

Ted Hurst

WR • Tampa Bay Bucs TB
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Hutchinson over Hurst

 
 
 
 
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Outlook Xavier Hutchinson

Xavier Hutchinson at Indianapolis — Expanding Target Share Offers Deep-League Intrigue

Hutchinson has carved out an immediate presence in Houston's passing attack, commanding 15 targets through the first two weeks, including nine looks in Week 2. With Tank Dell on injured reserve and top receiver Nico Collins currently questionable due to a hamstring issue, Hutchinson is operating as a vital piece of the receiver rotation catching passes from C.J. Stroud.

Our weekly projections expect around 8.1 fantasy points on roughly eight targets and 39 receiving yards against an Indianapolis defense that has surrendered plenty of points in an 0-2 start. While his roster rate has crept up to 9%, managers have hesitated to start him, making him an intriguing deep-league play or upside stash who could see an even bigger workload if Collins sits.

Updated 14 hrs ago

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Next Up ❱ Performance Comparison
Performance Xavier Hutchinson
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REC YDS AVG LONG TD
33712.3180
Season stats based on the past 7 days

REC YDS AVG LONG TD
66911.5200
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Ted Hurst
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REC YDS AVG LONG TD
22713.5210
Season stats based on the past 7 days

REC YDS AVG LONG TD
56312.6210
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up ❱ Redzone Touches
Redzone Touches Xavier Hutchinson
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WK OPP ATT TAR REC
1 BUF 🔓 🔓 🔓
2 CIN 🔓 🔓 🔓

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Redzone Touches Ted Hurst
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WK OPP ATT TAR REC
1 @CIN 🔓 🔓 🔓
2 CLE 🔓 🔓 🔓

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Next Up ❱ Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Xavier Hutchinson
OWN
 
9%
+5.72 compared to last week
START
 
2%
+1.83 compared to last week
OWN/START Ted Hurst
OWN
 
1%
+0.37 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 Ted Hurst
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 6.90 total points (3.45 avg).
  • Currently 44.8 points behind the leader: Jaxon Smith-Njigba

    • Receiving Stats

  • Top 75 in receptions, though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 52nd among WR.
  • Top 20 in targets and is currently ranked 18th among WR.
  • Top 50 in Rec TDs with 0 and is currently ranked 46th among WR.

    • Rushing Stats

  • Top 50 in rush tds with 0 (0.00 per game) and is currently ranked 36th among WR.

    • Bonus Qualities

  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Receptions: +2, Rec Yards: +10 Rec TDs: EVEN,
  • You do realize that this guy has no receiving touchdowns right?

    • Season Outlook

  • REC: 35, REC YDS: 320, REC TDS: 2
Breakdown Ted Hurst

    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 73rd with 6.30 total points (3.15 avg).
  • Currently 45.4 points behind the leader: Jaxon Smith-Njigba

    • Receiving Stats

  • Top 75 in receptions, though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 58th among WR.
  • Top 75 in targets, though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 52nd among WR.

    • Rushing Stats

  • Top 35 in rush yards with 0 (0.00 per game) and is currently ranked 29th 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: +5, Rec Yards: +63 Rec TDs: EVEN,
  • You do realize that this guy has no receiving touchdowns right?

    • Season Outlook

  • REC: 32, REC YDS: 400, REC TDS: 3
Next Up ❱ Health Check
Injury Xavier Hutchinson

No Injury Reported

Injury Ted Hurst

No Injury Reported

Next Up ❱ Matchup Comparison
Matchups Xavier Hutchinson

Week 3
Houston Texans @ Indianapolis Colts

PA/G YDS/G TO INT SACK TDs FSP
37.00530.0010402.96
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 31st with 1.00 total points (0.50 avg).
  • Currently 28 points behind the leader: Bengals DST

Defensive Stats

  • Ranked 31st in rush defense with 354 (177.00 per game).
  • Ranked 32nd in pass defense with 706 (353.00 per game).
  • One of the worst in points against with 37.00 per game and currently ranked 32nd among DST.
  • Top 8 in Total TDs with 0 (0.00 per game) and currently ranked 7th among DST.

Bonus Qualities

  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Total Yards Against: +256, Turnovers: -3 Sacks: +1, INTs: -3, TDs: EVEN, Points Allowed: +19,

Season Outlook

  • SACK: 33, INT: 12, TDS: 3, PA/G: 25.8, YDS/G: 371.7
Matchups Ted Hurst

Week 3
Tampa Bay Bucs VS Minnesota Vikings

PA/G YDS/G TO INT SACK TDs FSP
12.50389.5042804.67
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 6th with 23.00 total points (11.50 avg).
  • Currently 6 points behind the leader: Bengals DST

Defensive Stats

  • Top 6 in turnovers with 4 (2.00 per game) and is currently ranked 5th among DST.
  • Ranked 14th in rush defense with 200 (100.00 per game).
  • Ranked 29th in pass defense with 579 (289.50 per game).
  • Top 2 in sacks with 8 (4.00 per game) and currently ranked 2nd among DST.
  • Top 6 in interceptions with 2 (1.00 per game) and currently ranked 5th among DST.
  • Top 4 in points against with 12.50 per game and currently ranked 4th among DST.
  • Currently ranked 31st in Total TDs with 0 (0.00 per game) among DST.

Bonus Qualities

  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Total Yards Against: +219, Turnovers: +2 Sacks: -1, INTs: +2, TDs: EVEN, Points Allowed: -12.5,

Season Outlook

  • SACK: 49, INT: 13, TDS: 3, PA/G: 20.8, YDS/G: 300.3
Next Up ❱ Ratings Comparison
Rating Xavier Hutchinson
6.73
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Ted Hurst
7.68
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
2026 HOU 2 15 6 69 11.5 0 0 0 0 0
ON PACE 18 135 54 621 11.5 0 0 0 0 0
3-YEAR AVG 15 38 21 243 11.4 1 3 27 8.9 0
Totals 49 141 74 843 11.4 3 9 80 8.9 0
Career Ted Hurst
RECEIVING RUSH
YEAR TEAM GP TGTS REC YD AVG TD ATT YD AVG TD
2026 TB 2 10 5 63 12.6 0 0 0 0 0
ON PACE 18 90 45 567 12.6 0 0 0 0 0
3-YEAR AVG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 2 10 5 63 12.6 0 0 0 0 0
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Week 3
ARI @SF
ATL @GB
BAL @DAL
BUF vs LAC
CAR @CLE
CHI vs PHI
CIN @PIT
DEN vs LAR
DET vs NYJ
HOU @IND
JAC vs NE
KC @MIA
LV @NO
MIN @TB
NYG vs TEN
SEA @WAS
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ARI @COL 03:10 EDT EST
ATH vs HOU 09:40 EDT EST
ATL vs CIN 07:15 EDT EST
BOS vs CLE 06:45 EDT EST
CHC vs MIA 02:20 EDT EST
CHW @KC 02:10 EDT EST
LAA @SEA 09:40 EDT EST
LAD vs SD 10:10 EDT EST
MIL @PHI 06:05 EDT EST
NYM @TEX 02:35 EDT EST
NYY vs TB 07:05 EDT EST
PIT vs STL 12:35 EDT EST
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