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Xavier Hutchinson or Darius Cooper

Who Should I Start? - Week 5 • Start New
Xavier Hutchinson

Xavier Hutchinson

WR • Houston Texans HOU
Darius Cooper

Darius Cooper

WR • Philadelphia Eagles PHI
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EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Hutchinson over Cooper

 
 
 
 
START BOTH START BENCH BOTH BN

Hutchinson ... 0%

BOTH ... 0%

PROJECTION
FPTS: 7.3
REC REC YD REC TD FPTS
2.7 36.66 0.02 7.3
No projection for today.
Coming soon.
Outlook Xavier Hutchinson

Xavier Hutchinson at Tennessee — Steady Involvement Keeps Deep-League Value Intact

Hutchinson continues to hold a rotational pass-catching role in Houston's offense behind Nico Collins and Kayshon Boutte. Despite low roster numbers across fantasy leagues (8% owned), he has maintained steady peripheral involvement, drawing 11 targets over his past two outings and turning them into six receptions for 97 yards.

For this week, our models project Hutchinson for 7.3 fantasy points, forecasting roughly 2.7 receptions for 37 yards against the Titans. With this divisional tilt carrying a low 37.5-point projected total, overall touchdown opportunities could be scarce. Started in just 1% of leagues, Hutchinson remains strictly a deep-league flier.


FantasySP AI Analysis Updated 16 hrs ago
Latest News Xavier Hutchinson
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EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Cooper over Hutchinson

 
 
 
 
START BOTH START BENCH BOTH BN

Cooper ... 33.33%

BOTH ... 0%

PROJECTION
FPTS: 7.4
REC REC YD REC TD FPTS
2.6 32.5 0.3 7.4
No projection for today.
Coming soon.
Outlook Darius Cooper

Darius Cooper Flashes Red-Zone Magic Ahead of London Clash

Cooper has capitalized on high-leverage moments in Philadelphia's offense, converting three of his five receptions this season into touchdowns. Coming off a seven-target, two-score performance against the Rams where he operated opposite Dontayvion Wicks, Cooper has earned Jalen Hurts' trust near the goal line. With DeVonta Smith managing a hamstring injury, Cooper's role in multi-receiver sets remains intriguing.

Despite the scoring surge, Cooper remains a volatile fantasy play who relies heavily on touchdowns. Our weekly projection lands him at roughly 2.1 receptions for 24 yards (5.3 fantasy points) in London against Jacksonville. Rostered in just under four percent of leagues, he profiles as a boom-or-bust deep-league flier rather than a trusted lineup option.


FantasySP AI Analysis Updated 16 hrs ago
Latest News Darius Cooper
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Performance Xavier Hutchinson
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REC YDS AVG LONG TD
34615.3260
Season stats based on the past 7 days

REC YDS AVG LONG TD
69716.2280
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Darius Cooper
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REC YDS AVG LONG TD
33311.0182
Season stats based on the past 7 days

REC YDS AVG LONG TD
33311.0182
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up ❱ Redzone Touches
Redzone Touches Xavier Hutchinson
REDZONE
WK OPP ATT TAR REC
1 BUF 🔓 🔓 🔓
2 CIN 🔓 🔓 🔓
3 @IND 🔓 🔓 🔓
4 DAL 🔓 🔓 🔓

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Redzone Touches Darius Cooper
REDZONE
WK OPP ATT TAR REC
1 WAS 🔓 🔓 🔓
2 @TEN 🔓 🔓 🔓
3 @CHI 🔓 🔓 🔓
4 LAR 🔓 🔓 🔓

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Next Up ❱ Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Xavier Hutchinson
OWN
 
8%
-3.27 compared to last week
START
 
1%
-0.49 compared to last week
OWN/START Darius Cooper
OWN
 
6%
+5.33 compared to last week
START
 
1%
+1.3 compared to last week
Next Up ❱ Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Xavier Hutchinson
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Darius Cooper
48th
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 71st with 17.00 total points (4.25 avg).
  • Currently 67.66 points behind the leader: Jaxon Smith-Njigba
  • Average points in the past two weeks have remained fairly consistant and rose slightly by 0.8 PPG.
  • Receiving Stats

  • Top 75 in receptions, though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 52nd among WR.
  • Top 25 in targets and is currently ranked 23rd among WR.
  • Rushing Stats

  • Top 15 in rush attempts with 2 (0.50 per game) and is currently ranked 14th among WR.
  • Top 25 in rush yards with 4 (1.00 per game) and is currently ranked 22nd among WR.
  • He is top 100 in rush tds with 0 (0.00 per game), though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 83rd among WR.
  • Bonus Qualities

  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Receptions: +3, Rec Yards: +74 Rec TDs: EVEN,
  • You do realize that this guy has no receiving touchdowns right?
  • Season Outlook

  • REC: 40, REC YDS: 425, REC TDS: 3
Breakdown Darius Cooper

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 48th among WR's. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 44th with 23.90 total points (5.98 avg).
  • Currently 60.76 points behind the leader: Jaxon Smith-Njigba
  • He is putting up slightly better numbers than the experts expected him to.
  • Average points in the past two weeks have increased by 1.7 PPG.
  • Receiving Stats

  • Top 100 in receptions, though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 99th among WR.
  • Top 100 in targets, though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 95th among WR.
  • Top 25 in red zone targets and is currently ranked 24th among WR.
  • Top 15 in red zone receptions and is currently ranked 12th among WR.
  • Top 10 in Rec TDs with 3 and is currently ranked 10th among WR.
  • Rushing Stats

  • Top 50 in rush tds with 0 (0.00 per game) and is currently ranked 48th among WR.
  • Bonus Qualities

  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Receptions: +5, Rec Yards: +59 Rec TDs: +3,
  • The amount of touchdowns per game is ridiculous. Can he keep it up?
  • Season Outlook

  • REC: 3, REC YDS: 38, REC TDS: 0
Next Up ❱ Health Check
Injury Xavier Hutchinson

No Injury Reported

Injury Darius Cooper

No Injury Reported

Next Up ❱ Matchup Comparison
Matchups Xavier Hutchinson

Week 5
Houston Texans @ Tennessee Titans

PA/G YDS/G TO INT SACK TDs FSP
20.75343.2522803.05
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 25th with 16.00 total points (4.00 avg).
  • Currently 32 points behind the leader: Vikings DST
  • Average points in the past two weeks have remained fairly consistant and rose slightly by 0.5 PPG.

Defensive Stats

  • Ranked 24th in rush defense with 491 (122.75 per game).
  • Top 12 in pass defense with 882 (220.50 per game) and is currently ranked 11th among DST.
  • Top 10 in points against with 20.75 per game and currently ranked 9th among DST.
  • Top 12 in Total TDs with 0 (0.00 per game) and currently ranked 12th among DST.

Bonus Qualities

  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Total Yards Against: -32, Turnovers: -3 Sacks: +4, INTs: -1, TDs: EVEN, Points Allowed: -9.25,

Season Outlook

  • SACK: 44, INT: 10, TDS: 5, PA/G: 29.9, YDS/G: 366.7
Matchups Darius Cooper

Week 5
Philadelphia Eagles @ Jacksonville Jaguars

PA/G YDS/G TO INT SACK TDs FSP
13.25365.75861003.78
Compare to same point last season

Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 2nd among DST's. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 2nd with 39.00 total points (9.75 avg).
  • Currently 9 points behind the leader: Vikings DST
  • Wow, would you look at that. The experts got it right on the money.
  • Average points in the past two weeks have increased by 1.8 PPG.

Defensive Stats

  • Top 4 in turnovers with 8 (2.00 per game) and is currently ranked 3rd among DST.
  • Top 2 in rush defense with 297 (74.25 per game) and is currently ranked 2nd among DST.
  • Ranked 31st in pass defense with 1166 (291.50 per game).
  • Top 10 in sacks with 10 (2.50 per game) and currently ranked 9th among DST.
  • Top 2 in interceptions with 6 (1.50 per game) and currently ranked 2nd among DST.
  • Top 2 in points against with 13.25 per game and currently ranked 2nd among DST.
  • Top 10 in Total TDs with 0 (0.00 per game) and currently ranked 10th among DST.

Bonus Qualities

  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Total Yards Against: +37, Turnovers: -5 Sacks: +3, INTs: -3, TDs: -1, Points Allowed: -4.75,

Season Outlook

  • SACK: 27, INT: 13, TDS: 5, PA/G: 21, YDS/G: 322.6
Next Up ❱ Ratings Comparison
Rating Xavier Hutchinson
7.96
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Darius Cooper
5.67
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 4 26 12 166 13.8 0 2 4 2 0
ON PACE 18 117 54 747 13.8 0 9 18 2 0
3-YEAR AVG 15 38 21 243 11.4 1 3 27 8.9 0
Totals 51 152 80 940 11.8 3 11 84 7.6 0
Career Darius Cooper
RECEIVING RUSH
YEAR TEAM GP TGTS REC YD AVG TD ATT YD AVG TD
2025 PHI 6 13 11 99 9.0 0 0 0 0 0
2026 PHI 2 10 5 59 11.8 3 0 0 0 0
ON PACE 9 45 23 266 11.8 14 0 0 0 0
3-YEAR AVG 3 7 6 50 9 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 9 24 17 167 9.8 3 0 0 0 0
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