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Xavier Hutchinson or Mike Gesicki

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

Xavier Hutchinson

WR • Houston Texans HOU
Mike Gesicki

Mike Gesicki

TE • Cincinnati Bengals CIN
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EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Hutchinson over Gesicki

 
 
 
 
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 — Modest Target Volume in Low-Scoring Division Clash

Operating as secondary depth behind Nico Collins on the Texans' perimeter, Hutchinson has quietly maintained a steady role with 26 targets through Houston's first four games. He enters Week 5 healthy as the winless Texans travel to Tennessee seeking to spark their passing attack.

Fantasy managers have largely moved on, with his roster rate slipping to 7% and active start rates at 1%. Our models project Hutchinson for roughly 2.7 receptions and 37 receiving yards on nearly 6 targets. Given a suppressed 38-point game total and low touchdown equity, he remains strictly a deep-league play.


FantasySP AI Analysis Updated 3 hrs ago
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EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Gesicki over Hutchinson

 
 
 
 
START BOTH START BENCH BOTH BN

Gesicki ... 54.55%

BOTH ... 0%

PROJECTION
FPTS: 8.8
REC REC YD REC TD FPTS
3.3 35.5 0.3 8.8
No projection for today.
Coming soon.
Outlook Mike Gesicki

Mike Gesicki at Miami — Surging red-zone role offers streaming upside against former team

Mike Gesicki enters Week 5 healthy and increasingly trusted in Cincinnati's passing attack, having caught a touchdown in each of his last two contests. Although listed as the second tight end behind Drew Sample, Gesicki functions primarily as a detached pass catcher. With starting wide receivers Tee Higgins and Ja'Marr Chase both banged up in practice, Joe Burrow could look to Gesicki even more over the middle of the field.

His roster rate has spiked near 49% as fantasy managers chase his recent scoring streak. Our models project him for about 3.2 receptions, 35 yards, and 8.6 fantasy points against a winless Miami squad. If Cincinnati's wide receiver corps is thinned out, Gesicki profiles as a viable streaming option with touchdown-dependent TE1 upside.


FantasySP AI Analysis Updated 3 hrs ago
Latest News Mike Gesicki
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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 Mike Gesicki
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REC YDS AVG LONG TD
34013.3181
Season stats based on the past 7 days

REC YDS AVG LONG TD
67712.8252
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 Mike Gesicki
REDZONE
WK OPP ATT TAR REC
1 TB 🔓 🔓 🔓
2 @HOU 🔓 🔓 🔓
3 @PIT 🔓 🔓 🔓
4 JAC 🔓 🔓 🔓

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Next Up ❱ Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Xavier Hutchinson
OWN
 
7%
-4.03 compared to last week
START
 
1%
-0.01 compared to last week
OWN/START Mike Gesicki
OWN
49%
+32.26 compared to last week
START
29%
+26.1 compared to last week
Next Up ❱ Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Xavier Hutchinson
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Mike Gesicki
12th
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 70th 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 57th 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 23rd 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 Mike Gesicki

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 12th among TE's. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 6th with 33.50 total points (8.38 avg).
  • Currently 14.9 points behind the leader: George Kittle
  • He is putting up better numbers than the experts expected him to.
  • Average points in the past two weeks have increased by 1.5 PPG.
  • Receiving Stats

  • Top 25 in receptions and is currently ranked 24th among TE.
  • Top 25 in targets and is currently ranked 25th among TE.
  • Top 20 in red zone targets and is currently ranked 18th among TE.
  • Top 15 in reception yards with 155 and 14.09 YPC and is currently ranked 14th among TE.
  • Top 3 in Rec TDs with 3 and is currently ranked 2nd among TE.
  • Bonus Qualities

  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Receptions: +5, Rec Yards: +109 Rec TDs: +3,
  • The amount of touchdowns per game is ridiculous. Can he keep it up?
  • Season Outlook

  • REC: 45, REC YDS: 575, REC TDS: 6
Next Up ❱ Health Check
Injury Xavier Hutchinson

No Injury Reported

Injury Mike Gesicki

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
20.75343.2522803.03
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 10th among DST.
  • Currently ranked 18th 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: -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 Mike Gesicki

Week 5
Cincinnati Bengals @ Miami Dolphins

PA/G YDS/G TO INT SACK TDs FSP
25.25344.0033402.97
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 30th with 7.00 total points (1.75 avg).
  • Currently 41 points behind the leader: Vikings DST
  • Average points in the past two weeks have increased by 1.8 PPG.

Defensive Stats

  • Ranked 15th in rush defense with 436 (109.00 per game).
  • Ranked 19th in pass defense with 940 (235.00 per game).
  • Top 22 in points against with 25.25 per game and currently ranked 21st among DST.
  • Currently ranked 25th 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: -49.25, Turnovers: EVEN Sacks: -4, INTs: +3, TDs: -1, Points Allowed: -4.25,

Season Outlook

  • SACK: 43, INT: 10, TDS: 4, PA/G: 26.5, YDS/G: 370.6
Next Up ❱ Ratings Comparison
Rating Xavier Hutchinson
7.96
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Mike Gesicki
12.11
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 Mike Gesicki
RECEIVING RUSH
YEAR TEAM GP TGTS REC YD AVG TD ATT YD AVG TD
2018 MIA 14 32 22 202 9.2 0 0 0 0 0
2019 MIA 15 90 51 570 11.2 5 0 0 0 0
2020 MIA 15 85 53 703 13.3 6 0 0 0 0
2021 MIA 16 111 73 780 10.7 2 0 0 0 0
2022 MIA 16 52 32 362 11.3 5 0 0 0 0
2023 NE 15 44 29 244 8.4 2 0 0 0 0
2024 CIN 16 83 65 665 10.2 2 0 0 0 0
2025 CIN 13 48 32 342 10.7 2 0 0 0 0
2026 CIN 3 15 11 155 14.1 3 0 0 0 0
ON PACE 14 68 50 698 14.1 14 0 0 0 0
3-YEAR AVG 15 58 42 417 9.9 2 0 0 0 0
Totals 126 566 370 4038 10.9 28 0 0 0 0
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