Start Cody White or Xavier Hutchinson? Week 5

Our Week 5 call

Start Cody White over Xavier Hutchinson in Week 5.

Market-based projections have Cody White at 4.8 points and Xavier Hutchinson at 4.0, a gap of 0.9. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 4.8 fantasy points for Cody White, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market has Cody White at 21.5 receiving yards and 1.5 receptions, with a 16% chance to score a touchdown (15, 14 and 16 market sources).

Player markets imply 4.0 fantasy points for Xavier Hutchinson, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market has Xavier Hutchinson at 15.5 receiving yards and 1.5 receptions, with a 14% chance to score a touchdown (13, 14 and 15 market sources).

That puts Cody White 0.9 points ahead of Xavier Hutchinson on the market projections.

Injury status

Cody White is not on the injury report.

Xavier Hutchinson is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 5

Through Week 4, Cody White played 30 percent of LV snaps, drew 7 percent of the targets, earned 8 percent of the air yards and had 10 percent of the red zone chances.

Cody White, Week 1 against MIA: 11 of 68 snaps, 1 target and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Cody White, Week 2 against LAC: 7 of 63 snaps, 2 targets and 2 catches for 24 yards, 2 touchdowns.

Cody White, Week 3 against NO: 15 of 70 snaps, 3 targets and 1 catch for 4 yards, 1 touchdown.

Cody White, Week 4 against KC: 52 of 84 snaps, 4 targets and 2 catches for 36 yards.

Through Week 4, Xavier Hutchinson played 58 percent of HOU snaps, drew 19 percent of the targets, earned 24 percent of the air yards and had 4 percent of the red zone chances.

Xavier Hutchinson, Week 1 against BUF: 44 of 79 snaps, 6 targets and 3 catches for 32 yards.

Xavier Hutchinson, Week 2 against CIN: 65 of 80 snaps, 9 targets and 3 catches for 37 yards.

Xavier Hutchinson, Week 3 against IND: 29 of 54 snaps, 2 carries for 4 yards, 6 targets and 3 catches for 51 yards.

Xavier Hutchinson, Week 4 against DAL: 17 of 55 snaps, 5 targets and 3 catches for 46 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Cody White played 10 games for SEA and scored 18.0 PPR points, 1.8 a game.

He caught 3 of 4 targets for 90 yards and 1 touchdown, with 0 red zone targets and 32 air yards.

He was on the field for 27 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

In 2025, Xavier Hutchinson played 17 games for HOU and scored 98.0 PPR points, 5.8 a game, finishing WR64.

He caught 35 of 57 targets for 428 yards and 3 touchdowns, with 6 red zone targets and 282 air yards.

He was on the field for 57 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Their other Week 5 calls

• Start Brian Thomas Jr. over Cody White.
• Start Cooper Kupp over Cody White.
• Start Darius Cooper over Cody White.
• Start Brian Thomas Jr. over Xavier Hutchinson.
• Start Darnell Mooney over Xavier Hutchinson.
• Start Xavier Hutchinson over Devontez Walker.