Start Xavier Hutchinson or Cody White? Week 6

Our Week 6 call

Start Cody White over Xavier Hutchinson in Week 6.

Market-based projections have Cody White at 4.0 points and Xavier Hutchinson at 3.8, a gap of 0.2. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. No player market is posted for Cody White this week yet, so his 4.0 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 4 and 5 (3.0 and 5.0); the call is rebuilt when his market posts.

What the market projects

No Week 6 player market is posted for Cody White yet. His market-based projections were 3.0 and 5.0 points in Weeks 4 and 5, an average of 4.0, which stands in until his Week 6 market posts.

The market gives Cody White a 12% chance to score a touchdown (13 market sources).

Player markets imply 3.8 fantasy points for Xavier Hutchinson, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market-based projection for Xavier Hutchinson is 15 receiving yards and 1-2 receptions, with a 13% chance to score a touchdown (7, 7 and 13 market sources).

That puts Cody White 0.2 points ahead of Xavier Hutchinson on these projections.

Injury status

Cody White is not on the injury report.

Xavier Hutchinson is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 6

Through Week 5, Cody White played 35 percent of LV snaps, drew 8 percent of the targets, earned 10 percent of the air yards and had 9 percent of the red zone chances.

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.

Cody White, Week 5 against NE: 37 of 60 snaps, 4 targets and 2 catches for 44 yards.

Through Week 5, Xavier Hutchinson played 54 percent of HOU snaps, drew 18 percent of the targets, earned 22 percent of the air yards and had 3 percent of the red zone chances.

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.

Xavier Hutchinson, Week 5 against TEN: 27 of 66 snaps, 5 targets and 4 catches for 65 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 6 calls

• Start Bo Melton over Cody White.
• Start Brian Thomas Jr. over Cody White.
• Start Cody White over Calvin Ridley.
• Start Bo Melton over Xavier Hutchinson.
• Start Brian Thomas Jr. over Xavier Hutchinson.
• Start Xavier Hutchinson over Calvin Ridley.