Start Xavier Hutchinson or Cooper Kupp? Week 10
Updated Nov 11, 3:21 AM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 11 answer posts Tuesday.
Start Xavier Hutchinson over Cooper Kupp

- Market projects
- 6.3
- fantasy pts
- CLE D vs WR
- 29.3
- 12th fewest to WRs (2026)
- Snap share
- 58%
- Through Week 9
- Target share
- 17%
- Through Week 9

- Market projects
- 5.9
- fantasy pts
- LV D vs WR
- 33.8
- 11th most to WRs (2026)
- Snap share
- 71%
- Through Week 9
- Target share
- 12%
- Through Week 9
Should I drop Xavier Hutchinson for Cooper Kupp?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Cooper Kupp projects 43 market-implied PPR points from Week 10 through Week 17 (6.1 a game over 7 games), Xavier Hutchinson 32 (4.0 a game over 8 games). For Week 10 the call starts Xavier Hutchinson over Cooper Kupp, 6.3 to 5.9 projected PPR points. So make the move after his Week 10 game.
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Our Week 10 call
Start Xavier Hutchinson over Cooper Kupp in Week 10.
Market-based projections have Xavier Hutchinson at 6.3 points and Cooper Kupp at 5.9, a gap of 0.4. 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 6.3 fantasy points for Xavier Hutchinson, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.
The market-based projection for Xavier Hutchinson is 26 receiving yards, 2-3 receptions and 0.2 touchdowns (5, 5 and 6 market sources).
Player markets imply 5.9 fantasy points for Cooper Kupp, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.
The market-based projection for Cooper Kupp is 22 receiving yards, 2-3 receptions and 0.2 touchdowns (7, 7 and 8 market sources).
That puts Xavier Hutchinson 0.4 points ahead of Cooper Kupp on the market projections.
Week 10 matchups
Xavier Hutchinson and HOU visit CLE on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.
CLE allowed 29.3 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 9 games, the 12th fewest in the league.
Receivers caught passes for 144 yards and 0.8 touchdowns a game against CLE.
Cooper Kupp and SEA visit LV on Sunday at 4:05 PM ET.
LV allowed 33.8 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 8 games, the 11th most in the league.
Receivers caught passes for 162 yards and 1.3 touchdowns a game against LV.
By points allowed to the position, Cooper Kupp has the softer matchup.
Injury status
Xavier Hutchinson is not on the injury report.
Cooper Kupp is not on the injury report.
Usage before Week 10
Through Week 9, Xavier Hutchinson played 58 percent of HOU snaps, drew 17 percent of the targets, earned 19 percent of the air yards and had 9 percent of the red zone chances.
Xavier Hutchinson, Week 5 against TEN: 27 of 66 snaps, 5 targets and 4 catches for 65 yards.
Xavier Hutchinson, Week 6 against JAX: 34 of 63 snaps, 3 targets and 2 catches for 10 yards.
Xavier Hutchinson, Week 7 against NYG: 34 of 61 snaps, 2 carries for 12 yards, 6 targets and 3 catches for 17 yards, 1 touchdown.
Xavier Hutchinson, Week 9 against LAC: 57 of 70 snaps, 5 targets and 3 catches for 29 yards, 1 touchdown.
Through Week 9, Cooper Kupp played 71 percent of SEA snaps, drew 12 percent of the targets, earned 14 percent of the air yards and had 6 percent of the red zone chances.
Cooper Kupp, Week 6 against DEN: 72 of 85 snaps, 10 targets and 5 catches for 50 yards.
Cooper Kupp, Week 7 against KC: 45 of 69 snaps, 2 targets and 2 catches for 20 yards.
Cooper Kupp, Week 8 against CHI: 58 of 63 snaps, 3 targets and 1 catch for 7 yards, 1 touchdown.
Cooper Kupp, Week 9 against ARI: 49 of 67 snaps, 4 targets and 3 catches for 32 yards.
Their 2025 seasons
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.
In 2025, Cooper Kupp played 16 games for SEA and scored 117.3 PPR points, 7.3 a game, finishing WR53.
He caught 47 of 70 targets for 593 yards and 2 touchdowns, with 12 red zone targets and 300 air yards.
He was on the field for 76 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.
Their other Week 10 calls
Locks at kickoff, graded after. When the start/sit engine grades week 10, the call and the result appear on the public record, wrong ones included.
Drop or keep
Should I drop Xavier Hutchinson for Cooper Kupp?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Cooper Kupp projects 43 market-implied PPR points from Week 10 through Week 17 (6.1 a game over 7 games), Xavier Hutchinson 32 (4.0 a game over 8 games). For Week 10 the call starts Xavier Hutchinson over Cooper Kupp, 6.3 to 5.9 projected PPR points. So make the move after his Week 10 game.
Should I drop Cooper Kupp for Xavier Hutchinson?
No. Keep Cooper Kupp: he projects 43 market-implied PPR points from Week 10 through Week 17 (6.1 a game over 7 games), Xavier Hutchinson 32 (4.0 a game over 8 games). For Week 10 the call starts Xavier Hutchinson over Cooper Kupp, 6.3 to 5.9 projected PPR points.
Week 10 on the board
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- Is Cooper Kupp playing Week 10?
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