Start Cooper Kupp or Xavier Hutchinson? Week 6

Our Week 6 call

Start Cooper Kupp over Xavier Hutchinson in Week 6.

Market-based projections have Cooper Kupp at 6.0 points and Xavier Hutchinson at 5.7, a gap of 0.3. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. No player market is posted for Xavier Hutchinson this week yet, so his 5.7 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 3, 4 and 5 (8.8, 4.6 and 3.8); the call is rebuilt when his market posts.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 6.0 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 and 2-3 receptions, with a 19% chance to score a touchdown (13, 13 and 12 market sources).

No Week 6 player market is posted for Xavier Hutchinson yet. His market-based projections were 8.8, 4.6 and 3.8 points in Weeks 3, 4 and 5, an average of 5.7, which stands in until his Week 6 market posts.

The market gives Xavier Hutchinson a 13% chance to score a touchdown (12 market sources).

That puts Cooper Kupp 0.3 points ahead of Xavier Hutchinson on these projections.

Injury status

Cooper Kupp is not on the injury report.

Xavier Hutchinson is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 6

Through Week 5, Cooper Kupp played 64 percent of SEA snaps, drew 11 percent of the targets, earned 14 percent of the air yards and had 4 percent of the red zone chances.

Cooper Kupp, Week 2 against ARI: 30 of 70 snaps, 2 targets and 2 catches for 20 yards.

Cooper Kupp, Week 3 against WAS: 45 of 67 snaps, 5 targets and 4 catches for 46 yards, 1 touchdown.

Cooper Kupp, Week 4 against LAC: 34 of 60 snaps, 2 targets and 1 catch for 13 yards.

Cooper Kupp, Week 5 against SF: 51 of 63 snaps, 3 targets and 2 catches for 15 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, 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.

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 Cooper Kupp over Brian Thomas Jr..
• Start Cooper Kupp over Calvin Ridley.
• Start Christian Watson over Cooper Kupp.
• Start Xavier Hutchinson over Brian Thomas Jr..
• Start Xavier Hutchinson over Darnell Mooney.
• Start DeMario Douglas over Xavier Hutchinson.