Start DeMario Douglas or Xavier Hutchinson? Week 6

Our Week 6 call

Start DeMario Douglas over Xavier Hutchinson in Week 6.

Market-based projections have DeMario Douglas at 6.2 points and Xavier Hutchinson at 5.7, a gap of 0.5. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. No player market is posted for DeMario Douglas this week yet, so his 6.2 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 3, 4 and 5 (6.1, 5.8 and 6.6); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. 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

No Week 6 player market is posted for DeMario Douglas yet. His market-based projections were 6.1, 5.8 and 6.6 points in Weeks 3, 4 and 5, an average of 6.2, which stands in until his Week 6 market posts.

The market gives DeMario Douglas a 26% chance to score a touchdown (10 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 DeMario Douglas 0.5 points ahead of Xavier Hutchinson on these projections.

Injury status

DeMario Douglas is not on the injury report.

Xavier Hutchinson is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 6

Through Week 5, DeMario Douglas played 53 percent of NE snaps, drew 15 percent of the targets, earned 18 percent of the air yards and had 8 percent of the red zone chances.

DeMario Douglas, Week 2 against PIT: 26 of 55 snaps, 2 targets and 1 catch for 9 yards.

DeMario Douglas, Week 3 against JAX: 37 of 63 snaps, 5 targets and 1 catch for 38 yards.

DeMario Douglas, Week 4 against BUF: 35 of 76 snaps, 3 targets and 2 catches for 15 yards.

DeMario Douglas, Week 5 against LV: 37 of 75 snaps, 5 targets and 4 catches for 65 yards, 2 touchdowns.

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, DeMario Douglas played 17 games for NE and scored 95.8 PPR points, 5.6 a game, finishing WR65.

He caught 31 of 46 targets for 447 yards and 3 touchdowns, with 7 red zone targets and 233 air yards.

He was on the field for 26 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 DeMario Douglas over Chris Godwin Jr..
• Start DeMario Douglas over Cooper Kupp.
• Start DeMario Douglas over Isaiah Williams.
• Start Xavier Hutchinson over Brian Thomas Jr..
• Start Cooper Kupp over Xavier Hutchinson.
• Start Xavier Hutchinson over Darnell Mooney.