Start Xavier Hutchinson or Devontez Walker? Week 5

Our Week 5 call

Start Xavier Hutchinson over Devontez Walker in Week 5.

Market-based projections have Xavier Hutchinson at 4.0 points and Devontez Walker at 2.4, a gap of 1.5.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 2.4 fantasy points for Devontez Walker, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market has Devontez Walker at 8.5 receiving yards, with a 9% chance to score a touchdown (15 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 Xavier Hutchinson 1.5 points ahead of Devontez Walker on the market projections.

Injury status

Devontez Walker is not on the injury report.

Xavier Hutchinson is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 5

Through Week 4, Devontez Walker played 42 percent of BAL snaps, drew 6 percent of the targets, earned 21 percent of the air yards and had 0 percent of the red zone chances.

Devontez Walker, Week 2 against NO: 17 of 58 snaps, 2 targets and 1 catch for 47 yards.

Devontez Walker, Week 3 against DAL: 17 of 64 snaps, 1 target and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Devontez Walker, Week 4 against TEN: 44 of 64 snaps, 2 targets and 1 catch for 19 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, Devontez Walker played 12 games for BAL and scored 37.6 PPR points, 3.1 a game, finishing WR124.

He caught 6 of 8 targets for 136 yards and 3 touchdowns, with 1 red zone target and 113 air yards.

He was on the field for 20 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 Darnell Mooney over Devontez Walker.
• Start Elic Ayomanor over Devontez Walker.
• Start Jerry Jeudy over Devontez Walker.
• Start Brian Thomas Jr. over Xavier Hutchinson.
• Start Cody White over Xavier Hutchinson.
• Start Darnell Mooney over Xavier Hutchinson.