Start Xavier Hutchinson or Isaac TeSlaa? Week 7

Our Week 7 call

Start Isaac TeSlaa over Xavier Hutchinson in Week 7.

Market-based projections have Isaac TeSlaa at 5.3 points and Xavier Hutchinson at 4.2, a gap of 1.1. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. No player market is posted for Isaac TeSlaa this week yet, so his 5.3 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 4 and 5 (4.4 and 6.1); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. No player market is posted for Xavier Hutchinson this week yet, so his 4.2 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 4 and 5 (4.6 and 3.8); the call is rebuilt when his market posts.

What the market projects

No Week 7 player market is posted for Isaac TeSlaa yet. His market-based projections were 4.4 and 6.1 points in Weeks 4 and 5, an average of 5.3, which stands in until his Week 7 market posts.

No Week 7 player market is posted for Xavier Hutchinson yet. His market-based projections were 4.6 and 3.8 points in Weeks 4 and 5, an average of 4.2, which stands in until his Week 7 market posts.

That puts Isaac TeSlaa 1.1 points ahead of Xavier Hutchinson on these projections.

Injury status

Isaac TeSlaa is not on the injury report.

Xavier Hutchinson is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 7

Through Week 5, Isaac TeSlaa played 63 percent of DET snaps, drew 10 percent of the targets, earned 16 percent of the air yards and had 6 percent of the red zone chances.

Isaac TeSlaa, Week 2 against BUF: 49 of 65 snaps, 5 targets and 2 catches for 26 yards.

Isaac TeSlaa, Week 3 against NYJ: 31 of 65 snaps, 3 targets and 3 catches for 66 yards.

Isaac TeSlaa, Week 4 against CAR: 58 of 71 snaps, 8 targets and 4 catches for 95 yards.

Isaac TeSlaa, Week 5 against ARI: 26 of 66 snaps, 2 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Through Week 6, Xavier Hutchinson played 54 percent of HOU snaps, drew 17 percent of the targets, earned 20 percent of the air yards and had 4 percent of the red zone chances.

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.

Xavier Hutchinson, Week 6 against JAX: 34 of 63 snaps, 3 targets and 2 catches for 10 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Isaac TeSlaa played 17 games for DET and scored 75.9 PPR points, 4.5 a game, finishing WR82.

He caught 16 of 27 targets for 239 yards and 6 touchdowns, with 10 red zone targets and 184 air yards.

He was on the field for 38 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 7 calls

• Start Brycen Tremayne over Isaac TeSlaa.
• Start Isaac TeSlaa over Cody White.
• Start Cooper Kupp over Isaac TeSlaa.
• Start Brycen Tremayne over Xavier Hutchinson.
• Start Xavier Hutchinson over Cody White.
• Start Darius Cooper over Xavier Hutchinson.