Start Jahan Dotson or Xavier Hutchinson? Week 5

Our Week 5 call

Start Jahan Dotson over Xavier Hutchinson in Week 5.

Market-based projections have Jahan Dotson at 4.6 points and Xavier Hutchinson at 4.5, a gap of 0.1. 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 4.6 fantasy points for Jahan Dotson, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market has Jahan Dotson at 19.5 receiving yards and 1.5 receptions, with a 16% chance to score a touchdown (14, 14 and 14 market sources).

Player markets imply 4.5 fantasy points for Xavier Hutchinson, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market has Xavier Hutchinson at 18.5 receiving yards and 1.5 receptions, with a 16% chance to score a touchdown (8, 6 and 12 market sources).

That puts Jahan Dotson 0.1 points ahead of Xavier Hutchinson on the market projections.

Injury status

Jahan Dotson is not on the injury report.

Xavier Hutchinson is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 5

Through Week 4, Jahan Dotson played 67 percent of ATL snaps, drew 14 percent of the targets, earned 40 percent of the air yards and had 0 percent of the red zone chances.

Jahan Dotson, Week 1 against PIT: 38 of 60 snaps, 3 targets and 1 catch for 19 yards.

Jahan Dotson, Week 2 against CAR: 52 of 69 snaps, 4 targets and 2 catches for 11 yards.

Jahan Dotson, Week 3 against GB: 47 of 71 snaps, 3 targets and 1 catch for 11 yards.

Jahan Dotson, Week 4 against NO: 36 of 57 snaps, 3 targets and 2 catches for 54 yards, 1 touchdown.

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, Jahan Dotson played 17 games for PHI and scored 50.2 PPR points, 3.0 a game, finishing WR109.

He caught 18 of 36 targets for 262 yards and 1 touchdown, with 3 red zone targets and 212 air yards.

He was on the field for 55 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 Jahan Dotson over Calvin Ridley.
• Start Jahan Dotson over Darnell Mooney.
• Start Jahan Dotson over Elic Ayomanor.
• Start Brian Thomas Jr. over Xavier Hutchinson.
• Start Xavier Hutchinson over Darnell Mooney.
• Start Xavier Hutchinson over Elic Ayomanor.