Start Kayshon Boutte or Xavier Hutchinson? Week 7

Updated Oct 21, 11:06 PM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 8 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Kayshon Boutte over Xavier Hutchinson

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Kayshon Boutte

WR · HOU · vs NYG

Market projects: 3.6; fantasy pts
NYG D vs WR: 31.1; 14th fewest to WRs (2026)
Upside: Moderate; 40 of 100 at WR
Snap share: 58%; Through Week 6
Target share: 10%; Through Week 6

Sit

Xavier Hutchinson

WR · HOU · vs NYG

Market projects: 3.3; fantasy pts
NYG D vs WR: 31.1; 14th fewest to WRs (2026)
Upside: Limited; 39 of 100 at WR
Snap share: 54%; Through Week 6
Target share: 17%; Through Week 6

Should I drop Xavier Hutchinson for Kayshon Boutte?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Kayshon Boutte projects 62 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (6.2 a game over 10 games), Xavier Hutchinson 38 (3.8 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Kayshon Boutte over Xavier Hutchinson, 3.6 to 3.3 projected PPR points.

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Our Week 7 call

Start Kayshon Boutte over Xavier Hutchinson in Week 7.

Market-based projections have Kayshon Boutte at 3.6 points and Xavier Hutchinson at 3.3, a gap of 0.3. 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 3.6 fantasy points for Kayshon Boutte, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market-based projection for Kayshon Boutte is 13 receiving yards, 1-2 receptions and 0.1 touchdowns (13, 12 and 12 market sources).

Player markets imply 3.3 fantasy points for Xavier Hutchinson, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market-based projection for Xavier Hutchinson is 11 receiving yards, 1-2 receptions and 0.1 touchdowns (13, 12 and 12 market sources).

That puts Kayshon Boutte 0.3 points ahead of Xavier Hutchinson on the market projections.

Week 7 matchups

Kayshon Boutte and HOU host NYG on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

NYG allowed 31.1 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 6 games, the 14th fewest in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 132 yards and 1.2 touchdowns a game against NYG.

Xavier Hutchinson and HOU host NYG on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

NYG allowed 31.1 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 6 games, the 14th fewest in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 132 yards and 1.2 touchdowns a game against NYG.

Injury status

Kayshon Boutte is not on the injury report.

Xavier Hutchinson is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 7

Through Week 6, Kayshon Boutte played 58 percent of HOU snaps, drew 10 percent of the targets, earned 12 percent of the air yards and had 6 percent of the red zone chances.

Kayshon Boutte, Week 3 against IND: 37 of 54 snaps, 2 targets and 2 catches for 21 yards.

Kayshon Boutte, Week 4 against DAL: 34 of 55 snaps, 4 targets and 3 catches for 36 yards.

Kayshon Boutte, Week 5 against TEN: 39 of 66 snaps, 5 targets and 3 catches for 38 yards.

Kayshon Boutte, Week 6 against JAX: 26 of 63 snaps, 3 targets and 2 catches for 16 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, Kayshon Boutte played 14 games for NE and scored 124.1 PPR points, 8.9 a game, finishing WR51.

He caught 33 of 46 targets for 551 yards and 6 touchdowns, with 4 red zone targets and 513 air yards.

He was on the field for 68 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

Locks at kickoff, graded after. When the start/sit engine grades week 7, the call and the result appear on the public record, wrong ones included.

Drop or keep

Should I drop Xavier Hutchinson for Kayshon Boutte?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Kayshon Boutte projects 62 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (6.2 a game over 10 games), Xavier Hutchinson 38 (3.8 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Kayshon Boutte over Xavier Hutchinson, 3.6 to 3.3 projected PPR points.
Should I drop Kayshon Boutte for Xavier Hutchinson?
No. Keep Kayshon Boutte: he projects 62 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (6.2 a game over 10 games), Xavier Hutchinson 38 (3.8 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Kayshon Boutte over Xavier Hutchinson, 3.6 to 3.3 projected PPR points.