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Start Xavier Hutchinson or Kayshon Boutte? Week 9

Updated Nov 3, 4:51 AM ET.

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Start Kayshon Boutte over Xavier Hutchinson

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Kayshon Boutte

WR · HOU · at LAC

Market projects
4.6
recent weeks avg
LAC D vs WR
30.3
16th fewest to WRs (2026)
Upside
Limited
17 of 100 at WR
Snap share
54%
Through Week 7
Target share
10%
Through Week 7
Sit

Xavier Hutchinson

WR · HOU · at LAC

Market projects
3.7
recent weeks avg
LAC D vs WR
30.3
16th fewest to WRs (2026)
Upside
Moderate
55 of 100 at WR
Snap share
55%
Through Week 7
Target share
17%
Through Week 7

Should I drop Xavier Hutchinson for Kayshon Boutte?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Kayshon Boutte projects 56 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (6.2 a game over 9 games), Xavier Hutchinson 34 (3.8 a game over 9 games). For Week 9 the call starts Kayshon Boutte over Xavier Hutchinson.

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Our Week 9 call

Start Kayshon Boutte over Xavier Hutchinson in Week 9.

Market-based projections have Kayshon Boutte at 4.6 points and Xavier Hutchinson at 3.7, a gap of 0.9. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. No player market is posted for Kayshon Boutte this week yet, so his 4.6 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 6 and 7 (5.8 and 3.3); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. No player market is posted for Xavier Hutchinson this week yet, so his 3.7 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 6 and 7 (3.7 and 3.7); the call is rebuilt when his market posts.

What the market projects

No Week 9 player market is posted for Kayshon Boutte yet. His market-based projections were 5.8 and 3.3 points in Weeks 6 and 7, an average of 4.6, which stands in until his Week 9 market posts.

No Week 9 player market is posted for Xavier Hutchinson yet. His market-based projections were 3.7 and 3.7 points in Weeks 6 and 7, an average of 3.7, which stands in until his Week 9 market posts.

That puts Kayshon Boutte 0.9 points ahead of Xavier Hutchinson on these projections.

Week 9 matchups

Kayshon Boutte and HOU visit LAC on Sunday at 4:05 PM ET.

LAC allowed 30.3 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 7 games, the 16th fewest in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 133 yards and 0.9 touchdowns a game against LAC.

Xavier Hutchinson and HOU visit LAC on Sunday at 4:05 PM ET.

LAC allowed 30.3 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 7 games, the 16th fewest in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 133 yards and 0.9 touchdowns a game against LAC.

Injury status

Kayshon Boutte is not on the injury report.

Xavier Hutchinson is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 9

Through Week 7, Kayshon Boutte played 54 percent of HOU snaps, drew 10 percent of the targets, earned 12 percent of the air yards and had 5 percent of the red zone chances.

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.

Kayshon Boutte, Week 7 against NYG: 19 of 61 snaps, 2 targets and 1 catch for 25 yards.

Through Week 7, Xavier Hutchinson played 55 percent of HOU snaps, drew 17 percent of the targets, earned 20 percent of the air yards and had 8 percent of the red zone chances.

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.

Xavier Hutchinson, Week 7 against NYG: 34 of 61 snaps, 2 carries for 12 yards, 6 targets and 3 catches for 17 yards, 1 touchdown.

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 9 calls

Locks at kickoff, graded after. When the start/sit engine grades week 9, 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 56 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (6.2 a game over 9 games), Xavier Hutchinson 34 (3.8 a game over 9 games). For Week 9 the call starts Kayshon Boutte over Xavier Hutchinson.

  • Should I drop Kayshon Boutte for Xavier Hutchinson?

    No. Keep Kayshon Boutte: he projects 56 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (6.2 a game over 9 games), Xavier Hutchinson 34 (3.8 a game over 9 games). For Week 9 the call starts Kayshon Boutte over Xavier Hutchinson.

Week 9 on the board

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