Start Kendrick Bourne or Xavier Hutchinson? Week 5

Our Week 5 call

Start Kendrick Bourne over Xavier Hutchinson in Week 5.

Market-based projections have Kendrick Bourne at 6.1 points and Xavier Hutchinson at 4.7, a gap of 1.3. 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 6.1 fantasy points for Kendrick Bourne, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market has Kendrick Bourne at 23.5 receiving yards and 2.5 receptions, with a 17% chance to score a touchdown (14, 12 and 13 market sources).

Player markets imply 4.7 fantasy points for Xavier Hutchinson, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market has Xavier Hutchinson at 20.5 receiving yards and 1.5 receptions, with a 17% chance to score a touchdown (5, 3 and 9 market sources).

That puts Kendrick Bourne 1.3 points ahead of Xavier Hutchinson on the market projections.

Injury status

Kendrick Bourne is not on the injury report.

Xavier Hutchinson is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 5

Through Week 4, Kendrick Bourne played 61 percent of ARI snaps, drew 9 percent of the targets, earned 6 percent of the air yards and had 4 percent of the red zone chances.

Kendrick Bourne, Week 1 against LAC: 50 of 75 snaps, 8 targets and 8 catches for 75 yards.

Kendrick Bourne, Week 2 against SEA: 30 of 50 snaps, 3 targets and 2 catches for 11 yards.

Kendrick Bourne, Week 3 against SF: 48 of 87 snaps, 3 targets and 2 catches for 22 yards.

Kendrick Bourne, Week 4 against NYG: 42 of 66 snaps, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 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, Kendrick Bourne played 16 games for SF and scored 92.1 PPR points, 5.8 a game, finishing WR68.

He caught 37 of 53 targets for 551 yards and 0 touchdowns, with 2 red zone targets and 386 air yards.

He was on the field for 57 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 Brian Thomas Jr. over Kendrick Bourne.
• Start Cooper Kupp over Kendrick Bourne.
• Start Kendrick Bourne over Elic Ayomanor.
• Start Brian Thomas Jr. over Xavier Hutchinson.
• Start Isaac TeSlaa over Xavier Hutchinson.
• Start Xavier Hutchinson over Jahan Dotson.