Start Konata Mumpfield or Xavier Hutchinson? Week 7

Updated Oct 21, 5:01 PM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 8 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Konata Mumpfield over Xavier Hutchinson

Start

Konata Mumpfield

WR · LAR · at LV

Market projects: 4.5; fantasy pts
LV D vs WR: 32.6; 15th most to WRs (2026)
Upside: Rising; 74 of 100 at WR
Snap share: 41%; Through Week 6
Target share: 7%; Through Week 6

Sit

Xavier Hutchinson

WR · HOU · vs NYG

Market projects: 3.4; 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 Konata Mumpfield for Xavier Hutchinson?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Xavier Hutchinson projects 38 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (3.8 a game over 10 games), Konata Mumpfield 33 (3.3 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Konata Mumpfield over Xavier Hutchinson, 4.5 to 3.4 projected PPR points. So make the move after his Week 7 game.

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Our Week 7 call

Start Konata Mumpfield over Xavier Hutchinson in Week 7.

Market-based projections have Konata Mumpfield at 4.5 points and Xavier Hutchinson at 3.4, a gap of 1.2. 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 4.5 fantasy points for Konata Mumpfield, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market-based projection for Konata Mumpfield is 19 receiving yards, 1-2 receptions and 0.2 touchdowns (13, 12 and 13 market sources).

Player markets imply 3.4 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 Konata Mumpfield 1.2 points ahead of Xavier Hutchinson on the market projections.

Week 7 matchups

Konata Mumpfield and LAR visit LV on Sunday at 4:25 PM ET.

LV allowed 32.6 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 6 games, the 15th most in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 161 yards and 1.2 touchdowns a game against LV.

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.

By points allowed to the position, Konata Mumpfield has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Konata Mumpfield is not on the injury report.

Xavier Hutchinson is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 7

Through Week 6, Konata Mumpfield played 41 percent of LAR snaps, drew 7 percent of the targets, earned 11 percent of the air yards and had 2 percent of the red zone chances.

Konata Mumpfield, Week 3 against DEN: 63 of 86 snaps, 8 targets and 4 catches for 93 yards, 1 touchdown.

Konata Mumpfield, Week 4 against PHI: 23 of 84 snaps, 3 targets and 1 catch for 7 yards.

Konata Mumpfield, Week 5 against BUF: 6 of 82 snaps, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Konata Mumpfield, Week 6 against ARI: 27 of 58 snaps, 3 targets and 2 catches for 15 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, Konata Mumpfield played 17 games for LAR and scored 25.2 PPR points, 1.5 a game, finishing WR145.

He caught 10 of 23 targets for 92 yards and 1 touchdown, with 4 red zone targets and 67 air yards.

He was on the field for 32 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 Konata Mumpfield for Xavier Hutchinson?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Xavier Hutchinson projects 38 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (3.8 a game over 10 games), Konata Mumpfield 33 (3.3 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Konata Mumpfield over Xavier Hutchinson, 4.5 to 3.4 projected PPR points. So make the move after his Week 7 game.
Should I drop Xavier Hutchinson for Konata Mumpfield?
No. Keep Xavier Hutchinson: he projects 38 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (3.8 a game over 10 games), Konata Mumpfield 33 (3.3 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Konata Mumpfield over Xavier Hutchinson, 4.5 to 3.4 projected PPR points.