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Start Rashod Bateman or Xavier Hutchinson? Week 10

Updated Nov 10, 3:26 PM ET.

Start Rashod Bateman over Xavier Hutchinson

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Rashod Bateman

WR · BAL · vs LAC

Market projects
4.8
recent weeks avg
LAC D vs WR
36.6
6th most to WRs (2026)
Upside
Limited
35 of 100 at WR
Snap share
70%
Through Week 9
Target share
13%
Through Week 9
Sit

Xavier Hutchinson

WR · HOU · at CLE

Market projects
4.7
recent weeks avg
CLE D vs WR
29.3
12th fewest to WRs (2026)
Upside
Moderate
44 of 100 at WR
Snap share
58%
Through Week 9
Target share
17%
Through Week 9

Should I drop Xavier Hutchinson for Rashod Bateman?

Not on these numbers alone. Xavier Hutchinson projects 31 market-implied PPR points from Week 10 through Week 17 (3.9 a game over 8 games) and Rashod Bateman 32 (4.6 a game over 7 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 10 the call starts Rashod Bateman over Xavier Hutchinson.

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Our Week 10 call

Start Rashod Bateman over Xavier Hutchinson in Week 10.

Market-based projections have Rashod Bateman at 4.8 points and Xavier Hutchinson at 4.7, a gap of 0.1. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. No player market is posted for Rashod Bateman this week yet, so his 4.8 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 7, 8 and 9 (4.5, 6.3 and 3.6); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. No player market is posted for Xavier Hutchinson this week yet, so his 4.7 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 7 and 9 (3.7 and 5.7); the call is rebuilt when his market posts.

What the market projects

No Week 10 player market is posted for Rashod Bateman yet. His market-based projections were 4.5, 6.3 and 3.6 points in Weeks 7, 8 and 9, an average of 4.8, which stands in until his Week 10 market posts.

No Week 10 player market is posted for Xavier Hutchinson yet. His market-based projections were 3.7 and 5.7 points in Weeks 7 and 9, an average of 4.7, which stands in until his Week 10 market posts.

That puts Rashod Bateman 0.1 points ahead of Xavier Hutchinson on these projections.

Week 10 matchups

Rashod Bateman and BAL host LAC on Monday at 8:15 PM ET.

LAC allowed 36.6 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 8 games, the 6th most in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 158 yards and 1.4 touchdowns a game against LAC.

Xavier Hutchinson and HOU visit CLE on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

CLE allowed 29.3 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 9 games, the 12th fewest in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 144 yards and 0.8 touchdowns a game against CLE.

By points allowed to the position, Rashod Bateman has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Rashod Bateman is not on the injury report.

Xavier Hutchinson is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 10

Through Week 9, Rashod Bateman played 70 percent of BAL snaps, drew 13 percent of the targets, earned 23 percent of the air yards and had 4 percent of the red zone chances.

Rashod Bateman, Week 6 against CLE: 17 of 57 snaps, 1 target and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Rashod Bateman, Week 7 against CIN: 49 of 67 snaps, 4 targets and 2 catches for 33 yards.

Rashod Bateman, Week 8 against BUF: 39 of 51 snaps, 3 targets and 1 catch for 22 yards.

Rashod Bateman, Week 9 against JAX: 35 of 56 snaps, 2 targets and 1 catch for 6 yards.

Through Week 9, Xavier Hutchinson played 58 percent of HOU snaps, drew 17 percent of the targets, earned 19 percent of the air yards and had 9 percent of the red zone chances.

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.

Xavier Hutchinson, Week 9 against LAC: 57 of 70 snaps, 5 targets and 3 catches for 29 yards, 1 touchdown.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Rashod Bateman played 13 games for BAL and scored 55.4 PPR points, 4.3 a game, finishing WR102.

He caught 19 of 38 targets for 224 yards and 2 touchdowns, with 8 red zone targets and 185 air yards.

He was on the field for 69 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 10 calls

Locks at kickoff, graded after. When the start/sit engine grades week 10, the call and the result appear on the public record, wrong ones included.

Drop or keep

  • Should I drop Xavier Hutchinson for Rashod Bateman?

    Not on these numbers alone. Xavier Hutchinson projects 31 market-implied PPR points from Week 10 through Week 17 (3.9 a game over 8 games) and Rashod Bateman 32 (4.6 a game over 7 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 10 the call starts Rashod Bateman over Xavier Hutchinson.

  • Should I drop Rashod Bateman for Xavier Hutchinson?

    Not on these numbers alone. Rashod Bateman projects 32 market-implied PPR points from Week 10 through Week 17 (4.6 a game over 7 games) and Xavier Hutchinson 31 (3.9 a game over 8 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 10 the call starts Rashod Bateman over Xavier Hutchinson.

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