Kendrick Bourne · Xavier Hutchinson · 2026 week 1

Kendrick Bourne or Xavier Hutchinson?

Wondering who you should start this week — Kendrick Bourne or Xavier Hutchinson? The start/sit call and the numbers behind it are below, plus who wins a straight-up trade. Rebuilt nightly.

Start Kendrick Bourne — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 0.6 points. The matchup leans Kendrick Bourne (LAC allow the 24th-most WR points), but you can defend either call.
PlayerWk 1Proj (PPR)MatchupForm L3Trade valueStatus
Kendrick Bourne START @ LAC 4.8 24th 4.3 – healthy
Xavier Hutchinson vs BUF 4.2 23rd 6.6 – healthy

WRs vs LAC recently: George Pickens 19 pts (W16) · Jayden Higgins 14.8 pts (W17) · Pat Bryant 3.1 pts (W18).

WRs vs BUF recently: Malachi Corley 4.1 pts (W16) · A.J. Brown 6.8 pts (W17) · Isaiah Williams 2.4 pts (W18).

Who wins a straight-up trade?

Their trade values are effectively even — a one-for-one is a fair swap on the numbers.

Open in Start/Sit (any scoring) Open in the Trade Analyzer

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Game logs, matchup ranks and form are the 2025 season — 2026 hasn’t kicked off. Projections, schedule and trade values are current 2026 numbers, refreshed nightly.