Ted Hurst III · Xavier Hutchinson · 2026 week 9

Ted Hurst III or Xavier Hutchinson?

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

Start Ted Hurst III — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 0.6 points. The matchup leans Ted Hurst III (CHI allow the 13th-most WR points), but you can defend either call.

Player	Wk 9	Proj (PPR)	Matchup	Form L3	Trade value	Status
Ted Hurst III START	@ CHI	4.8	13th	7.5	–	healthy
Xavier Hutchinson	@ LAC	4.2	18th	8.5	–	healthy

WRs vs CHI recently: Jahan Dotson 14.7 pts (W6) · A.J. Brown 4.8 pts (W7) · Jaxon Smith-Njigba 17.8 pts (W8).

WRs vs LAC recently: Courtland Sutton 7.8 pts (W5) · Xavier Worthy 7.3 pts (W6) · Puka Nacua 14 pts (W8).

🎓 The coach's read

Projections are 0.6 apart — too close to call on projection alone.
Xavier Hutchinson has the higher floor (1.2) — the safer start if you are favoured.
Ted Hurst III has the higher ceiling (10.2) — the play if you need points.
Xavier Hutchinson is steady — about 9% less volatile week to week than a typical WR projected here — higher floor, lower ceiling.
Ted Hurst III faces CHI, 13th most generous to WRs.
Xavier Hutchinson faces LAC, 18th most generous to WRs.

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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All numbers are the 2026 season, refreshed nightly.