Tory Horton · Xavier Hutchinson · 2026 week 8

Tory Horton or Xavier Hutchinson?

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

Start Xavier Hutchinson — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 0.3 points. The matchup leans Xavier Hutchinson (LAC allow the 20th-most WR points), but you can defend either call.

Player	Wk 8	Proj (PPR)	Matchup	Form L3	Trade value	Status
Tory Horton	vs CHI	3.7	19th	5.9	–	healthy
Xavier Hutchinson START	@ LAC	4.0	20th	8.5	–	healthy

WRs vs CHI recently: Christian Watson 26.3 pts (W5) · Jahan Dotson 14.7 pts (W6) · A.J. Brown 4.8 pts (W7).

WRs vs LAC recently: Rashid Shaheed 11.3 pts (W4) · Courtland Sutton 7.8 pts (W5) · Xavier Worthy 7.3 pts (W6).

🎓 The coach's read

Projections are 0.3 apart — too close to call on projection alone.
Tory Horton faces CHI, 19th most generous to WRs.
Xavier Hutchinson faces LAC, 20th 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.