Should I start Tez Johnson or Xavier Hutchinson this week? Week 8 Half-PPR (2026)

THE FF CALL

Start Tez Johnson

+4.4 projected edge · Half-PPR

Start Tez Johnson over Xavier Hutchinson for Week 8 Half-PPR: 4.4 projected points versus 0.0.

Tez Johnson: 6.8 FP recent scoring average.
Xavier Hutchinson: BYE; 7.0 FP recent scoring average.

Forecast updated Oct 27, 2026, 11:30 PM ET · Half-PPR

FF PICK

Tez Johnson

WR · TBStats & schedule

4.4FF projected

= 0.0 vs ESPN

vs ATL

Sun 1:00 PM ET

THE ALTERNATIVE

Xavier Hutchinson

WR · HOUStats & schedule

0.0FF projected

BYE

Check bye / schedule

Why this pick?

Tez Johnson

Fortified4.4

ESPN4.3

Sleeper3.3

FantasyPros3.7

Tez Johnson faces ATL in Week 8. Recent scoring average: 6.8 fantasy points.

Xavier Hutchinson

Fortified0.0

Sleeper0.0

FantasyPros0.0

Recent scoring average: 7.0 fantasy points. BYE

Xavier Hutchinson is on bye in Week 8 and projects for 0.0 FP. Tez Johnson has a scheduled game and projects for 4.4 FP. Confirm his availability before kickoff. FantasyPros refresh is rate-limited. Same-week cached projections are used (under one hour old; oldest update Oct 27, 2026, 11:10 PM ET).

Updated Oct 27, 2026, 11:30 PM ET. Projections can change before kickoff.

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