Should I start Trey McBride or Xavier Hutchinson this week? Week 8 PPR (2026)

THE FF CALL

Start Trey McBride

+19.4 projected edge · PPR

Start Trey McBride over Xavier Hutchinson for Week 8 PPR: 19.4 projected points versus 0.0.

Trey McBride: 20.3 FP recent scoring average.
Xavier Hutchinson: BYE; 8.5 FP recent scoring average.

Forecast updated Oct 28, 2026, 12:40 AM ET · PPR

FF PICK

Trey McBride

TE · ARIStats & schedule

19.4FF projected

↑ +1.7 vs ESPN

at DAL

Sun 1:00 PM ET

THE ALTERNATIVE

Xavier Hutchinson

WR · HOUStats & schedule

0.0FF projected

BYE

Check bye / schedule

Why this pick?

Trey McBride

Fortified19.4

ESPN17.7

Sleeper19.3

FantasyPros19.1

Trey McBride faces DAL in Week 8. Recent scoring average: 20.3 fantasy points.

Xavier Hutchinson

Fortified0.0

Sleeper0.0

FantasyPros0.0

Recent scoring average: 8.5 fantasy points. BYE

Xavier Hutchinson is on bye in Week 8 and projects for 0.0 FP. Trey McBride has a scheduled game and projects for 19.4 FP. Confirm his availability before kickoff. FantasyPros refresh is rate-limited. Same-week cached projections are used (under one hour old; oldest update Oct 28, 2026, 12:15 AM ET).

Updated Oct 28, 2026, 12:40 AM ET. Projections can change before kickoff.

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