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

THE FF CALL

Start Trey McBride

+11.2 projected edge · Standard

Start Trey McBride over Xavier Hutchinson for Week 8 Standard: 11.2 projected points versus 0.0.

Trey McBride: 11.7 FP recent scoring average.
Xavier Hutchinson: BYE; 5.5 FP recent scoring average.

Forecast updated Oct 28, 2026, 1:40 AM ET · Standard

FF PICK

Trey McBride

TE · ARIStats & schedule

11.2FF projected

↑ +1.3 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

Fortified11.2

ESPN9.9

Sleeper11.4

FantasyPros11.0

Trey McBride faces DAL in Week 8. Recent scoring average: 11.7 fantasy points.

Xavier Hutchinson

Fortified0.0

Sleeper0.0

FantasyPros0.0

Recent scoring average: 5.5 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 11.2 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, 1:07 AM ET).

Updated Oct 28, 2026, 1:40 AM ET. Projections can change before kickoff.

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