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Xavier Hutchinson Houston Texans · #19

Wide Receiver · 6' 3", 210 lbs · Jacksonville, FL · Age 26

Xavier Hutchinson is a Wide Receiver for the Houston Texans, drafted 205th overall, 2023. In 2026 he caught 12 passes for 166 yards and 0 touchdowns.

Wide ReceiverDrafted 205th overall4-yr veteran
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Houston Texans · #19 · Wide Receiver
Xavier Hutchinson
Season avg12 rec · 166 yds · 0 td
Career avg67 rec · 801 yds · 3 td
Live win probabilitySeason
No scheduled game — showing season pace. Illustrative.
Tonight's projectionmodel
12rec
166yds
0td
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Scouting report

Xavier Hutchinson — the report card

Read his whole game at a glance, then dive into any skill. Grades are percentiles vs every active player at his position.

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Wide Receiver · Rotation piece · Impact 50
Xavier Hutchinson is a Wide Receiver for the Houston Texans, drafted 205th overall, 2023. In 2026 he caught 12 passes for 166 yards and 0 touchdowns.
B+
Receiving
B
Big-play
C-
Scoring
B
Receiving yards
Excellent · offense
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B+
Volume
Excellent · offense
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B
Big-play
Strong · offense
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C-
Scoring
Solid · offense
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A
Target share
Elite · offense
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Act II

Where Xavier Hutchinson stands

Live ladders from the Balladex models, and what he's chasing. Rankings recompute nightly from real production, accolades, and search demand.

The laddersmodel · recomputes nightly
1
Jared Goff Detroit Lions▬
29%
2
Bryce Young Carolina Panthers▬
23%
3
Brock Purdy San Francisco 49ers▬
22%
4
Tyler Shough New Orleans Saints▬
11%
5
Kirk Cousins Las Vegas Raiders▬
9%
✦ Balladex Consensus: #302 of 1982 — a blend of the Impact index, current production, career résumé and live search demand. Recomputes as the data does.
Futures & chases
—MVP odds
50Impact index
99Star score
Career scoring average0.0 ppg
Seasons in the index0
Accolades on file0
Stat explorer

Xavier Hutchinson — every number, three levels deep

Headline → metric → the raw history behind it. Real career data; tracking-only metrics labeled.

A+
Receiving
166 YDS
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A+
Volume
12 REC
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B
Big-play
13.8 Y/R
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C-
Scoring
0 TD
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The engine

How the model sees Xavier Hutchinson

Projection = recency-weighted per-season production, nudged along a position aging curve, banded by his year-to-year volatility. No black box — every number shows its work.

Projected 2027  modeled
20
rec
11–29
248
rec yds
123–372
1
td
0–2
37
targets
24–49
10
games
5–16
Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 4-season history below.
What moves the rec line vs last season
Last season 12 → projected 20 rec
Baseline (recency-weighted)
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Age curve
+0.2
Net vs last season+7.9 rec
Everything it reads
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4 seasons of real box production
every game line, verified
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Recency × games weight
recent, healthy years anchor the baseline
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Year-over-year trend
his own trajectory, season to season
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Position aging curve
age 26 — applied to the projection
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Role & usage context
target / carry share and snaps fold in
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Availability signal
games last 3: 16 / 17 / 4
health
The real history it trains onsource: Pro-Football-Reference / ESPN · verified

Xavier Hutchinson career stats, season by season

Career stats by season
SeasonGRecYdsTDTgtY/R
20231689001911.3
202416121170269.8
2025173542835712.2
2026 in progress · 4 games41216602613.8
Career53678013128
Source: Pro-Football-Reference. Backtested against completed player-seasons in the index. The same engine powers the report-card percentiles and the DNA radar — one model, asked different questions. Illustrative.
Act III

The Lab

Every number, live and interactive. Real career data; models labeled.

Gold = award / milestone season · hover any bar. Real season totals.
Context

Are the Houston Texans built to win?

Team projection rolled up from the roster + last-season baselines — and what it means for his role.

12–5proj record
83off index
99def index
+48net
95%playoff odds
65roster
Roster delta · what changed
Offense grades B+ (83), defense A+ (99) by our position-percentile roster model. QB play indexes at 73, pass rush 99, coverage 99.
How his role moves
Projected 12–5 on a 17-game slate — modeled from the current roster's production percentiles, not a calibrated Vegas line. His snaps, target/carry share and usage move with roster health.
Balladex Impact
50 of 99
Rotation piece tier.
Rarity
◆ Rated
Collectible tier.
Résumé
0 accolades
Career honors on file.
Act IV

The Ballad of Xavier Hutchinson

Birth to now — the making of a legend, narrated and scored.

2000-06-01

The beginning

Xavier Hutchinson is a Wide Receiver for the Houston Texans, in his 4th NFL season.

Houston Texans

Turning pro

Drafted 205th overall, 2023 as a Wide Receiver.

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Xavier Hutchinson is a Houston Texans wide receiver, drafted 205th overall, 2023.

Chapter

Across 4 seasons (2023–2026) he has caught 67 passes for 801 yards and 3 touchdowns.

Chapter

Most recently he caught 12 passes for 166 yards and 0 touchdowns in 2026.

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Hutchinson's story
The documentary, narrated

Off the field

Measurables
Active
Height
6' 3"
Weight
210 lbs
Draft
205th overall, 2023
Born
Jacksonville, FL
Age
26
Jersey
#19
Background

Xavier Hutchinson is from Jacksonville, FL and is 26 years old. He was drafted 205th overall, 2023 and plays wide receiver at 6' 3", 210 lbs.

Over 4 seasons (2023–2026) he has caught 67 passes for 801 yards and 3 touchdowns. Hutchinson is currently on the Houston Texans roster.

The person

Xavier Hutchinson is a rotational receiver who has caught 67 passes for 801 yards and 3 touchdowns across 4 seasons (2023–2026).

Receiving67 career catches, 801 yards, 3 touchdowns.
Best season35 catches for 428 yards in 2025.
Yards per catch12.0 yards per reception over his career.
Draft pedigree205th overall, 2023.
Durability53 career games played.
Verified profiles & sources
FAQ

Xavier Hutchinson — frequently asked

The questions people ask most about Xavier Hutchinson, answered.

What position does Xavier Hutchinson play?
Xavier Hutchinson is a Wide Receiver for the Houston Texans.
When was Xavier Hutchinson drafted?
Xavier Hutchinson was drafted 205th overall, 2023.
How many seasons has Xavier Hutchinson played?
4 (2023–2026).
What are Xavier Hutchinson's career stats?
He has caught 67 passes for 801 yards and 3 touchdowns.
Xavier Hutchinson career stats & accolades are real, and team projections and recent-game home/away splits are computed from real production. DNA ratings, grades, tonight's projection, ladders, live win probability and simulator outputs are Balladex model output. Not affiliated with the NBA.
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Current role & opportunity

Usage last season · depth chart current · nflverse
Depth chart
WR2
behind the starter
Snap share
56%
of offensive snaps
Target share
19%
WOPR 0.45

This role & opportunity data feeds the model's competition-aware projection — snap and target share from last season, depth-chart rank from the current roster.

Weekly matchups

Fantasy points allowed by position · 2026 schedule · Balladex
Next matchup
vs BUF
Week 1 · Smash
Season outlook
65
avg matchup score (0–100)
Smash / Tough
2 / 2
weeks favorable / tough
Playoff weeks
64
Wk 15–17 outlook
W1 vs BUFW2 vs CINW3 @ INDW4 vs DALW5 @ TENW6 @ JAXW7 vs NYGW8 · BYEW9 @ LACW10 @ CLEW11 vs INDW12 vs BALW13 @ PITW14 @ WASW15 vs JAXW16 @ PHIW17 @ GBW18 vs TEN

Each week grades Xavier Hutchinson's opponent by the fantasy points that defense allowed to his position (2025), tiered Smash → Avoid. A transparent Balladex model estimate; see the full weekly matchups grid.

Injury history

Weekly injury reports · nflverse
Injury episodes
2
since 2023
Games missed
0
listed Out
Lower-body
1
ankle / knee / soft-tissue
Concussions
0
head, reported
Most recent reports
2024 Wk15 · Shoulder2024 Wk13 · Shoulder (Questionable)2023 Wk8 · Foot (Questionable)

Home surface: astroturf (artificial turf). Artificial turf is associated with higher rates of non-contact lower-body injuries — ankle, foot and knee — in NFL studies. It is not linked to concussion risk, which is contact-driven.

Real weekly injury-report history (game-status designations, most recent 2 seasons). Rest days and load-management designations are excluded.

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Xavier Hutchinson head-to-head

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