WR · Houston Texans · #19

Xavier Hutchinson

WR2
College
Iowa State
Height
6'3"
Weight
210 lb
Experience
4th season
EPA / target
−0.04▼ 0.27 vs '25
42nd of 44 WRs
Catch rate
52.5%▼ 8.9 vs '25
42nd of 44 WRs
Yards / target
6.5▼ 1.1 vs '25
35th of 44 WRs
Target share
17.6%▲ 6.4 vs '25
38th of 44 WRs
Receiving
258 yds−0.04 EPA/TGT
21 rec · 40 tgt · 1 td

Ranks compare against the 44 qualifying wide receivers on the 2026 leaderboard.

Week-by-week

EPA per target by game, dashed line = 2025 season mark

2025: +0.23+0.15Week 1−0.22Week 2+0.07Week 3+0.43Week 4+0.87Week 5−1.95Week 6−0.27Week 7

Where the value came from

Total EPA, 2026

Receiving−1.6
Rushing+0.2
Net−1.4
Best game · Wk 5 @ TEN
4/5
Rec/Tgt
65
Rec yds
0
TD
+4.4
Rec EPA
+0.87
EPA/target
16.3
Yds/rec

2026 game log

ReceivingRushing
Game
Wk 1 vs BUFL633210.7050.09.5+0.9+0.15000
Wk 2 vs CINL933712.3033.312.4−2.0−0.22000
Wk 3 @ INDL635117.0050.020.2+0.4+0.07240
Wk 4 vs DALL534615.3060.014.2+2.2+0.43000
Wk 5 @ TENW546516.3080.06.2+4.4+0.87000
Wk 6 @ JAXW32105.0066.74.7−5.8−1.95000
Wk 7 vs NYGL63175.7150.06.5−1.6−0.272120
Season402125812.3152.511.1−1.6−0.044160

How he compares

2026 wide receivers who qualify · dashed lines mark the group average

4.27.510.914.217.5−0.36+0.01+0.38+0.75+1.12AllenAdamsEvansDiggsBourneMetcalfLambHigginsCollinsWaddleChaseSmithSt. BrownLondonOlaveWilliamsPickensWilsonRobinsonWatsonSmith-NjigbaWilsonTuckerWashingtonDownsFlowersNacuaNabersFlournoyVeleCokerWashingtonWorthyOdunzeMcMillanEgbukaGoldenBurden IIILemonBostonTateBernardConcepcionXavier Hutchinson↑ EPA per targetaDOT →

Contract

Rookie deal · signed 2023 with Texans

$4Mover 4 years
Avg. per year
$1M
Guaranteed
$164K 4%
2026 cap hit
$3.7M 1.2% of the cap
Signed
2023
Runs through
2026
2023
2024
2025
2026 · now
Year 4 of 4

Career by season

Career rates are weighted by volume, not averaged across seasons
OverallReceivingRushing
Season
20267−1.44021258152.512.36.517.6−0.044160
202517+14.75735428361.412.27.511.2+0.233220
202416−7.82612117046.29.84.56.0−0.30000
202315−3.719890042.111.34.74.9−0.355490
Career55+1.814276893453.511.86.39.1−0.0212870