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Houston Texans · WR · 7 games through Nov 1, 2026 · Iowa State (2023 Round 6, Pick 205)

Xavier Hutchinson

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42.6
Downfield Score v7.0Ranked #58 of 99 qualified WRs
Rec / Targets
21/4017.3% target share
Receiving yards
25812.3 YPR
Receiving TD
136.9 yds/G
Snap share
53%Offensive snaps
EPA per opportunity
−0.04040 opportunities · What is EPA?
Success rate
45.0%Play-by-play positive EPA

Xavier Hutchinson among the 99 qualified receivers: each 2026 Downfield Score, 0 to 100.

  1. Smith-Njigba97.0
  2. Lamb93.7
  3. Olave90.5
  4. St. Brown90.3
  5. Higgins88.5
  6. McMillan88.2
  7. London87.9
  8. Nabers87.3
  9. Wilson85.2
  10. Hutchinson#5942.6
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Downfield Score v7.0 breakdown

Each component is shrunk toward the 2026 positional mean before percentile ranking across 99 qualified WRs. Read score check & methodology · What Raw and Shrunk mean

Opponent-adjusted receiving EPA per game20% weight · Raw −0.071 → Shrunk +1.152
36thpercentile
Early-down opponent-adjusted receiving EPA per game5% weight · Raw +0.094 → Shrunk +1.098
57thpercentile
Receiving yards per game, regressed16% weight · Raw 6.45 → Shrunk 44.20
51thpercentile
Downfield air yards per game, regressed6% weight · Raw 11.22 → Shrunk 64.59
56thpercentile
Offensive snaps per team game, regressed10% weight · Raw 0.59 → Shrunk 31.23
35thpercentile
Target share30% weight · Raw 17.3% → Shrunk 17.5%
49thpercentile
First-down rate, regressed8% weight · Raw 32.5% → Shrunk 36.9%
21thpercentile
20+ yard target rate, regressed5% weight · Raw 7.5% → Shrunk 10.4%
24thpercentile

2026 game log

Every 2026 regular-season game line for Xavier Hutchinson. Click any game to open its drive-by-drive chart and box score.

WeekDateMatchupResultRecTargetsRec ydsRec TDRush yds
Week 1Sep 13, 2026vs BUFL 31-36363200
Week 2Sep 20, 2026vs CINL 6-20393700
Week 3Sep 27, 2026@ INDL 17-19365104
Week 4Oct 4, 2026vs DALL 30-34354600
Week 5Oct 11, 2026@ TENW 26-3456500
Week 6Oct 18, 2026@ JAXW 34-31231000
Week 7Oct 25, 2026vs NYGL 21-273617112

College to the NFL: Iowa State to Houston Texans

Verified identity bridge linking Xavier Hutchinson's college regular-season yards at Iowa State to official NFL game lines.

Iowa State (College yards)

7262020
9532021
1,1712022
205205th pick
2023 Draft

HOU (NFL yards)

902023
1172024
4282025
2582026 *

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Career NFL seasons

Regular-season totals from official NFL game lines across 4 seasons.

SeasonClubGCarriesRush ydsRush TDRec/TgtRec ydsRec TD
2023HOU1654908/19900
2024HOU1600012/261170
2025HOU17322035/574283
2026 (so far)HOU7416021/402581

Compare Xavier Hutchinson with top receivers

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Xavier Hutchinson vs. Jaxon Smith-Njigba (SEA)Score 42.6 vs. 97.0Xavier Hutchinson vs. CeeDee Lamb (DAL)Score 42.6 vs. 93.7Xavier Hutchinson vs. Chris Olave (NO)Score 42.6 vs. 90.5Xavier Hutchinson vs. Amon-Ra St. Brown (DET)Score 42.6 vs. 90.3Xavier Hutchinson vs. Tee Higgins (CIN)Score 42.6 vs. 88.5Xavier Hutchinson vs. Tetairoa McMillan (CAR)Score 42.6 vs. 88.2
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