Hutchinson remains the Texans' second wide receiver option.
It was impossible to trust any Texans wide receiver outside of Nico Collins last season. Collins was the X, Hutchinson and Jayden Higgins rotated at Z and Christian Kirk and Jaylin Noel rotated in the slot. Kirk is no longer on the roster, and Higgins is on injured reserve. Houston traded for Kayshon Boutte after Higgins’ injury, but it seems like a four-man rotation could lead to more production by someone rather than a five-man grouping. Instead, Jared Wayne worked his way up the depth chart to be involved in the rotation. He was the primary wide receiver in 13 personnel, but also played over 25% of snaps in 11 and 12 personnel. Hutchinson was typically the Z receiver in 12 personnel, and then in the slot in 11. Bouute was the Z in 11 personnel, leaving Noel fifth on the depth chart, similar to last season.