Cade Otton
Tampa Bay Buccaneers·#88·6'5"·250 lb·4th year·WashingtonCade Otton has 19 catches, 186 receiving yards and 0 touchdowns in 7 games for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers this season through Week 8, 5.4 PPR points a game (updated November 4, 2026).
Model Score by season
Down 2.4 from last season.
How good he is at what he is supposed to be doing, out of 100. Not a projection of what he will do next, and not a read on his contract. Median is about 70, and a 95 is rare. How it is built →
STM Take
A steady tight end who only eats when the receivers are hurt.
The case for
- 2024 tier 3 (#12) finish (59 catches, 600 yards, 4 TDs) confirms the TE2 ceiling when injuries open the target tree. Three straight seasons as the Buccaneers' starting TE.
- Wk 18 2025's 22.4 PPR and Wk 10's 17.2 show the spike-week ceiling remains available. Pass-protection grades are above the league average.
The worry
- Six 2025 weeks under 7 PPR (2.9, 3.5, 4.8, 4.9, 6.1, 7.3) confirms the floor when Evans, Godwin, and Egbuka are healthy.
- Tampa Bay's WR depth chart (Evans, Godwin, Egbuka, Mike Williams) plus the 2025 OC turnover means his target share is structurally compressed.
What to watch: Whether the Buccaneers' 2026 offensive identity under the new OC commits to two-TE personnel groupings, the only structural change that opens his target ceiling.
Full take and bio
The 2024 tier 3 (#12) finish was the proof he can produce TE2 numbers when injuries open the target tree, but the 2025 tier 7 (#27) regression confirms the floor when the Evans/Godwin/Egbuka room is healthy. Wk 18 22.4 PPR was the lone meaningful 2025 game; six other weeks scored under 7 PPR. He is a stable depth piece whose ceiling depends on the WR room thinning.
Otton came out of Washington as Tampa Bay's 4th-round pick (106th overall) in 2022 after a senior season that produced 28 catches for 322 yards. He inherited the starting TE role after Cameron Brate's departure and held it through three NFL seasons. His 2024 tier 3 #12 finish was the breakout: 59 catches, 600 yards, and 4 TDs while Mike Evans missed multiple games. The 2025 tier 7 #27 finish reflects the room healthier and the offensive coordinator turnover after Liam Coen's departure.
Comps
The players whose size, testing and production looked most like his at the same point in their careers. The percent is how close.
Plays like: Vernon Davis, David Sloan, Pat Freiermuth. Built like: Bear Pascoe, John Phillips, Rhett Ellison. Coming out: Mike Gesicki, Clive Walford, Ed Dickson.
Of his 20 closest coming out: 2 stars, 5 starters, 9 backups, 4 didn't stick.
Cade Otton Props This Weekvs ATL
| Market | Line | Over | Under |
|---|---|---|---|
| Receptions | 3.5 | -125 Bovada | -105 Bovada |
| Receiving yards | 33.5 | -115 Bovada | -115 Bovada |
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Cade Otton Injury StatusNot listed
Cade Otton is not on the injury report as of Nov 4. Source: the official NFL injury report, refreshed daily.
This season · 7 games
5.4 fantasy points a game, 38 PPR on the season. Every game on the Game Log, every season on Career. Advanced numbers are EPA and Next Gen Stats.
Contract2026 cap
Every year of the deal, the dead money and what a cut or trade saves on the Contract tab.
Fantasy outlookWeek 9
Our rest-of-season board has Cade Otton at TE35 (the public consensus says TE37); the model has 58 PPR points left for him this season; this week he hosts ATL.
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Draft & College
Round 4, pick 106 to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2022, out of Washington (Pac-12).
In college, 2018-2021, 32 games: 91 rec, 1,041 yds, 10 TD, 11.4 yds/rec.
Recruited
Class of 2017 · Tight end · High school: Tumwater, Olympia, WA
His full list of offers is not on our record yet; offers for the 2017 class are still being added.