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2025 season · TE · #88 · 4th season

88Cade Otton

Age 27 · 6'5" · 250 lb · Washington · Pick 106 overall (2022). Snap share 94% across 16 games.

Buccaneers players
TBBuccaneers offense94% of snaps
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Targets
81
5.1 per game
13th of 72
Receptions
59
73% catch rate
12th of 72
Yards
572
36 per game
15th of 72
Touchdowns
1
25 first downs
T-49th of 72
Target share
16%
11% of air yards
15th of 72
aDOT
5.2
air yards per target
42nd of 72
EPA / target
+0.04
+3.1 total
60th of 72
YAC / catch
5.2
309 after the catch
31st of 72
The short version
  • How goodOtton's +3.1 EPA is 55th of 72 tight ends.
  • Where it comes fromThe biggest share comes after the catch (+48.5, 69th percentile per target).
  • Fantasy4.0 standard points a game, TE30 of 108.5.8 half-PPR points a game, TE27 of 108.7.6 PPR points a game, TE24 of 108.
  • How he's usedHe is a straight-dropback target: 13% of his targets come off play action (league 32%).
  • LatelyTargets are steady: 5 a game over his last three against 5.1 for the season.

How good is hehis line against the league at his position

Scorecard · among 72 tight ends with 15 targets+League percentiles
StatValueRankLeaguePctl
Target shareof team targets17%15th of 72
80th
Depth of targetair yards per target5.242nd of 72
42nd
After the catchyards per reception5.231st of 72
58th
Catch ratereceptions per target73%38th of 72
48th
EPA per target+0.0460th of 72
17th
StatValueRankLeaguePctl
First downsper target31%52nd of 72
28th
Drop ratedrops per target, lower is better1%15th of 72
80th
Yards per game35.819th of 72
74th
Success rate49%51st of 72
30th
Total EPA+3.155th of 72
24th
How this is measured

Each bar is the league at his position; the marker is him. Right is better, the dashed line is the median. Ranks are out of the qualifying pool, ties shown as T-, and move every week as the pool changes.

Fantasy · points, rank, range and the next matchup

Otton scores 4.0 standard points a game, TE30 of 108 TEs with enough games. Most weeks land between 0.9 and 6.5; 1 boom week (9+) and 9 busts (under 3).

Points a game4.0TE30 of 108
Season63.2TE28 · 16 games
Most weeks0.9–6.5his middle 60% of games
Booms · busts1 · 99+ · under 3

Otton scores 5.8 half-PPR points a game, TE27 of 108 TEs with enough games. Most weeks land between 2.4 and 10.0; 2 boom weeks (12+) and 7 busts (under 4).

Points a game5.8TE27 of 108
Season92.7TE25 · 16 games
Most weeks2.4–10.0his middle 60% of games
Booms · busts2 · 712+ · under 4

Otton scores 7.6 PPR points a game, TE24 of 108 TEs with enough games. Most weeks land between 3.5 and 12.1; 2 boom weeks (15+) and 7 busts (under 5).

Points a game7.6TE24 of 108
Season122.2TE22 · 16 games
Most weeks3.5–12.1his middle 60% of games
Booms · busts2 · 715+ · under 5
How this is measured

Fantasy points are nflverse's standard and full-PPR scoring (6 points for a rushing or receiving touchdown, 4 for a passing touchdown, minus 2 for an interception or a lost fumble); half PPR is the average of the two. Ranks are points a game among players at his position with at least half the most games played. Most weeks is his 20th to 80th percentile game. Bars are green on a boom week and red on a bust; the dashed line is the starter line, the points a game of the TE12 in a 12-team league. The format you pick is remembered on this device.

How he's usedhis fingerprint, where the ball finds him and when

Playstylehow he is used, against the league at his positionamong 72 tight ends

He is a straight-dropback target: 13% of his targets come off play action (league 32%). He works the middle of the field: 32% of his targets come between the numbers (league 25%). His share of the team's targets is 15%: on third down it holds at 13%; inside the 20 it falls to 9%. Cade rarely goes deep: 1% of his targets travel 20 yards or more, against 5% for the league's receivers.

Dropback targetPlay action 13% · 12th pctlWorks the middleMiddle of the field 32% · 81st pctlNot the red-zone option9% inside the 20 · 15% overallRarely deepDeep share 1% · 25th pctl
TraitLeague · line is the medianHimPctl
Deep sharetargets 20+ yards downfield
1%
25th
Screensshare of his targets
5%
49th
Middle of the fieldtargets between the numbers
32%
81st
After the catchshare of his yards after the catch
54%
60th
TraitLeague · line is the medianHimPctl
Third-down shareof team targets on 3rd down
13%
77th
Red-zone shareof team targets inside the 20
9%
44th
Motiontargets with pre-snap motion
57%
53rd
Play actiontargets off play action
13%
12th
How this is measured

Every trait is a share of his own targets, so volume does not move it. The marker is him among the league's qualifying tight ends; the dashed line is the median. Styles are not grades: a high or low percentile is a description, not a verdict. Play action, screen, RPO, motion and blitz flags come from FTN charting and read low in a week it has not published.

Week by weekthe shape of his season, the game log and the defenses behind it

Game logall 22 weeks
WkOpponentDefenseSnapTgtRecYdsTDEPA
1at ATL W 23-2016th D16th vs TE86%300-1.5
2at HOU W 20-192nd D2nd vs TE91%4325+1.1
3vs NYJ W 29-2728th D28th vs TE92%0000.0
4vs PHI L 25-311st D1st vs TE96%439-2.7
5at SEA W 38-3522nd D22nd vs TE92%5481+6.7
6vs SF W 30-197th D7th vs TE100%6551+0.1
7at DET L 9-245th D5th vs TE97%9765-2.0
8at NO W 23-312th D12th vs TE97%5440+2.7
9Bye week
10vs NE L 23-2815th D15th vs TE97%12982+2.4
11at BUF L 32-443rd D3rd vs TE97%5228-0.7
12at LA L 7-344th D4th vs TE86%7421-8.2
13vs ARI W 20-1730th D30th vs TE97%229-0.1
14vs NO L 20-2412th D12th vs TE81%4319-1.1
15vs ATL L 28-29Did not play · Doubtful (knee)
16at CAR L 20-2332nd D32nd vs TE94%2215+0.7
17at MIA L 17-2018th D18th vs TE97%4433+1.5
18vs CAR W 16-1432nd D32nd vs TE96%97941+4.1
19Bye week
20Bye week
21Bye week
22Bye week
16 games94%81595721+3.1

Careerseason by season, back to his rookie year

Career · regular season4 seasons
62Games
300Targets
207Receptions
2,018Yards
11TD
2022 to 2025 · 4 seasons · 1 team

His best year was 2024, 600 receiving yards in 14 games. This season's 38.1 a game puts him on pace for 648 over 17, a career high.

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SeasonTeamGTgtRecYdsTDY/RYds/gEPA/tgt
2022TB16654239129.324.4+0.08
2023TB17674745549.726.8+0.19
2024TB148759600410.242.9+0.14
2025TB15815957219.738.1+0.04
Career1 tm623002072,018119.732.5+0.11
Career highsYards 600 · 2024TD 4 · 2023Receptions 59 · 2024
How this is measured

Regular season only, from nflverse weekly stats back to 1999. This season is partial and drawn hollow; the pace is his per-game rate over 17 games. Bold cells are career highs.

Intel & playsthe report, his best snaps, his teammates

IntelWeek 22
Depth chart
not listed
Injury report
clean
Red zone touches
…
Third down
…
Explosive plays
…
Drops
1 on 81 targets
Broken tackles
6
Passer rating when targeted
85.0
Play action
…
Contested
…
Best plays · by EPA
    Teammates · share of the ball
    PlayerTouchesYdsEPA
    7Bucky IrvingRB208865 · 4 TD-26.8
    1Rachaad WhiteRB177790 · 4 TD+8.6
    2Emeka EgbukaWR129947 · 6 TD+5.5
    44Sean TuckerRB97354 · 8 TD-6.8
    13Mike EvansWR62368 · 3 TD+5.3
    17Sterling ShepardWR57390 · 1 TD-2.6
    6Baker MayfieldQB55382 · 1 TD+35.7
    14Chris Godwin Jr.WR51360 · 2 TD+14.7