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2026 season · TE · #88 · 5th season

88Cade Otton

Age 27 · 6'5" · 250 lb · Washington · Pick 106 overall (2022). Listed TE1 on the 3WR 1TE depth chart. Snap share 94% across 8 games.

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TBBuccaneers offense94% of snaps
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Targets
30
3.8 per game
24th of 45
Receptions
19
63% catch rate
T-25th of 45
Yards
186
23 per game
T-28th of 45
Touchdowns
0
13 first downs
T-37th of 45
Target share
13%
15% of air yards
22nd of 45
aDOT
6.3
air yards per target
20th of 45
EPA / target
+0.16
+4.8 total
29th of 45
YAC / catch
6.9
132 after the catch
4th of 45
The short version
  • How goodOtton's +4.8 EPA is 26th of 45 tight ends.
  • Where it comes fromThe biggest share comes after the catch (+12.4, 52nd percentile per target).
  • Fantasy2.3 standard points a game, TE47 of 109.3.5 half-PPR points a game, TE42 of 109.4.7 PPR points a game, TE39 of 109.
  • How he's usedMuch of his damage comes after the catch: 71% of his yards (league 49%).
  • LatelyTargets are slipping: 1 a game over his last three against 3.8 for the season.
  • This weekA middle-of-the-pack matchup: the Bears rank 17th vs TE, allowing +0.24 EPA per target to tight ends.

How good is hehis line against the league at his position

Scorecard · among 45 tight ends with 15 targets+League percentiles
StatValueRankLeaguePctl
Target shareof team targets15%22nd of 45
52nd
Depth of targetair yards per target6.320th of 45
57th
After the catchyards per reception6.94th of 45
92nd
Catch ratereceptions per target63%39th of 45
14th
EPA per target+0.1629th of 45
37th
StatValueRankLeaguePctl
First downsper target43%13th of 45
72nd
Drop ratedrops per target, lower is better3%26th of 45
43rd
Yards per game23.331st of 45
31st
Success rate47%34th of 45
26th
Total EPA+4.826th of 45
43rd
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 2.3 standard points a game, TE47 of 109 TEs with enough games. Most weeks land between 0.2 and 3.8; 0 boom weeks (9+) and 5 busts (under 3). This week the Bears allow the 12th-fewest standard points to TEs, 7.5 a game.

Points a game2.3TE47 of 109
Season18.6TE44 · 8 games
Most weeks0.2–3.8his middle 60% of games
Booms · busts0 · 59+ · under 3

Otton scores 3.5 half-PPR points a game, TE42 of 109 TEs with enough games. Most weeks land between 0.4 and 6.1; 0 boom weeks (12+) and 3 busts (under 4). This week the Bears allow the 12th-fewest half-PPR points to TEs, 9.8 a game.

Points a game3.5TE42 of 109
Season28.1TE39 · 8 games
Most weeks0.4–6.1his middle 60% of games
Booms · busts0 · 312+ · under 4

Otton scores 4.7 PPR points a game, TE39 of 109 TEs with enough games. Most weeks land between 0.6 and 8.2; 0 boom weeks (15+) and 3 busts (under 5). This week the Bears allow the 11th-fewest PPR points to TEs, 12.0 a game.

Points a game4.7TE39 of 109
Season37.6TE34 · 8 games
Most weeks0.6–8.2his middle 60% of games
Booms · busts0 · 315+ · 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 45 tight ends

Much of his damage comes after the catch: 71% of his yards (league 49%). Play action finds him: 43% of his targets come off a fake (league 28%). His share of the team's targets is 15%: on third down it falls to 10%; inside the 20 it falls to 10%. He works the middle of the field: 30% of his targets come between the numbers (league 26%).

Yards after the catchAfter the catch 71% · 90th pctlPlay-action targetPlay action 43% · 86th pctlNot the third-down option10% on third down · 15% overallNot the red-zone option10% inside the 20 · 15% overall
TraitLeague · line is the medianHimPctl
Deep sharetargets 20+ yards downfield
7%
64th
Screensshare of his targets
10%
77th
Middle of the fieldtargets between the numbers
30%
79th
After the catchshare of his yards after the catch
71%
90th
TraitLeague · line is the medianHimPctl
Third-down shareof team targets on 3rd down
10%
41st
Red-zone shareof team targets inside the 20
10%
37th
Motiontargets with pre-snap motion
57%
34th
Play actiontargets off play action
43%
86th
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

This weekWeek 9 · at BearsSun Nov 8 · 8:20 PM EST
The game
CHIat Bears
Sun Nov 8 · 8:20 PM EST
Soldier Field
CHI −6 · O/U 46.5
The defense vs TE
17th vs TE
allow +0.24 EPA per target to tight ends, league +0.21
a middle-of-the-pack matchup
His history
vs middle defenses: 2 games, 6.0 targets a game, 38 yards a game
First meeting this season
His status
No listing
Snap share, last 3: 95%

A middle-of-the-pack matchup: the Bears rank 17th vs TE, allowing +0.24 EPA per target to tight ends. He has averaged 38 yards a game against middle defenses this season.

Careerseason by season, back to his rookie year

Career · regular season5 seasons
69Games
330Targets
226Receptions
2,204Yards
11TD
2022 to 2026 · 5 seasons · 1 team

His best year was 2024, 600 receiving yards in 14 games. This season's 26.6 a game puts him on pace for 452 over 17, short of it.

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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
2026TB7301918609.826.6+0.16
Career1 tm693302262,204119.831.9+0.12
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 8
Depth chart
TE1 · 3WR 1TE
Injury report
clean
Red zone touches
…
Third down
…
Explosive plays
…
Drops
1 on 30 targets
Broken tackles
1
Passer rating when targeted
74.2
Play action
…
Contested
…
Best plays · by EPA
    Teammates · share of the ball
    PlayerTouchesYdsEPA
    7Bucky IrvingRB170806 · 6 TD-4.1
    1Kenny GainwellRB76350 · 1 TD-5.6
    2Emeka EgbukaWR51251 · 3 TD-12.3
    14Chris Godwin Jr.WR38261+6.6
    17Ted Hurst IIIWR24168 · 1 TD-0.4
    10Jalon DanielsQB23120+6.1
    15Tez JohnsonWR18198 · 1 TD+12.2
    6Baker MayfieldQB1680 · 1 TD+1.1