Start Colby Parkinson or Cade Otton? Week 7

Updated Oct 20, 10:41 PM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 8 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Cade Otton over Colby Parkinson

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Cade Otton

TE · TB · at CAR

Market projects: 7.5; recent weeks avg
CAR D vs TE: 16.0; 9th most to TEs (2026)
Upside: Moderate; 45 of 100 at TE
Snap share: 95%; Through Week 6
Target share: 16%; Through Week 6

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Colby Parkinson

TE · LAR · at LV

Market projects: 5.8; fantasy pts
LV D vs TE: 17.7; 7th most to TEs (2026)
Upside: High; 96 of 100 at TE
Snap share: 62%; Through Week 6
Target share: 7%; Through Week 6

Should I drop Colby Parkinson for Cade Otton?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Cade Otton projects 77 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (7.7 a game over 10 games), Colby Parkinson 53 (5.3 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Cade Otton over Colby Parkinson.

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Our Week 7 call

Start Cade Otton over Colby Parkinson in Week 7.

Market-based projections have Cade Otton at 7.5 points and Colby Parkinson at 5.8, a gap of 1.7. No player market is posted for Cade Otton this week yet, so his 7.5 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 4, 5 and 6 (7.7, 7.7 and 7.2); the call is rebuilt when his market posts.

What the market projects

No Week 7 player market is posted for Cade Otton yet. His market-based projections were 7.7, 7.7 and 7.2 points in Weeks 4, 5 and 6, an average of 7.5, which stands in until his Week 7 market posts.

The market-based projection for Cade Otton is 0.3 touchdowns (8 market sources).

Player markets imply 5.8 fantasy points for Colby Parkinson, with 100 percent of the markets a TE needs posted.

The market-based projection for Colby Parkinson is 20 receiving yards, 2-3 receptions and 0.2 touchdowns (5, 5 and 8 market sources).

That puts Cade Otton 1.7 points ahead of Colby Parkinson on these projections.

Week 7 matchups

Cade Otton and TB visit CAR on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

CAR allowed 16.0 fantasy points a game to TEs this season over 5 games, the 9th most in the league.

Tight ends caught passes for 56 yards and 0.8 touchdowns a game against CAR.

Colby Parkinson and LAR visit LV on Sunday at 4:25 PM ET.

LV allowed 17.7 fantasy points a game to TEs this season over 6 games, the 7th most in the league.

Tight ends caught passes for 54 yards and a touchdown a game against LV.

By points allowed to the position, Colby Parkinson has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Cade Otton is not on the injury report.

Colby Parkinson is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 7

Through Week 6, Cade Otton played 95 percent of TB snaps, drew 16 percent of the targets, earned 12 percent of the air yards and had 4 percent of the red zone chances.

Cade Otton, Week 3 against MIN: 65 of 69 snaps, 6 targets and 3 catches for 56 yards.

Cade Otton, Week 4 against GB: 60 of 64 snaps, 6 targets and 4 catches for 37 yards.

Cade Otton, Week 5 against DAL: 66 of 72 snaps, 4 targets and 3 catches for 25 yards.

Cade Otton, Week 6 against PIT: 74 of 74 snaps, 2 targets and 1 catch for 4 yards.

Through Week 6, Colby Parkinson played 62 percent of LAR snaps, drew 7 percent of the targets, earned 2 percent of the air yards and had 11 percent of the red zone chances.

Colby Parkinson, Week 2 against NYG: 44 of 62 snaps, 2 targets and 2 catches for 15 yards.

Colby Parkinson, Week 3 against DEN: 37 of 86 snaps, 1 target and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Colby Parkinson, Week 5 against BUF: 53 of 82 snaps, 2 targets and 1 catch for 3 yards.

Colby Parkinson, Week 6 against ARI: 36 of 58 snaps, 6 targets and 5 catches for 31 yards, 1 touchdown.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Cade Otton played 16 games for TB and scored 122.2 PPR points, 7.6 a game, finishing TE22.

He caught 59 of 81 targets for 572 yards and 1 touchdown, with 5 red zone targets and 261 air yards.

He was on the field for 93 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

In 2025, Colby Parkinson played 15 games for LAR and scored 129.8 PPR points, 8.7 a game, finishing TE17.

He caught 43 of 56 targets for 408 yards and 8 touchdowns, with 20 red zone targets and 137 air yards.

He was on the field for 59 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Their other Week 7 calls

Locks at kickoff, graded after. When the start/sit engine grades week 7, the call and the result appear on the public record, wrong ones included.

Drop or keep

Should I drop Colby Parkinson for Cade Otton?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Cade Otton projects 77 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (7.7 a game over 10 games), Colby Parkinson 53 (5.3 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Cade Otton over Colby Parkinson.
Should I drop Cade Otton for Colby Parkinson?
No. Keep Cade Otton: he projects 77 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (7.7 a game over 10 games), Colby Parkinson 53 (5.3 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Cade Otton over Colby Parkinson.