Start Dallas Goedert or Cade Otton? Week 8

Updated Oct 27, 8:26 AM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 9 answer posts Tuesday.

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Start Dallas Goedert over Cade Otton

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Dallas Goedert

TE · PHI · at WAS

Market projects: 10.5; recent weeks avg
WAS D vs TE: 21.5; 2nd most to TEs (2026)
Upside: High; 99 of 100 at TE
Snap share: 67%; Through Week 7
Target share: 18%; Through Week 7

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Cade Otton

TE · TB · vs ATL

Market projects: 8.1; recent weeks avg
ATL D vs TE: 15.8; 10th most to TEs (2026)
Upside: Rising; 78 of 100 at TE
Snap share: 94%; Through Week 7
Target share: 15%; Through Week 7

Should I drop Dallas Goedert for Cade Otton?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Cade Otton projects 69 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (7.7 a game over 9 games), Dallas Goedert 59 (6.5 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Dallas Goedert over Cade Otton. So make the move after his Week 8 game.

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Our Week 8 call

Start Dallas Goedert over Cade Otton in Week 8.

Market-based projections have Dallas Goedert at 10.5 points and Cade Otton at 8.1, a gap of 2.4. No player market is posted for Dallas Goedert this week yet, so his 10.5 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 5, 6 and 7 (9.9, 8.8 and 12.7); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. No player market is posted for Cade Otton this week yet, so his 8.1 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 5, 6 and 7 (7.7, 7.2 and 9.5); the call is rebuilt when his market posts.

What the market projects

No Week 8 player market is posted for Dallas Goedert yet. His market-based projections were 9.9, 8.8 and 12.7 points in Weeks 5, 6 and 7, an average of 10.5, which stands in until his Week 8 market posts.

No Week 8 player market is posted for Cade Otton yet. His market-based projections were 7.7, 7.2 and 9.5 points in Weeks 5, 6 and 7, an average of 8.1, which stands in until his Week 8 market posts.

That puts Dallas Goedert 2.4 points ahead of Cade Otton on these projections.

Week 8 matchups

Dallas Goedert and PHI visit WAS on Sunday at 8:20 PM ET.

WAS allowed 21.5 fantasy points a game to TEs this season over 6 games, the 2nd most in the league.

Tight ends caught passes for 74 yards and 1.3 touchdowns a game against WAS.

Cade Otton and TB host ATL on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

ATL allowed 15.8 fantasy points a game to TEs this season over 7 games, the 10th most in the league.

Tight ends caught passes for 63 yards and 0.6 touchdowns a game against ATL.

By points allowed to the position, Dallas Goedert has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Dallas Goedert is not on the injury report.

Cade Otton is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 8

Through Week 7, Dallas Goedert played 67 percent of PHI snaps, drew 18 percent of the targets, earned 13 percent of the air yards and had 9 percent of the red zone chances.

Dallas Goedert, Week 2 against TEN: 19 of 76 snaps, 2 targets and 1 catch for 4 yards.

Dallas Goedert, Week 5 against JAX: 43 of 62 snaps, 9 targets and 6 catches for 38 yards.

Dallas Goedert, Week 6 against CAR: 52 of 64 snaps, 8 targets and 6 catches for 61 yards.

Dallas Goedert, Week 7 against DAL: 48 of 62 snaps, 7 targets and 5 catches for 48 yards.

Through Week 7, Cade Otton played 94 percent of TB snaps, drew 15 percent of the targets, earned 13 percent of the air yards and had 4 percent of the red zone chances.

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.

Cade Otton, Week 7 against CAR: 56 of 63 snaps, 1 target and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Dallas Goedert played 15 games for PHI and scored 185.1 PPR points, 12.3 a game, finishing TE7.

He caught 60 of 82 targets for 591 yards and 11 touchdowns, with 15 red zone targets and 357 air yards.

He was on the field for 85 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

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.

Their other Week 8 calls

Locks at kickoff, graded after. When the start/sit engine grades week 8, the call and the result appear on the public record, wrong ones included.

Drop or keep

Should I drop Dallas Goedert for Cade Otton?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Cade Otton projects 69 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (7.7 a game over 9 games), Dallas Goedert 59 (6.5 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Dallas Goedert over Cade Otton. So make the move after his Week 8 game.
Should I drop Cade Otton for Dallas Goedert?
No. Keep Cade Otton: he projects 69 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (7.7 a game over 9 games), Dallas Goedert 59 (6.5 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Dallas Goedert over Cade Otton.

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