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Start Cade Otton or Dallas Goedert? Week 9

Updated Nov 3, 5:01 AM ET.

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TE · PHI · vs NYG

Market projects
10.8
recent weeks avg
NYG D vs TE
12.5
16th fewest to TEs (2026)
Snap share
67%
Through Week 8
Target share
17%
Through Week 8
Sit

TE · TB · at CHI

Market projects
8.4
recent weeks avg
CHI D vs TE
13.1
16th most to TEs (2026)
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 62 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (7.8 a game over 8 games), Dallas Goedert 18 (2.3 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Dallas Goedert over Cade Otton. So make the move after his Week 9 game.

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Our Week 9 call

Start Dallas Goedert over Cade Otton in Week 9.

Market-based projections have Dallas Goedert at 10.8 points and Cade Otton at 8.4, a gap of 2.4. No player market is posted for Dallas Goedert this week yet, so his 10.8 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 6, 7 and 8 (8.8, 12.7 and 11.0); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. No player market is posted for Cade Otton this week yet, so his 8.4 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 6, 7 and 8 (7.2, 9.5 and 8.6); the call is rebuilt when his market posts.

What the market projects

No Week 9 player market is posted for Dallas Goedert yet. His market-based projections were 8.8, 12.7 and 11.0 points in Weeks 6, 7 and 8, an average of 10.9, which stands in until his Week 9 market posts.

No Week 9 player market is posted for Cade Otton yet. His market-based projections were 7.2, 9.5 and 8.6 points in Weeks 6, 7 and 8, an average of 8.4, which stands in until his Week 9 market posts.

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

Week 9 matchups

Dallas Goedert and PHI host NYG on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

NYG allowed 12.5 fantasy points a game to TEs this season over 7 games, the 16th fewest in the league.

Tight ends caught passes for 45 yards and 0.3 touchdowns a game against NYG.

Cade Otton and TB visit CHI on Sunday at 8:20 PM ET.

CHI allowed 13.1 fantasy points a game to TEs this season over 7 games, the 16th most in the league.

Tight ends caught passes for 57 yards and 0.4 touchdowns a game against CHI.

By points allowed to the position, Cade Otton 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 9

Through Week 8, Dallas Goedert played 67 percent of PHI snaps, drew 17 percent of the targets, earned 13 percent of the air yards and had 8 percent of the red zone chances.

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.

Dallas Goedert, Week 8 against WAS: 1 carry for 2 yards, 4 targets and 4 catches for 30 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 9 calls

Locks at kickoff, graded after. When the start/sit engine grades week 9, 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 62 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (7.8 a game over 8 games), Dallas Goedert 18 (2.3 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Dallas Goedert over Cade Otton. So make the move after his Week 9 game.

  • Should I drop Cade Otton for Dallas Goedert?

    No. Keep Cade Otton: he projects 62 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (7.8 a game over 8 games), Dallas Goedert 18 (2.3 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Dallas Goedert over Cade Otton.

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