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Start Cade Otton or Evan Engram? Week 9

Updated Nov 3, 5:01 AM ET.

Start Cade Otton over Evan Engram

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Cade Otton

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
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Evan Engram

TE · DEN · at CAR

Market projects
6.0
recent weeks avg
CAR D vs TE
13.5
15th most to TEs (2026)
Snap share
54%
Through Week 8
Target share
11%
Through Week 8

Should I drop Evan Engram 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), Evan Engram 45 (5.6 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Cade Otton over Evan Engram.

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Our Week 9 call

Start Cade Otton over Evan Engram in Week 9.

Market-based projections have Cade Otton at 8.4 points and Evan Engram at 6.0, a gap of 2.4. 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. No player market is posted for Evan Engram this week yet, so his 6.0 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 6, 7 and 8 (5.8, 6.0 and 6.2); the call is rebuilt when his market posts.

What the market projects

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.

No Week 9 player market is posted for Evan Engram yet. His market-based projections were 5.8, 6.0 and 6.2 points in Weeks 6, 7 and 8, an average of 6.0, which stands in until his Week 9 market posts.

That puts Cade Otton 2.4 points ahead of Evan Engram on these projections.

Week 9 matchups

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.

Evan Engram and DEN visit CAR on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

CAR allowed 13.5 fantasy points a game to TEs this season over 6 games, the 15th most in the league.

Tight ends caught passes for 46 yards and 0.7 touchdowns a game against CAR.

By points allowed to the position, Evan Engram has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Cade Otton is not on the injury report.

Evan Engram is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 9

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.

Through Week 8, Evan Engram played 54 percent of DEN snaps, drew 11 percent of the targets, earned 10 percent of the air yards and had 3 percent of the red zone chances.

Evan Engram, Week 5 against LAC: 30 of 62 snaps, 4 targets and 4 catches for 55 yards.

Evan Engram, Week 6 against SEA: 31 of 60 snaps, 2 targets and 2 catches for 13 yards.

Evan Engram, Week 7 against ARI: 24 of 61 snaps, 3 targets and 1 catch for 2 yards.

Evan Engram, Week 8 against KC: 3 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

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, Evan Engram played 16 games for DEN and scored 102.8 PPR points, 6.4 a game, finishing TE29.

He caught 50 of 76 targets for 461 yards and 1 touchdown, with 10 red zone targets and 159 air yards.

He was on the field for 42 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 Evan Engram 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), Evan Engram 45 (5.6 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Cade Otton over Evan Engram.

  • Should I drop Cade Otton for Evan Engram?

    No. Keep Cade Otton: he projects 62 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (7.8 a game over 8 games), Evan Engram 45 (5.6 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Cade Otton over Evan Engram.

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