Start George Kittle or Cade Otton? Week 5

Our Week 5 call

Start George Kittle over Cade Otton in Week 5.

Market-based projections have George Kittle at 12.6 points and Cade Otton at 7.4, a gap of 5.2.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 7.4 fantasy points for Cade Otton, with 100 percent of the markets a TE needs posted.

The market has Cade Otton at 28.5 receiving yards and 3.5 receptions, with a 16% chance to score a touchdown (16, 15 and 16 market sources).

Player markets imply 12.6 fantasy points for George Kittle, with 100 percent of the markets a TE needs posted.

The market has George Kittle at 55.5 receiving yards and 4.5 receptions, with a 34% chance to score a touchdown (16, 10 and 15 market sources).

That puts George Kittle 5.2 points ahead of Cade Otton on the market projections.

Injury status

Cade Otton is not on the injury report.

George Kittle is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 5

Through Week 4, Cade Otton played 94 percent of TB snaps, drew 19 percent of the targets, earned 15 percent of the air yards and had 6 percent of the red zone chances.

Cade Otton, Week 1 against CIN: 56 of 57 snaps, 5 targets and 3 catches for 26 yards.

Cade Otton, Week 2 against CLE: 58 of 65 snaps, 6 targets and 5 catches for 38 yards.

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.

Through Week 4, George Kittle played 68 percent of SF snaps, drew 20 percent of the targets, earned 21 percent of the air yards and had 12 percent of the red zone chances.

George Kittle, Week 1 against LAR: 30 of 65 snaps, 5 targets and 2 catches for 12 yards.

George Kittle, Week 2 against MIA: 25 of 52 snaps, 4 targets and 4 catches for 80 yards, 1 touchdown.

George Kittle, Week 3 against ARI: 46 of 54 snaps, 7 targets and 6 catches for 82 yards, 2 touchdowns.

George Kittle, Week 4 against DEN: 60 of 66 snaps, 6 targets and 4 catches for 70 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, George Kittle played 11 games for SF and scored 161.5 PPR points, 14.7 a game, finishing TE13.

He caught 57 of 69 targets for 628 yards and 7 touchdowns, with 12 red zone targets and 376 air yards.

He was on the field for 80 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Their other Week 5 calls

• Start Cade Otton over AJ Barner.
• Start Brenton Strange over Cade Otton.
• Start Brock Bowers over Cade Otton.
• Start George Kittle over Brenton Strange.
• Start Brock Bowers over George Kittle.
• Start George Kittle over Dalton Kincaid.