Start Harold Fannin Jr. or Cade Otton? Week 8

Updated Oct 27, 2:11 PM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 9 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Harold Fannin Jr. over Cade Otton

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Harold Fannin Jr.

TE · CLE · at PIT

Market projects: 9.4; recent weeks avg
PIT D vs TE: 10.9; 9th fewest to TEs (2026)
Upside: Rising; 81 of 100 at TE
Snap share: 83%; Through Week 7
Target share: 26%; 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 Cade Otton for Harold Fannin Jr.?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Harold Fannin Jr. projects 86 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (9.6 a game over 9 games), Cade Otton 69 (7.7 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Harold Fannin Jr. over Cade Otton.

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Our Week 8 call

Start Harold Fannin Jr. over Cade Otton in Week 8.

Market-based projections have Harold Fannin Jr. at 9.4 points and Cade Otton at 8.1, a gap of 1.3. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. No player market is posted for Harold Fannin Jr. this week yet, so his 9.4 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 5, 6 and 7 (9.8, 10.0 and 8.3); 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 Harold Fannin Jr. yet. His market-based projections were 9.8, 10.0 and 8.3 points in Weeks 5, 6 and 7, an average of 9.4, which stands in until his Week 8 market posts.

The market-based projection for Harold Fannin Jr. is 0-1 touchdowns (7 market sources).

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 Harold Fannin Jr. 1.3 points ahead of Cade Otton on these projections.

Week 8 matchups

Harold Fannin Jr. and CLE visit PIT on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

PIT allowed 10.9 fantasy points a game to TEs this season over 7 games, the 9th fewest in the league.

Tight ends caught passes for 42 yards and 0.3 touchdowns a game against PIT.

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, Cade Otton has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Harold Fannin Jr. is not on the injury report.

Cade Otton is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 8

Through Week 7, Harold Fannin Jr. played 83 percent of CLE snaps, drew 26 percent of the targets, earned 13 percent of the air yards and had 0 percent of the red zone chances.

Harold Fannin Jr., Week 7 against TEN: 58 of 70 snaps, 9 targets and 6 catches for 91 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, Harold Fannin Jr. played 16 games for CLE and scored 186.4 PPR points, 11.7 a game, finishing TE6.

He caught 72 of 107 targets for 731 yards and 6 touchdowns, with 10 red zone targets and 379 air yards.

He was on the field for 76 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Harold Fannin Jr., Week 17 of 2025 against PIT: 12 of 52 snaps, 2 targets and 2 catches for 30 yards, 1 touchdown, 11.0 PPR points.

Harold Fannin Jr., Week 16 of 2025 against BUF: 57 of 66 snaps, 1 carry for 1 yards, 6 targets and 4 catches for 34 yards, 2 touchdowns, 19.5 PPR points.

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 Cade Otton for Harold Fannin Jr.?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Harold Fannin Jr. projects 86 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (9.6 a game over 9 games), Cade Otton 69 (7.7 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Harold Fannin Jr. over Cade Otton.
Should I drop Harold Fannin Jr. for Cade Otton?
No. Keep Harold Fannin Jr.: he projects 86 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (9.6 a game over 9 games), Cade Otton 69 (7.7 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Harold Fannin Jr. over Cade Otton.

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