Start Hunter Henry or Cade Otton? Week 7

Updated Oct 19, 2:16 PM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 8 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Hunter Henry over Cade Otton

Start

Hunter Henry

TE · NE · at CHI

Market projects: 10.3; recent weeks avg
CHI D vs TE: 7.7; 3rd fewest to TEs (2026)
Snap share: 72%; Through Week 6
Target share: 13%; Through Week 6

Sit

Cade Otton

TE · TB · at CAR

Market projects: 7.7; recent weeks avg
CAR D vs TE: 16.6; 9th most to TEs (2026)
Snap share: 93%; Through Week 6
Target share: 16%; Through Week 6

Should I drop Cade Otton for Hunter Henry?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Hunter Henry projects 96 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (9.6 a game over 10 games), Cade Otton 77 (7.7 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Hunter Henry over Cade Otton.

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Our Week 7 call

Start Hunter Henry over Cade Otton in Week 7.

Market-based projections have Hunter Henry at 10.3 points and Cade Otton at 7.7, a gap of 2.6. No player market is posted for Hunter Henry this week yet, so his 10.3 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 4 and 5 (11.0 and 9.6); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. No player market is posted for Cade Otton this week yet, so his 7.7 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 4 and 5 (7.7 and 7.7); the call is rebuilt when his market posts.

What the market projects

No Week 7 player market is posted for Hunter Henry yet. His market-based projections were 11.0 and 9.6 points in Weeks 4 and 5, an average of 10.3, which stands in until his Week 7 market posts.

No Week 7 player market is posted for Cade Otton yet. His market-based projections were 7.7 and 7.7 points in Weeks 4 and 5, an average of 7.7, which stands in until his Week 7 market posts.

That puts Hunter Henry 2.6 points ahead of Cade Otton on these projections.

Week 7 matchups

Hunter Henry and NE visit CHI on Thursday at 8:15 PM ET.

CHI allowed 7.7 fantasy points a game to TEs this season over 5 games, the 3rd fewest in the league.

Tight ends caught passes for 41 yards and no touchdowns a game against CHI.

Cade Otton and TB visit CAR on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

CAR allowed 16.6 fantasy points a game to TEs this season over 4 games, the 9th most in the league.

Tight ends caught passes for 53 yards and a touchdown a game against CAR.

By points allowed to the position, Cade Otton has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Hunter Henry is not on the injury report.

Cade Otton is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 7

Through Week 6, Hunter Henry played 72 percent of NE snaps, drew 13 percent of the targets, earned 9 percent of the air yards and had 10 percent of the red zone chances.

Hunter Henry, Week 3 against JAX: 44 of 63 snaps, 2 targets and 1 catch for 5 yards.

Hunter Henry, Week 4 against BUF: 49 of 76 snaps, 5 targets and 5 catches for 62 yards.

Hunter Henry, Week 5 against LV: 48 of 75 snaps, 4 targets and 3 catches for 44 yards, 1 touchdown.

Hunter Henry, Week 6 against NYJ: 5 targets and 4 catches for 48 yards, 1 touchdown.

Through Week 6, Cade Otton played 93 percent of TB snaps, drew 16 percent of the targets, earned 12 percent of the air yards and had 4 percent of the red zone chances.

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.

Cade Otton, Week 5 against DAL: 66 of 72 snaps, 4 targets and 3 catches for 25 yards.

Cade Otton, Week 6 against PIT: 2 targets and 1 catch for 4 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Hunter Henry played 17 games for NE and scored 178.8 PPR points, 10.5 a game, finishing TE9.

He caught 60 of 87 targets for 768 yards and 7 touchdowns, with 22 red zone targets and 433 air yards.

He was on the field for 81 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 7 calls

Locks at kickoff, graded after. When the start/sit engine grades week 7, the call and the result appear on the public record, wrong ones included.

Drop or keep

Should I drop Cade Otton for Hunter Henry?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Hunter Henry projects 96 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (9.6 a game over 10 games), Cade Otton 77 (7.7 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Hunter Henry over Cade Otton.
Should I drop Hunter Henry for Cade Otton?
No. Keep Hunter Henry: he projects 96 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (9.6 a game over 10 games), Cade Otton 77 (7.7 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Hunter Henry over Cade Otton.