Start Kenyon Sadiq or Cade Otton? Week 5

Our Week 5 call

Start Kenyon Sadiq over Cade Otton in Week 5.

Market-based projections have Kenyon Sadiq at 8.6 points and Cade Otton at 7.7, a gap of 0.9. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. Kenyon Sadiq's number is scaled up from a partial market: not every stat the position needs is posted yet, so the rest is estimated from what is. Market coverage on Kenyon Sadiq is 70 percent of what his position needs, so the market side of this carries proportionally less weight.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 7.7 fantasy points for Cade Otton, with 100 percent of the markets a TE needs posted.

The market has Cade Otton at 30.5 receiving yards and 3.5 receptions, with a 17% chance to score a touchdown (15, 13 and 15 market sources).

Player markets imply 8.6 fantasy points for Kenyon Sadiq, with 70 percent of the markets a TE needs posted.

The market gives Kenyon Sadiq a 28% chance to score a touchdown (14 market sources).

That puts Kenyon Sadiq 0.9 points ahead of Cade Otton on the market projections.

Injury status

Cade Otton is not on the injury report.

Kenyon Sadiq 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, Kenyon Sadiq played 48 percent of NYJ snaps, drew 16 percent of the targets, earned 12 percent of the air yards and had 4 percent of the red zone chances.

Kenyon Sadiq, Week 1 against TEN: 28 of 67 snaps, 1 carry for 3 yards, 3 targets and 3 catches for 21 yards, 1 touchdown.

Kenyon Sadiq, Week 2 against GB: 27 of 74 snaps, 3 targets and 2 catches for 17 yards.

Kenyon Sadiq, Week 3 against DET: 38 of 66 snaps, 8 targets and 7 catches for 105 yards, 1 touchdown.

Kenyon Sadiq, Week 4 against CHI: 22 of 32 snaps, 4 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.

Their other Week 5 calls

• Start Cade Otton over AJ Barner.
• Start Brenton Strange over Cade Otton.
• Start Brock Bowers over Cade Otton.
• Start Brenton Strange over Kenyon Sadiq.
• Start Kenyon Sadiq over Jake Ferguson.
• Start Kenyon Sadiq over Mark Andrews.