Start Kenyon Sadiq or Cade Otton? Week 7

Our Week 7 call

Start Kenyon Sadiq over Cade Otton in Week 7.

Market-based projections have Kenyon Sadiq at 8.1 points and Cade Otton at 7.5, a gap of 0.5. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. No player market is posted for Kenyon Sadiq this week yet, so his 8.1 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 4, 5 and 6 (10.4, 8.1 and 5.8); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. No player market is posted for Cade Otton this week yet, so his 7.5 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 4, 5 and 6 (7.7, 7.7 and 7.2); the call is rebuilt when his market posts.

What the market projects

No Week 7 player market is posted for Kenyon Sadiq yet. His market-based projections were 10.4, 8.1 and 5.8 points in Weeks 4, 5 and 6, an average of 8.1, 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, 7.7 and 7.2 points in Weeks 4, 5 and 6, an average of 7.5, which stands in until his Week 7 market posts.

The market-based projection for Cade Otton is 0.3 touchdowns (7 market sources).

That puts Kenyon Sadiq 0.5 points ahead of Cade Otton on these projections.

Week 7 matchups

Kenyon Sadiq and NYJ host MIA on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

MIA allowed 19.8 fantasy points a game to TEs this season over 5 games, the 4th most in the league.

Tight ends caught passes for 76 yards and 0.8 touchdowns a game against MIA.

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

CAR allowed 16.0 fantasy points a game to TEs this season over 5 games, the 9th most in the league.

Tight ends caught passes for 56 yards and 0.8 touchdowns a game against CAR.

By points allowed to the position, Kenyon Sadiq has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Kenyon Sadiq is not on the injury report.

Cade Otton is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 7

Through Week 6, Kenyon Sadiq played 40 percent of NYJ snaps, drew 14 percent of the targets, earned 11 percent of the air yards and had 6 percent of the red zone chances.

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.

Kenyon Sadiq, Week 5 against CLE: 13 of 70 snaps, 3 targets and 2 catches for 3 yards.

Kenyon Sadiq, Week 6 against NE: 22 of 62 snaps, 3 targets and 1 catch for 12 yards.

Through Week 6, Cade Otton played 95 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: 74 of 74 snaps, 2 targets and 1 catch for 4 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 7 calls

• Start Kenyon Sadiq over AJ Barner.
• Start Brock Bowers over Kenyon Sadiq.
• Start Colston Loveland over Kenyon Sadiq.
• Start Cade Otton over AJ Barner.
• Start Colston Loveland over Cade Otton.
• Start Dallas Goedert over Cade Otton.