Start Mark Andrews or Cade Otton? Week 7

Updated Oct 19, 3:11 PM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 8 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Mark Andrews over Cade Otton

Start

Mark Andrews

TE · BAL · vs CIN

Market projects: 8.7; recent weeks avg
CIN D vs TE: 16.6; 8th most to TEs (2026)
Snap share: 65%; Through Week 6
Target share: 20%; 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 Mark Andrews?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Mark Andrews projects 100 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (10.0 a game over 10 games), Cade Otton 77 (7.7 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Mark Andrews over Cade Otton.

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Our Week 7 call

Start Mark Andrews over Cade Otton in Week 7.

Market-based projections have Mark Andrews at 8.7 points and Cade Otton at 7.7, a gap of 1.0. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. No player market is posted for Mark Andrews this week yet, so his 8.7 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 4 and 5 (9.2 and 8.2); 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 Mark Andrews yet. His market-based projections were 9.2 and 8.2 points in Weeks 4 and 5, an average of 8.7, 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 Mark Andrews 1.0 points ahead of Cade Otton on these projections.

Week 7 matchups

Mark Andrews and BAL host CIN on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

CIN allowed 16.6 fantasy points a game to TEs this season over 5 games, the 8th most in the league.

Tight ends caught passes for 90 yards and no touchdowns a game against CIN.

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, Mark Andrews has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Mark Andrews is not on the injury report.

Cade Otton is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 7

Through Week 6, Mark Andrews played 65 percent of BAL snaps, drew 20 percent of the targets, earned 16 percent of the air yards and had 8 percent of the red zone chances.

Mark Andrews, Week 3 against DAL: 33 of 64 snaps, 5 targets and 3 catches for 24 yards.

Mark Andrews, Week 4 against TEN: 37 of 64 snaps, 6 targets and 5 catches for 27 yards, 1 touchdown.

Mark Andrews, Week 5 against ATL: 55 of 76 snaps, 6 targets and 4 catches for 28 yards.

Mark Andrews, Week 6 against CLE: 3 targets and 1 catch for 4 yards.

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, Mark Andrews played 17 games for BAL and scored 131.0 PPR points, 7.7 a game, finishing TE16.

He caught 48 of 70 targets for 422 yards and 5 touchdowns, with 14 red zone targets and 321 air yards.

He was on the field for 62 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 Mark Andrews?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Mark Andrews projects 100 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (10.0 a game over 10 games), Cade Otton 77 (7.7 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Mark Andrews over Cade Otton.
Should I drop Mark Andrews for Cade Otton?
No. Keep Mark Andrews: he projects 100 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (10.0 a game over 10 games), Cade Otton 77 (7.7 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Mark Andrews over Cade Otton.