Start Mason Taylor or Cade Otton? Week 7

Updated Oct 21, 8:26 PM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 8 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Cade Otton over Mason Taylor

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Cade Otton

TE · TB · at CAR

Market projects: 7.5; recent weeks avg
CAR D vs TE: 16.0; 9th most to TEs (2026)
Upside: Moderate; 59 of 100 at TE
Snap share: 95%; Through Week 6
Target share: 16%; Through Week 6

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Mason Taylor

TE · NYJ · vs MIA

Market projects: 6.0; fantasy pts
MIA D vs TE: 19.8; 4th most to TEs (2026)
Upside: Rising; 83 of 100 at TE
Snap share: 56%; Through Week 6
Target share: 10%; Through Week 6

Should I drop Mason Taylor for Cade Otton?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Cade Otton projects 77 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (7.7 a game over 10 games), Mason Taylor 53 (5.3 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Cade Otton over Mason Taylor.

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Our Week 7 call

Start Cade Otton over Mason Taylor in Week 7.

Market-based projections have Cade Otton at 7.5 points and Mason Taylor at 6.0, a gap of 1.5. 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 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 (12 market sources).

Player markets imply 6.0 fantasy points for Mason Taylor, with 100 percent of the markets a TE needs posted.

The market-based projection for Mason Taylor is 23 receiving yards, 2-3 receptions and 0.2 touchdowns (11, 8 and 10 market sources).

That puts Cade Otton 1.5 points ahead of Mason Taylor on these projections.

Week 7 matchups

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.

Mason Taylor 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.

By points allowed to the position, Mason Taylor has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Cade Otton is not on the injury report.

Mason Taylor is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 7

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.

Through Week 6, Mason Taylor played 56 percent of NYJ snaps, drew 10 percent of the targets, earned 9 percent of the air yards and had 4 percent of the red zone chances.

Mason Taylor, Week 1 against TEN: 44 of 67 snaps, 3 targets and 2 catches for -2 yards.

Mason Taylor, Week 2 against GB: 34 of 74 snaps, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Mason Taylor, Week 5 against CLE: 41 of 70 snaps, 3 targets and 3 catches for 24 yards.

Mason Taylor, Week 6 against NE: 34 of 62 snaps, 6 targets and 4 catches for 33 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.

In 2025, Mason Taylor played 13 games for NYJ and scored 88.9 PPR points, 6.8 a game, finishing TE32.

He caught 44 of 65 targets for 369 yards and 1 touchdown, with 7 red zone targets and 235 air yards.

He was on the field for 81 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 Mason Taylor for Cade Otton?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Cade Otton projects 77 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (7.7 a game over 10 games), Mason Taylor 53 (5.3 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Cade Otton over Mason Taylor.
Should I drop Cade Otton for Mason Taylor?
No. Keep Cade Otton: he projects 77 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (7.7 a game over 10 games), Mason Taylor 53 (5.3 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Cade Otton over Mason Taylor.