Should I drop Cade Otton for Mike Gesicki?

Not on these numbers alone. Cade Otton projects 69 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (7.7 a game over 9 games) and Mike Gesicki 67 (6.7 a game over 10 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 8 the call starts Cade Otton over Mike Gesicki.

Start Mike Gesicki or Cade Otton? Week 8

Updated Oct 29, 1:01 AM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 9 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Cade Otton over Mike Gesicki

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Cade Otton

TE · TB · vs ATL

Market projects: 8.1; recent weeks avg
ATL D vs TE: 15.8; 10th most to TEs (2026)
Upside: Rising; 65 of 100 at TE
Snap share: 94%; Through Week 7
Target share: 15%; Through Week 7

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Mike Gesicki

TE · CIN · vs TEN

Market projects: 7.0; fantasy pts
TEN D vs TE: 10.8; 8th fewest to TEs (2026)
Upside: Rising; 72 of 100 at TE
Snap share: 45%; Through Week 7
Target share: 8%; Through Week 7

Should I drop Mike Gesicki for Cade Otton?

Not on these numbers alone. Mike Gesicki projects 67 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (6.7 a game over 10 games) and Cade Otton 69 (7.7 a game over 9 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 8 the call starts Cade Otton over Mike Gesicki.

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Our Week 8 call

Start Cade Otton over Mike Gesicki in Week 8.

Market-based projections have Cade Otton at 8.1 points and Mike Gesicki at 7.0, a gap of 1.1. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. No player market is posted for Cade Otton this week yet, so his 8.1 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 5, 6 and 7 (7.7, 7.2 and 9.5); the call is rebuilt when his market posts.

What the market projects

No Week 8 player market is posted for Cade Otton yet. His market-based projections were 7.7, 7.2 and 9.5 points in Weeks 5, 6 and 7, an average of 8.1, which stands in until his Week 8 market posts.

The market-based projection for Cade Otton is 0.3 touchdowns (12 market sources).

Player markets imply 7.0 fantasy points for Mike Gesicki, with 100 percent of the markets a TE needs posted.

The market-based projection for Mike Gesicki is 25 receiving yards, 2-3 receptions and 0.3 touchdowns (13, 12 and 13 market sources).

That puts Cade Otton 1.1 points ahead of Mike Gesicki on these projections.

Week 8 matchups

Cade Otton and TB host ATL on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

ATL allowed 15.8 fantasy points a game to TEs this season over 7 games, the 10th most in the league.

Tight ends caught passes for 63 yards and 0.6 touchdowns a game against ATL.

Mike Gesicki and CIN host TEN on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

TEN allowed 10.8 fantasy points a game to TEs this season over 7 games, the 8th fewest in the league.

Tight ends caught passes for 38 yards and 0.3 touchdowns a game against TEN.

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

Injury status

Cade Otton is not on the injury report.

Mike Gesicki is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 8

Through Week 7, Cade Otton played 94 percent of TB snaps, drew 15 percent of the targets, earned 13 percent of the air yards and had 4 percent of the red zone chances.

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.

Cade Otton, Week 7 against CAR: 56 of 63 snaps, 1 target and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Through Week 7, Mike Gesicki played 45 percent of CIN snaps, drew 8 percent of the targets, earned 12 percent of the air yards and had 8 percent of the red zone chances.

Mike Gesicki, Week 3 against PIT: 29 of 57 snaps, 3 targets and 3 catches for 37 yards, 1 touchdown.

Mike Gesicki, Week 4 against JAX: 47 of 76 snaps, 5 targets and 3 catches for 40 yards, 1 touchdown.

Mike Gesicki, Week 5 against MIA: 29 of 65 snaps, 2 targets and 1 catch for 4 yards, 1 touchdown.

Mike Gesicki, Week 7 against BAL: 20 of 53 snaps, 1 target and 1 catch for 6 yards, 1 touchdown.

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, Mike Gesicki played 13 games for CIN and scored 70.7 PPR points, 5.4 a game, finishing TE41.

He caught 28 of 42 targets for 307 yards and 2 touchdowns, with 7 red zone targets and 244 air yards.

He was on the field for 38 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Their other Week 8 calls

Locks at kickoff, graded after. When the start/sit engine grades week 8, the call and the result appear on the public record, wrong ones included.

Drop or keep

Should I drop Mike Gesicki for Cade Otton?
Not on these numbers alone. Mike Gesicki projects 67 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (6.7 a game over 10 games) and Cade Otton 69 (7.7 a game over 9 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 8 the call starts Cade Otton over Mike Gesicki.
Should I drop Cade Otton for Mike Gesicki?
Not on these numbers alone. Cade Otton projects 69 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (7.7 a game over 9 games) and Mike Gesicki 67 (6.7 a game over 10 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 8 the call starts Cade Otton over Mike Gesicki.

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