Start Tucker Kraft or Cade Otton? Week 5

Our Week 5 call

Start Tucker Kraft over Cade Otton in Week 5.

Market-based projections have Tucker Kraft at 11.6 points and Cade Otton at 7.7, a gap of 3.9.

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 11.6 fantasy points for Tucker Kraft, with 100 percent of the markets a TE needs posted.

The market has Tucker Kraft at 49.5 receiving yards and 4.5 receptions, with a 30% chance to score a touchdown (15, 12 and 14 market sources).

That puts Tucker Kraft 3.9 points ahead of Cade Otton on the market projections.

Injury status

Cade Otton is not on the injury report.

Tucker Kraft 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, Tucker Kraft played 82 percent of GB snaps, drew 16 percent of the targets, earned 10 percent of the air yards and had 11 percent of the red zone chances.

Tucker Kraft, Week 1 against MIN: 45 of 68 snaps, 6 targets and 3 catches for 65 yards.

Tucker Kraft, Week 2 against NYJ: 58 of 59 snaps, 3 targets and 2 catches for 15 yards.

Tucker Kraft, Week 3 against ATL: 50 of 66 snaps, 8 targets and 4 catches for 26 yards.

Tucker Kraft, Week 4 against TB: 55 of 60 snaps, 1 carry for 3 yards, 7 targets and 6 catches for 42 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, Tucker Kraft played 8 games for GB and scored 117.2 PPR points, 14.7 a game, finishing TE24.

He caught 32 of 44 targets for 489 yards and 6 touchdowns, with 12 red zone targets and 145 air yards.

He was on the field for 86 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 Tucker Kraft over Brenton Strange.
• Start Brock Bowers over Tucker Kraft.
• Start Tucker Kraft over Colston Loveland.