Should I drop Tyler Higbee for Cade Otton?

Not on these numbers alone. Tyler Higbee projects 71 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (7.9 a game over 9 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 Tyler Higbee.

Start Tyler Higbee or Cade Otton? Week 8

Updated Oct 27, 8:06 AM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 9 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Cade Otton over Tyler Higbee

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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; 78 of 100 at TE
Snap share: 94%; Through Week 7
Target share: 15%; Through Week 7

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Tyler Higbee

TE · LAR · vs LAC

Market projects: 8.1; recent weeks avg
LAC D vs TE: 11.1; 10th fewest to TEs (2026)
Upside: Rising; 71 of 100 at TE
Snap share: 59%; Through Week 7
Target share: 12%; Through Week 7

Should I drop Cade Otton for Tyler Higbee?

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 Tyler Higbee 71 (7.9 a game over 9 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 8 the call starts Cade Otton over Tyler Higbee.

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Our Week 8 call

Start Cade Otton over Tyler Higbee in Week 8.

Market-based projections have Cade Otton at 8.1 points and Tyler Higbee at 8.1, a gap of 0.1. 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. No player market is posted for Tyler Higbee this week yet, so his 8.1 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 5, 6 and 7 (7.1, 7.7 and 9.4); 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.

No Week 8 player market is posted for Tyler Higbee yet. His market-based projections were 7.1, 7.7 and 9.4 points in Weeks 5, 6 and 7, an average of 8.1, which stands in until his Week 8 market posts.

That puts Cade Otton 0.1 points ahead of Tyler Higbee 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.

Tyler Higbee and LAR host LAC on Sunday at 4:05 PM ET.

LAC allowed 11.1 fantasy points a game to TEs this season over 6 games, the 10th fewest in the league.

Tight ends caught passes for 58 yards and 0.2 touchdowns a game against LAC.

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

Injury status

Cade Otton is not on the injury report.

Tyler Higbee 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, Tyler Higbee played 59 percent of LAR snaps, drew 12 percent of the targets, earned 12 percent of the air yards and had 3 percent of the red zone chances.

Tyler Higbee, Week 4 against PHI: 55 of 84 snaps, 6 targets and 5 catches for 67 yards.

Tyler Higbee, Week 5 against BUF: 55 of 82 snaps, 6 targets and 5 catches for 83 yards.

Tyler Higbee, Week 6 against ARI: 48 of 58 snaps, 4 targets and 4 catches for 22 yards.

Tyler Higbee, Week 7 against LV: 53 of 72 snaps, 3 targets and 2 catches for 14 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, Tyler Higbee played 10 games for LAR and scored 71.1 PPR points, 7.1 a game, finishing TE40.

He caught 25 of 36 targets for 281 yards and 3 touchdowns, with 8 red zone targets and 141 air yards.

He was on the field for 54 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 Cade Otton for Tyler Higbee?
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 Tyler Higbee 71 (7.9 a game over 9 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 8 the call starts Cade Otton over Tyler Higbee.
Should I drop Tyler Higbee for Cade Otton?
Not on these numbers alone. Tyler Higbee projects 71 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (7.9 a game over 9 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 Tyler Higbee.

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