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Start Cade Otton or Tyler Higbee? Week 9

Updated Nov 3, 4:51 AM ET.

Start Tyler Higbee over Cade Otton

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Tyler Higbee

TE · LAR · at WAS

Market projects
8.8
recent weeks avg
WAS D vs TE
21.5
2nd most to TEs (2026)
Snap share
59%
Through Week 8
Target share
11%
Through Week 8
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Cade Otton

TE · TB · at CHI

Market projects
8.4
recent weeks avg
CHI D vs TE
13.1
16th most to TEs (2026)
Snap share
94%
Through Week 7
Target share
15%
Through Week 7

Should I drop Tyler Higbee for Cade Otton?

Not on these numbers alone. Tyler Higbee projects 60 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (7.5 a game over 8 games) and Cade Otton 62 (7.8 a game over 8 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 9 the call starts Tyler Higbee over Cade Otton.

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Our Week 9 call

Start Tyler Higbee over Cade Otton in Week 9.

Market-based projections have Tyler Higbee at 8.8 points and Cade Otton at 8.4, a gap of 0.3. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. No player market is posted for Tyler Higbee this week yet, so his 8.8 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 6, 7 and 8 (7.7, 9.4 and 9.3); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. No player market is posted for Cade Otton this week yet, so his 8.4 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 6, 7 and 8 (7.2, 9.5 and 8.6); the call is rebuilt when his market posts.

What the market projects

No Week 9 player market is posted for Tyler Higbee yet. His market-based projections were 7.7, 9.4 and 9.3 points in Weeks 6, 7 and 8, an average of 8.8, which stands in until his Week 9 market posts.

No Week 9 player market is posted for Cade Otton yet. His market-based projections were 7.2, 9.5 and 8.6 points in Weeks 6, 7 and 8, an average of 8.4, which stands in until his Week 9 market posts.

That puts Tyler Higbee 0.3 points ahead of Cade Otton on these projections.

Week 9 matchups

Tyler Higbee and LAR visit WAS on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

WAS allowed 21.5 fantasy points a game to TEs this season over 6 games, the 2nd most in the league.

Tight ends caught passes for 74 yards and 1.3 touchdowns a game against WAS.

Cade Otton and TB visit CHI on Sunday at 8:20 PM ET.

CHI allowed 13.1 fantasy points a game to TEs this season over 7 games, the 16th most in the league.

Tight ends caught passes for 57 yards and 0.4 touchdowns a game against CHI.

By points allowed to the position, Tyler Higbee has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Tyler Higbee is not on the injury report.

Cade Otton is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 9

Through Week 8, Tyler Higbee played 59 percent of LAR snaps, drew 11 percent of the targets, earned 12 percent of the air yards and had 3 percent of the red zone chances.

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.

Tyler Higbee, Week 8 against LAC: 2 targets and 1 catch for 14 yards.

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.

Their 2025 seasons

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.

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 9 calls

Locks at kickoff, graded after. When the start/sit engine grades week 9, the call and the result appear on the public record, wrong ones included.

Drop or keep

  • Should I drop Tyler Higbee for Cade Otton?

    Not on these numbers alone. Tyler Higbee projects 60 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (7.5 a game over 8 games) and Cade Otton 62 (7.8 a game over 8 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 9 the call starts Tyler Higbee over Cade Otton.

  • Should I drop Cade Otton for Tyler Higbee?

    Not on these numbers alone. Cade Otton projects 62 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (7.8 a game over 8 games) and Tyler Higbee 60 (7.5 a game over 8 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 9 the call starts Tyler Higbee over Cade Otton.

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