Cade Otton

Otton's touchdowns fell from four in 2024 to just one in 2025 despite a career-high target total, capping his fantasy ceiling even as raw volume held steady.

Tampa Bay's tight ends coach has floated trimming Otton's snap load to keep him fresh, and sixth-round rookie Bauer Sharp led the position group in preseason snaps — a modest threat to his every-down role.

Otton is learning his fifth offensive coordinator in five seasons under new play-caller Zac Robinson in 2026, adding scheme-installation uncertainty even though he has voiced confidence in the offense.

A hamstring/leg issue cost Otton a chunk of 2026 training camp reps before he returned late in the preseason; there's no sign it lingered, but it's a recent durability data point worth tracking.

Target share climbed to 41% by the 2025 season finale on a still-locked-in 96% snap share, with the trend rising across the final month — signs the receiving role is expanding, not plateauing.

With Mike Evans no longer part of Tampa Bay's receiver corps, beat coverage projects more available targets funneling toward Otton, adding to a passing-game workload he already anchors.

The three-year extension Otton signed in the 2026 offseason cements him as Tampa Bay's long-term starting tight end, removing free-agency and benching risk from the dynasty equation for several seasons.