Cade Otton is a fair Week 3 play — our TE25 at 6.9 projected points, right around the TE starter line.
- Projection
- 6.9 pts
- TE rank
- #25
- Matchup
- vs MIN
Cade Otton's fantasy role in Week 3
Cade Otton goes into Week 3 of the 2026 season as a deep-league TE flyer for the TB. He is rostered in 2% of leagues and actually started in 0% of them, and we rank him TE25 on our own weekly board at 6.9 projected points.
Roster rates are steady week over week, so his role looks settled rather than in flux.
No injury designation to work around right now, which keeps his projection honest.
Week 3 matchup breakdown
The matchup: vs MIN. Our Pepper Meter heat rating for this spot is 2 out of 5, which is how we grade the combination of role, projection and opponent difficulty.
Against a typical starting TE baseline of 7 points, his 6.9-point projection is 0.1 points short. That gap is the whole start/sit argument in one number.
How to play it
Cade Otton is a fair Week 3 play — our TE25 at 6.9 projected points, right around the TE starter line.
If you are deciding between him and another TE, compare projections first, then lean on the Pepper Meter heat rating as the tiebreaker.
Sally's take
Peppers & Picks ranks Cade Otton (TB TE), our TE25 this week for Week 3 of the 2026 NFL season vs MIN, projecting 6.9 projected points with a spicy Pepper Meter rating. He grades 1% below the average weekly TE number, which is a floor problem more than a ceiling one. MIN is the opponent, and that's the part of this I'm least worried about. Only 2% of leagues roster him, so this is cheap production before the price goes up. Spicy on the Pepper Meter is generous, honestly.
Tina's take
Peppers & Picks ranks Cade Otton (TB TE), our TE25 this week for Week 3 of the 2026 NFL season vs MIN, projecting 6.9 projected points with a spicy Pepper Meter rating. He grades 1% below the average weekly TE number, which is a floor problem more than a ceiling one. MIN is the opponent, and that's the part of this I'm least worried about. Only 2% of leagues roster him, so this is cheap production before the price goes up. Spicy on the Pepper Meter is generous, honestly.