The Tampa Bay Buccaneers will face the Carolina Panthers in Week 13. Here’s the latest fantasy football news and advice to help you with your lineups this week and moving forward, especially regarding TE Cade Otton.
Is Cade Otton Playing in Week 13?
Otton is not listed on the injury report this week, so barring any setbacks, he is on track to play this weekend.
We’ll continue to monitor the Buccaneers’ injury report. You can also visit and bookmark our NFL Injury Tracker and Fantasy News Tracker for the latest updates.
Should You Start or Sit Cade Otton in Week 13?
I’m going to keep posting these pretty target plots in this space until I get some sort of confirmation that people are listening.
On the left is Cade Otton’s target distribution with Mike Evans on the field this season; on the right, without. There’s a 27.5% dip in the average depth of his targets to consider, but I’m less worried about where the dots are and more worried about the lack of dots.
Otton has run 183 routes with Evans on the field and 188 without — he has more catches (32) with him off the field than he has targets with him on it (29). I understand wanting to chase Otton’s season-long numbers, and heck, he did have a 30-yard catch last week, but we are talking about a player in a position to earn one target for every 6.3 routes for a six-point road favorite.
How many routes is he realistically going to run? Does he reach the 28 he did last week? I understand that Noah Gray scored twice in this matchup last week, but I’m dismissive of DvP data when it comes to the tight end position, especially when you’re talking about an offense in Kansas City that offers unique packages and another tight end to draw attention.
Otton isn’t a starter for me this week, and as long as the data doesn’t change and Evans stays on the field, that’s not going to change any time soon.
Are you looking for start/sit advice for other players in your lineup? Read our Week 13 Fantasy Start-Sit Advice Cheat Sheet for every fantasy-relevant player in every game.
Cade Otton’s Fantasy Points Outlook in Week 13
As of 8 AM ET on Sunday morning, Otton is projected to score 9.5 fantasy points in PPR formats. This includes 3.9 receptions for 37.4 yards and 0.3 touchdowns.
Check out the free PFN Fantasy Start-Sit Optimizer for the latest projections and advice for your lineups this week.
Cade Otton’s Fantasy Ranking
Our Weekly Consensus PPR Rankings are below — both positional and overall. They were last updated at 2:45 PM ET on Wednesday, December 11. If you're in a Superflex league, make sure you check out our Weekly Consensus Superflex Rankings.
Week 15 TE PPR Rankings
1) Brock Bowers | LV (vs. ATL)
2) Trey McBride | ARI (vs. NE)
3) George Kittle | SF (vs. LAR)
4) Travis Kelce | KC (at CLE)
5) Jonnu Smith | MIA (at HOU)
6) David Njoku | CLE (vs. KC)
7) Evan Engram | JAX (vs. NYJ)
8) T.J. Hockenson | MIN (vs. CHI)
9) Sam LaPorta | DET (vs. BUF)
10) Tucker Kraft | GB (at SEA)
11) Pat Freiermuth | PIT (at PHI)
12) Mark Andrews | BAL (at NYG)
13) Will Dissly | LAC (vs. TB)
14) Zach Ertz | WAS (at NO)
15) Dalton Schultz | HOU (vs. MIA)
16) Jake Ferguson | DAL (at CAR)
17) Juwan Johnson | NO (vs. WAS)
18) Dalton Kincaid | BUF (at DET)
19) Kyle Pitts | ATL (at LV)
20) Cade Otton | TB (at LAC)
21) Grant Calcaterra | PHI (vs. PIT)
22) Chigoziem Okonkwo | TEN (vs. CIN)
23) Cole Kmet | CHI (at MIN)
24) Noah Gray | KC (at CLE)
25) Mike Gesicki | CIN (at TEN)
26) Noah Fant | SEA (vs. GB)
27) Isaiah Likely | BAL (at NYG)
28) Tyler Conklin | NYJ (at JAX)
29) Ja'Tavion Sanders | CAR (vs. DAL)
30) Hunter Henry | NE (at ARI)