Last season, Cade Otton played 571 snaps when the Tampa Bay Buccaneers attempted a pass. That was sixth most in the NFL among tight ends. In total, there were 13 tight ends last season who played at least 500 snaps when their team attempted to pass. Cade Otton was one of only two tight ends to receive less than 70 targets. The other one was Cole Kmet, but Cole Kmet finished the season as tight end seven, whereas Cade Otton finished the season as tight end 19.
Another layer to this: out of the 13 tight ends that played at least 500 snaps when their team attempted a pass last season, 10 of them had at least 80 targets. Cade Otton is really just a decoy at this point. Unfortunately, he is not targeted nearly enough regardless of how much he is on the field. Maybe he ends up becoming a red zone threat. I have absolutely no idea. Maybe he ends up being utilized a little bit more with a different philosophy this year in Tampa Bay.
But we know Mike Evans is going to be the number one. Chris Godwin, moving back to the slot full-time this year, definitely could end up being the number two. Rachaad White and Bucky Irving in the passing game will probably get a decent amount of dump-offs. You've got other guys there as well, like Trey Palmer, who can end up being deep threats on the outside.
For me, Cade Otton really is not worth the risk regardless of what type of format you play in. He might play a lot, but he doesn't get looked at nearly enough.
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