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| HT/WT: 6-5, 247 lbs |
| Birthplace: Tumwater, WA |
| Age: 27 |
| School: Washington |
| Experience: 5 |
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2026 Receiving
| STATS |
REC
Receptions
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YDS
Receiving Yards
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AVG
Average Yards per Reception
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TD
Receiving Touchdowns
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LNG
Longest Reception
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular Season | 15 | 157 | 10.5 | 0 | 37 |
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Buccaneers' Cade Otton: Produces 56 yards in Week 3 defeat
Otton tallied three catches on six targets for 56 yards Sunday in a loss to the Vikings.
Otton finished second on the Bucs in both targets and receiving yards in his best game of 2026 to date. The majority of the tight end's receiving yardage came on a 37-yard connection with Baker Mayfield midway through the second quarter. However, Mayfield is expected to miss at least three weeks of action due to a thumb injury, so Otton will be working with rookie undrafted QB Jalon Daniels over the next few games.
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Buccaneers' Cade Otton: Leads Bucs with five catches in Week 2 loss
Otton caught five of six targets for 38 yards during the Buccaneers' 23-19 loss to the Browns on Sunday.
Four of the five passes Otton caught went for 10 yards or less, but he still led all Bucs pass catchers with five receptions while finishing third in receiving yards to Tez Johnson (49) and Chris Godwin (46). Otton played 58 of 65 offensive snaps (89.2 percent) and has served as a security blanket in the passing game for Baker Mayfield. That said, Otton may be used more as a pass blocker Week 3 against the Vikings and their blitz-happy defense under defensive coordinator Brian Flores.
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Buccaneers' Cade Otton: Posts 26 yards in Week 1 loss
Otton caught three of five targets for 26 yards in Tampa Bay's loss to the Bengals on Sunday.
Otton played 56 of 57 offensive snaps and ran 31 routes on Baker Mayfield's 36 dropbacks. His five targets were good for third on the team, trailing only Bucky Irving's seven and Emeka Egbuka's six. Otton plays virtually every snap, but he's a low-floor, low-upside fantasy option who caught just one touchdown last season.
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Buccaneers' Cade Otton: Remains No. 1 TE on depth chart
Otton is listed as the No. 1 TE on the Buccaneers' unofficial depth chart.
Aside from adding sixth-round rookie Bauer Sharp to the TE room this offseason, it's status quo for the position group in 2026, with all of Otton, Payne Durham and Ko Kieft back. Otton himself re-signed with Tampa Bay on a three-year, $30 million contract in March to retain his standing as the team's top tight end. Over the last two regular seasons, he's recorded exactly 59 catches on both occasions, totaling 1,172 yards and five touchdowns on 168 targets across 30 contests.
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Buccaneers' Cade Otton: Back at practice
Otton (undisclosed) returned to practice Tuesday, Rick Stroud of the Tampa Bay Times reports.
Otton missed about a week of action for the Bucs, and it's unclear if he'll play in Friday's preseason finale against Jacksonville. Last season, Otton matched his career high with 59 catches across 16 regular-season games, turning them into 572 yards and one touchdown. He's expected to be the third or fourth option in Tampa Bay's passing attack in 2026.
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Buccaneers' Cade Otton: Sitting with undisclosed injury
Otton isn't practicing Tuesday due to an undisclosed injury, Greg Auman of Fox Sports reports.
The Buccaneers haven't revealed the nature of Otton's injury nor its severity, but the fifth-year tight end appears unlikely to be available for Saturday's preseason game versus Kansas City. When healthy, Otton projects to take on a heavy snap share on a weekly basis, but he isn't expected to be much more than a third or fourth option in the passing game for quarterback Baker Mayfield and has never been a major red-zone target (11 touchdowns in 63 career regular-season games).
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Buccaneers' Cade Otton: Idle for preseason opener
Otton did not play in Friday's 24-16 preseason win over the Jets.
Otton was the only Buccaneers tight end to not suit up Friday, with rookie sixth-rounder Bauer Sharp leading the position group with 28 snaps on offense, followed by Devin Culp (21). None of the Bucs' key skill starters played, but Otton and the rest of the first-team offense could see some action against the Chiefs on Saturday, Aug. 22. The fifth-year tight end is looking to build off a 2025 campaign in whichh he caught 59 passes (on 81 targets) for 572 yards and a touchdown over 16 regular-season games.
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Buccaneers' Cade Otton: To remain in Tampa Bay
Otton is finalizing a deal that will have him re-sign with the Buccaneers, Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reports.
Otton, a 2022 fourth-round pick, was positioned as one of the top available tight ends on the free-agent market, but he'll instead remain in a familiar offense with quarterback Baker Mayfield at the helm. Otton's time in Tampa Bay has largely been characterized by lofty snap counts and low target rates, though he's proven capable of handling larger receiving workloads when injuries at WR necessitate it. He made 58 regular-season starts over the course of his rookie contract, posting his best receiving line in 2024 (59-600-4) despite missing three games. Otton dropped to 59-572-1 last season, with six fewer targets (81) in two more games (16).
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