TE · Tampa Bay Buccaneers · #88

Cade Otton

TE1

College: Washington
Height: 6'5"
Weight: 247 lb
Experience: 5th season

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Season

EPA / target

+0.16▲ 0.11 vs '25

18th of 21 TEs

Catch rate

63.3%▼ 9.5 vs '25

20th of 21 TEs

Yards / target

6.2▼ 0.9 vs '25

16th of 21 TEs

Target share

15.3%▼ 2.1 vs '25

17th of 21 TEs

Receiving

186 yds+0.16 EPA/TGT

19 rec · 30 tgt · 0 td

Ranks compare against the 21 qualifying tight ends on the 2026 leaderboard.

Week-by-week

EPA per target by game, dashed line = 2025 season mark

Where the value came from

Total EPA, 2026

Receiving+4.8

Rushing0.0

Net+4.8

Best game · Wk 3 vs MIN

3/6

Rec/Tgt

Rec yds

+3.5

Rec EPA

+0.59

EPA/target

18.7

Yds/rec

2026 game log

	Receiving									Rushing
Game	TargetsPasses thrown to the player.	ReceptionsCatches.	Receiving yardsReceiving yards.	Yards per receptionReceiving yards per catch.	Receiving touchdownsReceiving touchdowns.	Catch rateReceptions per target.	Average depth of targetAir yards per target.	Receiving EPAExpected points added on targets, including incompletions and interceptions.	EPA per targetExpected points added per target, including incompletions and interceptions.	CarriesRushing attempts.	Rushing yardsRushing yards.	Rushing touchdownsRushing touchdowns.
Wk 1 @ CINL	5	3	26	8.7	0	60.0	6.4	−0.1	−0.02	0	0	0
Wk 2 vs CLEL	6	5	38	7.6	0	83.3	7.5	−1.5	−0.24	0	0	0
Wk 3 vs MINL	6	3	56	18.7	0	50.0	10.2	+3.5	+0.59	0	0	0
Wk 4 vs GBL	6	4	37	9.3	0	66.7	3.8	+1.1	+0.18	0	0	0
Wk 5 @ DALW	4	3	25	8.3	0	75.0	6.0	+2.0	+0.49	0	0	0
Wk 6 vs PITL	2	1	4	4.0	0	50.0	−2.0	+0.4	+0.21	0	0	0
Wk 7 @ CARW	1	0	0	–	0	0.0	9.0	−0.7	−0.66	0	0	0
Season	30	19	186	9.8	0	63.3	6.3	+4.8	+0.16	0	0	0

How he compares

2026 tight ends who qualify · dashed lines mark the group average

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Contract

signed 2026 with Buccaneers

$30Mover 3 years

Avg. per year: $10M
Guaranteed: $20M 67%
2026 cap hit: $4.1M 1.3% of the cap
Signed: 2026
Runs through: 2028

2026 · now

2027

2028

Year 1 of 3 ·

Career by season

Career rates are weighted by volume, not averaged across seasons

	Overall		Receiving									Rushing
Season	GamesGames played.	Total EPAExpected points added across dropbacks, runs and targets combined (each scramble counted once).	TargetsPasses thrown to the player.	ReceptionsCatches.	Receiving yardsReceiving yards.	Receiving touchdownsReceiving touchdowns.	Catch rateReceptions per target.	Yards per receptionReceiving yards per catch.	Yards per targetReceiving yards per target, including incompletions.	Target shareShare of the team's targets, averaged across games.	EPA per targetExpected points added per target, including incompletions and interceptions.	CarriesRushing attempts.	Rushing yardsRushing yards.	Rushing touchdownsRushing touchdowns.
2026	7	+4.8	30	19	186	0	63.3	9.8	6.2	15.3	+0.16	0	0	0
2025	16	+3.1	81	59	572	1	72.8	9.7	7.1	17.4	+0.05	0	0	0
2024	14	+11.2	87	59	600	4	67.8	10.2	6.9	18.4	+0.14	1	−4	0
2023	17	+12.6	67	47	455	4	70.1	9.7	6.8	12.1	+0.17	0	0	0
2022	16	+5.0	65	42	391	2	64.6	9.3	6.0	8.9	+0.08	0	0	0
Career	70	+36.7	330	226	2,204	11	68.5	9.8	6.7	14.1	+0.11	1	−4	0