Cade Otton: TE · Washington · #87.
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Cade Otton
Shows up in the passing game from any alignment. Played for two head coaches at Washington: Chris Petersen and Jimmy Lake. First career honor, 2020: All-Pac-12. A game that shows it: 82 receiving yards and 8 receptions against Montana — Week 1, 2021.
Play style
No single go-to route — the receiving numbers show up inline and split out alike.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Washington | 28 | 250 | 8.9 | 1 | 25 |
| 2020 | Washington | 18 | 258 | 14.3 | 3 | 42 |
| 2019 | Washington | 32 | 344 | 10.8 | 2 | 36 |
| 2018 | Washington | 13 | 174 | 13.4 | 3 | 24 |
| Career | 91 | 1,026 | 11.3 | 9 | 42 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 7-13vs Montana | 8 | 82 | 10.3 | 0 | 25 | Season-high 82 yds |
| Wk 2 | L 10-31@ Michigan | 3 | 33 | 11.0 | 0 | 17 | |
| Wk 3 | W 52-3vs Arkansas State | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 1 | 13 | |
| Wk 7 | L 17-24vs UCLA | 3 | 26 | 8.7 | 0 | 12 | |
| Wk 8 | W 21-16@ Arizona | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 0 | 10 | |
| Wk 9 | W 20-13@ Stanford | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | 9 | |
| Wk 10 | L 16-26vs No. 7 Oregon | 4 | 30 | 7.5 | 0 | 15 | |
| Wk 11 | L 30-35vs Arizona State | 4 | 26 | 6.5 | 0 | 10 | |
| Total | 28 | 250 | 8.9 | 1 | 25 |
Week 1 · 2021
L 7-13
vs Montana
The plays that mattered most
Splits · Per-game
2021 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 4.2 | 37.4 | 8.9 | 0.2 |
| Road3g | 2.3 | 21.0 | 8.7 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 4.0 | 41.0 | 10.4 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 3.0 | 21.5 | 7.2 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jimmy Lake
Pass share
52.9%
409 pass / 364 run
Plays / game
64.4
12 games
Team sack rate
5.4%
391 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2021
More catches a game than most FBS tight ends who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
How it ended
Four seasons at Washington, 1,026 receiving yards, a first-team All-Conference season (2020) — drafted at #106 overall by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
A stat line in 31 games over four seasons.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-PAC-12 · 1ST TEAM
All-Pac-12 1st team (2020)
Coaching lineage · 2018–2021
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Chris Petersen, Jimmy Lake, and Bob Gregory. Multi-era developmental context.
Next stop · NFL
Tampa Bay BuccaneersEntering 5th NFL season
Tampa Bay BuccaneersEntering 5th NFL season
