#87

Cade Otton

TE · Washington · Jr. · #87

Tampa Bay — drafted 2022, Rd 4, Pick 1, #106 overall
This season's coverage starts August 26 — check back once kickoff hits.

Cade Otton

TE · Washington · Jr · #87

Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.

Career Arc

HS
Recruit
No recruit profile
CFB
College
Washington
2021
NFL
NFL Draft
R4 · #106
Tampa Bay · 2022

Where He Ended Up · NFL

Tampa BayEntering 5th NFL season

#106Rd 4 · Pick 1
Tampa BayEntering 5th NFL season

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2021Washington4-8HC: Jimmy Lake · Balanced

Career stats

SeasonTeam
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Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 8 · 2021

W 21–16

at Arizona

2 rec · 17 yds

A wire-to-wire battle — won by 5 on the road.

How he plays

Play style

Shows up in the passing game from any alignment.

CFB Index positional classification

DNA match

Player DNA

Complete TE

No single go-to route — the receiving numbers show up inline and split out alike.

TE

His 2021 production profile sits closest to Jake Tonges’s 2021 season.

Jake Tonges

76%match

California · 2021

#2

Trey Knox

Arkansas · 2021

73%
#3

Christian Sims

Bowling Green · 2021

All-MAC
66%
#4

Dylan Leonard

Georgia Tech · 2021

65%
#5

Samuel Wheeler

Kansas State · 2021

65%

Matches Jake on

Total EPA (college ability)
Reception volume
EPA / play (adj)

Differs from Jake on

TD rate (lower)

Not enough data yet for this comparison.

As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Isaiah Spencer's sophomore season at Old Dominion (2022).

Old Dominion · 2022

#2

Preston Howard

Maryland · 2024

82%
#3

Trey Knox

Arkansas · 2021

All-SEC
82%
#4

Cade Conley

Marshall · 2023

81%
#5

Josiah Miamen

Florida International · 2022

81%

Matches Isaiah on

Weight
TD rate
EPA / play (adj)

Differs from Isaiah on

Class year (lower)