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Happy National Tight Ends Day!
In true tight end fashion, the entire league hit us with a BOOM week to rival all weeks. Last week we had a total of eight touchdowns from tight ends. This week, we’ve been blessed with 16 TDs through the afternoon games, a National Tight Ends Day record. Since this is an official football holiday, I decided to give out mid-season awards to the collective group. While the tight ends were unusually extra this week, there are some critical takeaways and trends we can look to for rest-of-season value at the position and get a quick pulse check on who we can actually rely on moving forward.
The “Rising to the Occasion” Award
Cade Otton, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Otton was nonexistent through the first two games of the season — and by nonexistent, I mean one reception on four targets. After that slow start, Otton settled into a solid role within the Buccaneers offense. Weeks 3 through 7, he averaged over seven targets per game, ranking as TE9 in average points per game during that span, with 8.6 fantasy points in half-PPR. Last week, he broke out with eight receptions on 10 targets for 100 yards after Mike Evans left early with an injury. This week, with both Evans and Chris Godwin out, Otton led the way as Baker Mayfield’s most reliable target, hauling in nine receptions on 10 targets for 81 yards and two touchdowns — a career-best for the third-year tight end. We expected Otton to step up given the injuries to the Bucs’ receiving corps, but he exceeded expectations, delivering an overall TE1 performance.
Pulse check: Just how much can we trust Otton moving forward?
This week was a favorable matchup against Atlanta, but upcoming matchups aren’t as friendly. However, regardless of the opposition, Mayfield has been dealing all season with only two games with fewer than two touchdown passes. There’s a lack of trust and experience in the Bucs’ receiving corps, and unless they make a trade for another receiver, Otton is likely to…
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Publish date : 2024-10-28 00:57:37
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