Cade Otton

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Cade Otton
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Otton with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2024
No. 88 – Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Position: Tight end
Personal information
Born: (1999-04-15) April 15, 1999 (age 25)
Tumwater, Washington, U.S.
Height:6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight:247 lb (112 kg)
Career information
High school: Tumwater
(Tumwater, Washington)
College:
NFL draft: 2022  / round: 4 / pick: 106
Career history
Roster status:Active
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of Week 8, 2024
Receptions:125
Receiving yards:1,190
Receiving touchdowns:9
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Cade Otton (born April 15, 1999) is an American professional football tight end for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League (NFL). He previously played college football at Washington before being selected by the Buccaneers in the fourth round of the 2022 NFL draft.

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Early life

Otton attended Tumwater High School in Tumwater, Washington. As a senior he was The Olympian ’s All-Area Football Player of the Year after recording 39 receptions for 733 yards with 13 touchdowns on offense and 107 tackles and three sacks on defense. [1] He committed to the University of Washington to play college football. [2]

College career

After redshirting his first year at Washington in 2017, Otton played in all 14 games with 10 starts in 2018. [3] He finished the year with 13 receptions for 174 yards and three touchdowns. As a sophomore in 2019, he started all 13 games, recording 32 receptions for 344 yards and two touchdowns. [4] As a junior in 2020, he started all four games and had 18 receptions for 258 yards and three touchdowns. [5] [6] Otton returned to Washington for his senior year in 2021 rather than enter the 2021 NFL draft. [7]

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand span Bench press
6 ft 5 in
(1.96 m)		247 lb
(112 kg)		32+3⁄4 in
(0.83 m)		9+1⁄2 in
(0.24 m)		17 reps
All values from NFL Combine/Pro Day [8] [9]

Otton was drafted by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the fourth round, 106th overall, of the 2022 NFL draft. [10]

In Week 9, Otton caught the game-winning touchdown from Tom Brady in a 16–13 victory over the Los Angeles Rams. [11] Otton finished his rookie season with 42 receptions for 391 receiving yards and two receiving touchdowns in 16 games and 11 starts. [12]

NFL career statistics

Legend
BoldCareer high

Regular season

YearTeamGamesReceivingRushingFumbles
GPGSRecYdsAvgLngTDAttYdsAvgLngTDFumLost
2022 TB 1611423919.3352000.00000
2023 TB 1717474559.7274000.00011
2024 TB 88363449.62931-4-4.0-4021
Career 41361251,1909.53591-4-4.0-4032

Personal life

Otton married Sierra Snyder in 2021. [13] Otton is the nephew of Brad Otton. [14]

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References

  1. ↑ Smith, Lauren (November 23, 2016). "Tumwater's Cade Otton is The Olympian's All-Area Football Player of the Year". The Olympian. Retrieved April 29, 2023.
  2. ↑ Gorman, Jeff (February 1, 2017). "Cade Otton is Officially a Husky". UW Dawg Pound. Retrieved April 29, 2023.
  3. ↑ Jude, Adam (September 25, 2018). "Young tight end Cade Otton continues to impress as Will Dissly's replacement in UW offense". The Seattle Times. Retrieved April 29, 2023.
  4. ↑ Vorel, Mike (October 1, 2020). "In his junior season, UW Huskies ascending tight end Cade Otton is out to 'win everything'". The Seattle Times. Retrieved April 29, 2023.
  5. ↑ "Cade Otton 2020 Game Log". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved April 29, 2023.
  6. ↑ Vorel, Mike (December 8, 2020). "Analysis: Why has Washington struggled to target Cade Otton, its most proven pass-catcher, in the first half this season?". The Spokesman-Review. Retrieved April 29, 2023.
  7. ↑ Vorel, Mike (December 28, 2020). "Tight end Cade Otton the latest Husky to announce he'll return to Washington in 2021". The Seattle Times. Retrieved April 29, 2023.
  8. ↑ "Cade Otton Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved March 10, 2022.
  9. ↑ "Cade Otton, Washington, TE, 2022 NFL Draft Scout, NCAA College Football". draftscout.com. Retrieved March 10, 2022.
  10. ↑ Schwartz, Amy (April 30, 2022). "Buccaneers Select Cade Otton with the 106th Pick of the 2022 NFL Draft". Buccaneers.com. Retrieved April 29, 2023.
  11. ↑ Easterling, Luke (November 7, 2022). "WATCH: Tom Brady hits Cade Otton for game-winning TD vs. Rams". Bucs Wire. Retrieved April 29, 2023.
  12. ↑ "Cade Otton 2022 Game Log". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved April 29, 2023.
  13. ↑ Raley, Dan (January 11, 2021). "Huskies' Cade Otton Runs a Hitch Route, Gets Married". Inside the Huskies. Retrieved January 16, 2024.
  14. ↑ Raley, Dan (July 30, 2021). "Ryan Otton Commits, Follows Brother Cade to UW". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved November 7, 2023.
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