Cade Otton · Chig Okonkwo · 2026 week 9

Cade Otton or Chig Okonkwo?

Wondering who you should start this week — Cade Otton or Chig Okonkwo? The start/sit call and the numbers behind it are below, plus who wins a straight-up trade. Rebuilt nightly.

Start Chig Okonkwo — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 0.7 points. The matchup leans Chig Okonkwo (LAR allow the 27th-most TE points), but you can defend either call.

Player	Wk 9	Proj (PPR)	Matchup	Form L3	Trade value	Status
Cade Otton	@ CHI	7.6	21st	4.9	–	healthy
Chig Okonkwo START	vs LAR	8.3	27th · tough	9	93	healthy

TEs vs CHI recently: Kyle Pitts Sr. 18 pts (W6) · Eli Raridon 11.6 pts (W7) · AJ Barner 2.3 pts (W8).

TEs vs LAR recently: Trey McBride 5.3 pts (W6) · Brock Bowers 7.3 pts (W7) · Oronde Gadsden 5.2 pts (W8).

🎓 The coach's read

Projections are 0.7 apart — too close to call on projection alone.
Chig Okonkwo has the higher floor (3.2) — the safer start if you are favoured.
Chig Okonkwo has the higher ceiling (14.7) — the play if you need points.
Cade Otton is steady — about 10% less volatile week to week than a typical TE projected here — higher floor, lower ceiling.
Chig Okonkwo is steady — about 16% less volatile week to week than a typical TE projected here — higher floor, lower ceiling.
Cade Otton faces CHI, 21st most generous to TEs.

Who wins a straight-up trade?

Chig Okonkwo carries the higher trade value — 93 against 0. In a one-for-one, the side receiving Chig Okonkwo gets the most.

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All numbers are the 2026 season, refreshed nightly.