Cade Otton · Dalton Schultz · 2026 week 8

Cade Otton or Dalton Schultz?

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

Start Dalton Schultz — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 0.4 points. The matchup leans Dalton Schultz (LAC allow the 23rd-most TE points), but you can defend either call.

Player	Wk 8	Proj (PPR)	Matchup	Form L3	Trade value	Status
Cade Otton	vs ATL	8.1	12th	4.9	–	healthy
Dalton Schultz START	@ LAC	8.5	23rd	7.6	46	healthy

TEs vs ATL recently: Josh Cuevas 2.6 pts (W5) · Colston Loveland 12.5 pts (W6) · George Kittle 6.8 pts (W7).

TEs vs LAC recently: AJ Barner 1.2 pts (W4) · Evan Engram 5.5 pts (W5) · Travis Kelce 5.3 pts (W6).

🎓 The coach's read

Projections are 0.4 apart — too close to call on projection alone.
Cade Otton faces ATL, 12th most generous to TEs.
Dalton Schultz faces LAC, 23rd most generous to TEs.

Who wins a straight-up trade?

Dalton Schultz carries the higher trade value — 46 against 0. In a one-for-one, the side receiving Dalton Schultz gets the most.

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All numbers are the 2026 season, refreshed nightly.