Cade Otton · Darnell Washington · 2026 week 6

Cade Otton or Darnell Washington?

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

Start Cade Otton — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 1.4 points. The matchup leans Cade Otton (PIT allow the 8th-most TE points), but you can defend either call.

Player	Wk 6	Proj (PPR)	Matchup	Form L3	Trade value	Status
Cade Otton START	vs PIT	8.2	8th · soft	7.3	–	healthy
Darnell Washington	@ TB	6.8	11th	8.2	–	healthy

TEs vs PIT recently: Mike Gesicki 9.7 pts (W3) · Harold Fannin 8.7 pts (W4) · Tyler Warren 14.4 pts (W5).

TEs vs TB recently: T.J. Hockenson 1.1 pts (W3) · Tucker Kraft 10.5 pts (W4) · Jake Ferguson 1.9 pts (W5).

🎓 The coach's read

Cade Otton projects 1.4 points higher in PPR.
Cade Otton faces PIT, 8th most generous to TEs.
Darnell Washington faces TB, 11th most generous to TEs.

Who wins a straight-up trade?

Their trade values are effectively even — a one-for-one is a fair swap on the numbers.

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All numbers are the 2026 season, refreshed nightly.