Cade Otton · Darren Waller · 2026 week 8

Cade Otton or Darren Waller?

Wondering who you should start this week — Cade Otton or Darren Waller? 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 0.5 points. The matchup leans Cade Otton (ATL allow the 12th-most TE points), but you can defend either call.

Player	Wk 8	Proj (PPR)	Matchup	Form L3	Trade value	Status
Cade Otton START	vs ATL	8.1	12th	4.9	–	healthy
Darren Waller	@ GB	7.6	31st · tough	9.6	33	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 GB recently: Colston Loveland 1.9 pts (W5) · Brevyn Spann-Ford 3.5 pts (W6) · Sam LaPorta 1.8 pts (W7).

🎓 The coach's read

Projections are 0.5 apart — too close to call on projection alone.
Cade Otton has the higher floor (2.8) — the safer start if you are favoured.
Darren Waller has the higher ceiling (15.1) — the play if you need points.
Cade Otton is steady — about 9% less volatile week to week than a typical TE projected here — higher floor, lower ceiling.
Cade Otton faces ATL, 12th most generous to TEs.
Darren Waller faces GB, 31st most generous to TEs.

Who wins a straight-up trade?

Darren Waller carries the higher trade value — 33 against 0. In a one-for-one, the side receiving Darren Waller gets the most.

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All numbers are the 2026 season, refreshed nightly.