Cade Otton · Darren Waller · 2026 week 1

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 Darren Waller — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 0.6 points. The matchup leans Darren Waller (CHI allow the 18th-most TE points), but you can defend either call.

Player	Wk 1	Proj (PPR)	Matchup	Form L3	Trade value	Status
Cade Otton	@ CIN	7.4	1st · soft	11.1	5	healthy
Darren Waller START	vs CHI	8.0	18th	11.8	–	healthy

TEs vs CIN recently: Darren Waller 4 pts (W16) · Trey McBride 13.6 pts (W17) · Brenden Bates 0.6 pts (W18).

TEs vs CHI recently: Luke Musgrave 3.8 pts (W16) · Jake Tonges 12 pts (W17) · Anthony Firkser 0.2 pts (W18).

Who wins a straight-up trade?

Cade Otton carries the higher trade value — 5 against 0. In a one-for-one, the side receiving Cade Otton gets the most.

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Game logs, matchup ranks and form are the 2025 season — 2026 hasn’t kicked off. Projections, schedule and trade values are current 2026 numbers, refreshed nightly.