Cade Otton · Elijah Higgins · 2026 week 9

Cade Otton or Elijah Higgins?

Wondering who you should start this week — Cade Otton or Elijah Higgins? 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 (CHI allow the 21st-most TE points), but you can defend either call.

Player	Wk 9	Proj (PPR)	Matchup	Form L3	Trade value	Status
Cade Otton START	@ CHI	7.1	21st	4.9	–	healthy
Elijah Higgins	@ SEA	5.7	30th · tough	4.5	–	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 SEA recently: Evan Engram 1.3 pts (W6) · Noah Gray 4.4 pts (W7) · Colston Loveland 4.5 pts (W8).

🎓 The coach's read

Cade Otton projects 1.4 points higher in PPR.
Cade Otton faces CHI, 21st most generous to TEs.
Elijah Higgins faces SEA, 30th 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.

Open in Start/Sit (any scoring) Open in the Trade Analyzer

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All numbers are the 2026 season, refreshed nightly.