Cade Otton · Mike Gesicki · 2026 week 3

Cade Otton or Mike Gesicki?

Wondering who you should start this week — Cade Otton or Mike Gesicki? 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 0.8 points. The matchup leans Cade Otton (MIN allow the 22nd-most TE points), but you can defend either call.
PlayerWk 3Proj (PPR)MatchupForm L3Trade valueStatus
Cade Otton START vs MIN 7.5 22nd 7.2 – healthy
Mike Gesicki @ PIT 6.7 18th 18.8 93 healthy

TEs vs MIN recently: Tucker Kraft 6.5 pts (W1) · Sam Roush 0.9 pts (W2).

TEs vs PIT recently: Hunter Henry 4 pts (W2).

Who wins a straight-up trade?

Mike Gesicki carries the higher trade value — 93 against 0. In a one-for-one, the side receiving Mike Gesicki gets the most.

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All numbers are the 2026 season, refreshed nightly.