Cade Otton · Pat Freiermuth · 2026 week 1

Cade Otton or Pat Freiermuth?

Start Cade Otton — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 0.1 points. The matchup leans Cade Otton (CIN allow the 1st-most TE points), but you can defend either call.
PlayerWk 1Proj (PPR)MatchupForm L3Trade valueStatus
Cade Otton START @ CIN 7.4 1st · soft 11.1 – healthy
Pat Freiermuth vs ATL 7.3 28th · tough 7.8 – healthy

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

TEs vs ATL recently: Elijah Higgins 9.1 pts (W16) · Terrance Ferguson 11.4 pts (W17) · Juwan Johnson 4.1 pts (W18).

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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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.