Cade OttonorDavis Allen?

Week 9 start/sit decision, tight end versus tight end.

Our call

Lean Cade Otton

Cade Otton outscores Davis Allen in 53% of simulations.

That's close to a coin flip: Davis Allen comes out ahead in the other 47%. Lean Cade Otton, and let news and your league's scoring break the tie. Davis Allen projects 0.1 half-PPR points more, but more of that rests on the occasional big game. Davis Allen has the better matchup against the Washington Commanders (40% more than average to TEs); Cade Otton faces the Chicago Bears (9% fewer than average to TEs). Cade Otton still wins more often despite that.

Range of outcomes, half-PPR

Cade Otton
Floor
1.0
Median
3.5
Ceiling
8.6
Big game (15+):
1%
Dud (under 5):
68%
Davis Allen
Floor
0.5
Median
3.2
Ceiling
9.8
Big game (15+):
3%
Dud (under 5):
68%

Each week is simulated thousands of times from the projection and the player’s usual week-to-week swing. Floor and ceiling are the 10th and 90th percentile: 8 weeks in 10 land between them.

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StatCade OttonTE, TB, Sun, Nov 8, 8:20 p.m. ETDavis AllenTE, LAR, Sun, Nov 8, 1:00 p.m. ET
Half-PPR projection4.34.4
PPR projection5.65.3
Standard projection2.93.4
Rank this weekTE33TE32
Matchupat CHIat WAS
InjuryNoneNone
2026 points per game4.03.4
Last season per game6.23.4
Snap share, last game89%74%
Trade value——