Tight end, Washington, 2018–⁠21

Cade Otton

Number
No. 87
Height
6′5″
Weight
240 lb
Class (2021)
Junior
Hometown
Tumwater, WA
Born
Apr 15, 1999

Cade Otton played tight end at Washington (2018–⁠21). The Tampa Bay Buccaneers took Otton in round 4, No. 106 overall in the 2022 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
344
Receiving yards, 2019 (Washington, 8–⁠5)
Drafted
No. 106
Round 4, 2022 NFL Draft (Tampa Bay Buccaneers)

Career highs

8catches, career hightwice; last vs. Montana, 2021108receiving yards, career highvs. Utah, 20202receiving touchdowns, career highvs. Utah, 2020

Team titles: Pac-12 champions, 2018

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2018Washington1317413.4324
2019Washington3234410.8236
2020Washington1825814.3342
2021Washington282508.9125
Career911,02611.3942

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2018Washington87TEYr 1
2019Washington87TEYr 2
2020Washington87TEYr 3
2021Washington87TEJr. (Yr 4)6′5″240

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2018Washington171.02––17.3–
2019Washington400.7681st (n=499)0.5430.45%
2020Washington191.09––20.6–
2021Washington300.278th (n=410)0.678.27%

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2021 Washington 8 games, 28 catches, 250 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 4vs.MontanaL 7–⁠13882025
Sep 11atMichiganL 10–⁠31333017
Sep 18vs.Arkansas StateW 52–⁠3223113
Oct 16vs.UCLAL 17–⁠24326012
Oct 22atArizonaW 21–⁠16217010
Oct 30atStanfordW 20–⁠1321309
Nov 6vs.OregonL 16–⁠26430015
Nov 13vs.Arizona StateL 30–⁠35426010
2020 Washington 4 games, 18 catches, 258 yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Nov 14vs.Oregon StateW 27–⁠211404
Nov 21vs.ArizonaW 44–⁠277100129
Nov 28vs.UtahW 24–⁠218108221
Dec 5vs.StanfordL 26–⁠31246042
2019 Washington 11 games, 32 catches, 344 yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Aug 31vs.Eastern WashingtonW 47–⁠14115015
Sep 7vs.CaliforniaL 19–⁠20424010
Sep 21atBYUW 45–⁠19336024
Sep 28vs.USCW 28–⁠14243036
Oct 5atStanfordL 13–⁠23216113
Oct 19vs.OregonL 31–⁠35353022
Nov 2vs.UtahL 28–⁠33443014
Nov 8atOregon StateW 19–⁠7429010
Nov 23atColoradoL 14–⁠20325115
Nov 29vs.Washington StateW 31–⁠13346025
Dec 21 ✦vs.Boise StateW 38–⁠731409
2018 Washington 8 games, 13 catches, 174 yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 8vs.North DakotaW 45–⁠31111
Sep 22vs.Arizona StateW 27–⁠20340124
Oct 13atOregonL 27–⁠30236020
Nov 3vs.StanfordW 27–⁠23120020
Nov 17vs.Oregon StateW 42–⁠23355121
Nov 23atWashington StateW 28–⁠151−200
Nov 30vs.UtahW 10–⁠31808
Jan 1 ✦vs.Ohio StateL 23–⁠28116016

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

Before the draft

DrillCombine 2022Combine or pro day 2022
Height6′5″
Weight247 lb
Arm length32¾″
Hand size9½″
Wingspan79½″W
Vertical jump32″W
Bench press17 repsW
20-yard shuttle4.52 sW

Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

In the NFL

5 seasons, 67 games with a stat; latest team: Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

SeasonTeamGRecYdsTD
2022Tampa Bay Buccaneers16423912
2023Tampa Bay Buccaneers17474554
2024Tampa Bay Buccaneers14596004
2025Tampa Bay Buccaneers15595721
2026 (so far)Tampa Bay Buccaneers5181820
NFL career672252,20011

Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.

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