Cade Otton holds the TE · Starter spot in Tampa Bay Buccaneers’s tight end room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:

Cade Otton played 16 games in 2025 with a 94% snap share.

Cade Otton is a 6'5", 250-pound tight end for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The Buccaneers selected him with the 106th overall pick in 2022 from the University of Washington, where he appeared in 39 games and recorded 91 receptions for 1,026 yards and nine touchdowns across five collegiate seasons. Through four NFL seasons, Otton has started 42 of 47 games, accumulating 148 receptions for 1,446 yards and 10 receiving touchdowns, plus 19 playoff receptions for 244 yards and one touchdown. In 2025, he has 59 receptions for 572 yards and one receiving touchdown on 81 targets.

Washington2017 – 2021

Buccaneers2022 — present

CollegeWashingtonDraftRound 4 · No. 106 overall · 2022 · TBHometownTumwater, WA