Cade Otton, the Washington TE, sits at No. 128 on the consensus board across 14 public boards. The tier model reads him as a NFL starter — 18% elite, 42% starter.
Production Context
NFL.com's Lance Zierlein: “Four-year starter who will be next up from a program with a history of turning out NFL talent at tight end.”
Technique
NFL.com's Lance Zierlein: “Otton is an instinctive route-runner with agile feet in tight quarters and a great feel for changing speeds inside the route.”
Technique
NFL.com's Lance Zierlein: “He has sudden, reliable hands, and is skilled and athletic enough to shine against man or zone coverages.”
Role and scheme fit
The archetype rules read him as a balanced-TE.
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“…Four-year starter who will be next up from a program with a history of turning out NFL talent at tight end. Otton is an instinctive route-runner with agile feet in tight quarters and a great feel for changing speeds inside the route. He has sudden, reliable hands, and is skilled and athletic enough to shine against man or zone coverages. As with all UW tight ends, Otton was expected to block for the run game and did…”
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