Cade Otton (born April 15, 1999) is an American football tight end for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League (NFL). He previously played

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at Washington before being selected by the Buccaneers in the fourth round of the

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Early years

Otton attended

Tumwater High School Tumwater High School is a secondary school in Tumwater, Washington serving grades 912 in Thurston County. It is one of two comprehensive high schools in the Tumwater School District. Tumwater High School generally draws students from the po ...

in Tumwater, Washington. As a senior he was '' The Olympian''’s All-Area Football Player of the Year after recording 39 receptions for 733 yards with 13 touchdowns on offense and 107 tackles and three sacks on defense. He committed to the University of Washington to play

College career

After redshirting his first year at Washington in 2017, Otton played in all 14 games with 10 starts in 2018. He finished the year with 13 receptions for 174 yards and three touchdowns. As a sophomore in 2019, he started all 13 games, recording 32 receptions for 344 yards and two touchdowns. As a junior in 2020, he started all four games and had 18 receptions for 258 yards and three touchdowns. Otton returned to Washington for his senior year in 2021 rather than enter the

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Professional career

Otton was drafted by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the fourth round, 106th overall, of the

. In Week 9, Otton caught the game-winning touchdown from Tom Brady in a 16–13 victory over the

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. Otton finished his rookie season with 42 receptions for 391 receiving yards and two receiving touchdowns in 16 games and 11 starts.

Personal life

He married Sierra Snyder in 2021. Otton is the nephew of

Brad Otton Brad Otton (born January 25, 1972) is a former American football quarterback who was the USC Trojans starter in 1995 and 1996. College career Otton originally attended Weber State University in 1993. He started seven games, completing 183 of 314 ...

References

External links

Tampa Bay BuccaneersWashington Huskies bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Otton, Cade Living people People from Tumwater, Washington Players of American football from Washington (state) Sportspeople from the Seattle metropolitan area American football tight ends Washington Huskies football players 1999 births Tampa Bay Buccaneers players