Who Should I Start? Irv Smith Jr. or Cade Otton

Tuesday, April 18, 10:26 AM

Coach Zac Taylor indicated Monday that he believes Smith can move into the pass-catching tight end role previously handled by Hayden Hurst, Kevin Patra of NFL.com reports. "Yeah, we think he can come in and play that role for us," Taylor noted of Smith. "There's always competition in that room, but that's the vision that we have for Irv to come in there and fill that role that Hayden had for us."

Thursday, May 11, 10:17 AM

Otton is joined on the tight end depth chart by rookie fifth-round pick Payne Durham, who recorded 56 receptions for 560 yards and eight touchdowns during his senior 2022 campaign at Purdue, Brianna Dix of the team's official site reports.

Still trying to decide between Smith Jr. and Otton? Check on the latest news to make sure both players are active and healthy. Our PPR projections show that Irv Smith Jr. is projected to score 6.2 points this week while Cade Otton is projected to score 5.5 points.