After placing the franchise tag on Dalton Schultz on Tuesday, Dallas shouldn’t be finished shopping for the position. Washington’s Cade Otton. is a highly decorated three-year starter for the Huskies. He served as a safety blanket type of option, similar to how Jason Witten was for the Cowboys for his long career. Otton showed improvement as a blocker from 2020 to 2021 and has reliable hands, but takes a while to get to top gear and doesn’t offer many yards after the catch.
Otton had a mildly productive career at Washington tallying 91 receptions for 1,026 yards and 9 touchdowns. The school underwent a massive scheme change in 2021 and became a predictable offense. That would be responsible for Otton’s lack of production in 2021 where he only went for 250 yards on 28 catches and one touchdown. A November ankle injury kept Otto from working out at last week’s combine. Here’s a deeper dive into what the evidence shows.