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Jordan (hand) is listed as active for Sunday's game against the Jaguars, Aaron Reiss of The Athletic reports.

Jordan logged limited practices Wednesday and Thursday before sitting out Friday's session. Though he's available Sunday, it remains to be seen if the tight end's hand injury will limit his workload versus Jacksonville. The 2021 fifth-rounder is coming off a Week 14 effort in which he caught four of season-high seven targets for 26 yards and a TD in Houston's loss to Seattle. With Pharaoh Brown, Jordan Akins and Antony Auclair also in the team's Week 15 TE mix, a banged-up Jordan profiles as a speculative Week 15 fantasy lineup option.

Rader (hip) is inactive Week 15 against the Titans.

Rader missed Thursday's practice, which was sandwiched between a pair of limited sessions, causing him to enter the week with a questionable tag. The second-year tight end has served only in a depth role this season, so his absence shouldn't have much of an effect on the Pittsburgh offensive game plan.

Ertz (hamstring) is active for Sunday's game at Detroit.

A late-week addition to the Cardinals' injury report, Ertz will sidestep the hamstring issue that limited him at Friday's practice and earned him a questionable designation for this contest. Now that he's been confirmed as available for Week 15 action, he'll look to strike against a Lions defense that has allowed nearly 8.0 yards per target (seventh worst in the NFL) but only four total TDs (tied for 18th most) to tight ends in 13 games this season.

Ertz (hamstring), who is listed as questionable for Sunday's against the Lions, is on track to play, Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reports.

Ertz's availability will be confirmed before the first wave of games Sunday, given that Arizona and Detroit kick off at 1 p.m. ET. The tight end was added to Cardinals' injury report Friday after logging a limited practice due to a hamstring issue.

Henry caught six of eight targets for 77 yards and two touchdowns in Saturday's 27-17 loss to the Colts.

He was the leading receiver for either team on the night, and both of Mac Jones' TD passes wound up in Henry's secure hands on a pair of red-zone strikes in the fourth quarter. The tight end has a career-high nine touchdowns on the season through 14 games, and he'll look to reach double digits in a Week 16 rematch with the Bills.

Hopkins was activated from the reserve/COVID-19 list Saturday.

Hopkins hit the list Tuesday but was eligible for a quick return because he had been vaccinated. With Tyler Higbee still on the COVID list, the Purdue product should be the Rams' No. 2 tight end Sunday against Seattle behind Kendall Blanton.

Waller (knee/back) remains listed as out for Monday's game against the Browns.

The Raiders had ruled the tight end out earlier in the week, when the game was originally scheduled for Saturday. However, as Vic Tafur of The Athletic notes, the extra two days did not provide either Waller, Denzel Perryman (ankle) or Trayvon Mullen (toe) with enough time for the team to consider upgrading their Week 15 statuses. Foster Moreau therefore remains in line to head Las Vegas' TE corps versus Cleveland.

The Saints activated Trautman (knee) from injured reserve Saturday.

Trautman spent the minimum three games on IR after spraining his MCL during a Week 11 loss at Philadelphia. Now that he's back on the active roster, he'll assume No. 1 TE duties Sunday in Tampa Bay, which translated to between 53 and 88 percent of offensive snaps in his 10 appearances prior to the injury. However, it didn't show up in the box score often to the tune of 25 catches (on 40 targets) for 241 yards on the receiving end of passes from Jameis Winston and Trevor Siemian. Trautman has yet to be targeted by the Saints' current starting QB, Taysom Hill, on the campaign.

Kroft (lung) was activated off injured reserve Saturday.

The veteran tight end missed the last five weeks after suffering a lacerated lung in the Week 9 loss to the Colts. Kroft had essentially been operating as the team's No. 2 tight end prior to the injury and he's expected to resume that role alongside nominal starter Ryan Griffin.

Graham (knee) doesn't have a designation for Monday's game against the Vikings.

After kicking off Week 15 prep with limited listings on the first two Bears injury reports, Graham practiced in full Saturday and is ready to go Monday. The team's tight end corps looks better at tight end now than it did just a few days ago, with potentially just Jesse James (undisclosed) unavailable due to his standing on the reserve/COVID-19 list. Graham should handle his typical 20 percent share of offensive snaps, shuffling onto the field behind Cole Kmet.