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Henry was on the field for 39 of a possible 72 snaps on offense in Sunday's 50-10 win over the Jaguars en route to catching three of his five targets for 37 yards, Mike Reiss of ESPN.com reports.

Fellow tight end Jonnu Smith out-snapped (42) Henry in the contest, but he was only targeted once (for a 20-yard gain). Henry's volume and yardage totals have been sporadic of late, but he remains on the fantasy radar due to his TD potential. Through 16 games to date, he's logged a 45/517/9 stat line on 69 targets.

Deguara was targeted three times and caught two passes for 11 yards in Sunday's 37-10 victory over the Vikings.

Deguara would have had a much better night had he hauled in an Aaron Rodgers pass into the end zone on the Packers' first drive, but alas, he failed to hit even the 20-yard mark for the third straight game. Deguara remains the most appealing fantasy option among Green Bay's tight ends, but with him producing minimally and the Packers having already sewn up the top seed in the NFC, there are likely better options to go with Week 18.

Swaim recorded three receptions on three targets for nine yards and a touchdown in Sunday's 34-3 win over Miami.

Swaim recorded three catches for the third time in his last four games. Despite that decent volume, he's surpassed 10 yards only once in that span. Swaim did manage to salvage his performance on Sunday with a one-yard touchdown to open the scoring in the victory. Even so, it was only his third touchdown catch of the season heading into a Week 18 matchup at Houston.

Akins was not targeted during Sunday's 23-7 loss to the 49ers.

Akins, who was on the field for just five snaps, has three catches for 30 yards over the seven games since Houston's bye week. He was a healthy scratch in three of those games.

Brown caught his lone target for nine yards in Sunday's 23-7 loss to San Francisco.

Brown and rookie Brevin Jordan accounted for the only two balls thrown to Houston tight ends Sunday. This was the eighth time in 14 games that Brown's finished with fewer than 10 yards.

Jordan caught his lone target for nine yards in Sunday's 23-7 loss to the 49ers.

Jordan entered the game with a combined eight catches, 11 targets and one touchdown over the previous two games, but Houston's tight ends were marginalized Sunday. The position group accounted for just two of quarterback Davis Mills' 30 targets. Jordan has been the most prolific tight end since the Texans started playing him regularly and should be the only one considered for those looking at a cheap option at the position. The rookie has three receiving touchdowns, second on the team behind Brandin Cooks (six).

Conklin (hamstring) had five receptions on nine targets for 47 yards in Sunday's 37-10 loss to Green Bay.

Conklin had a minor scare when he was leveled with a clean hit while trying to haul in a pass, resulting in a wild Immaculate Reception type of play in which Minnesota's center, Garrett Bradbury, caught the deflection and rumbled for 21 yards. The Vikings' starting tight end stayed on the ground after absorbing the big hit, and he appeared to be favoring his midsection and not his previously-injured hamstring. Conklin eventually returned to the game and appears to have avoided serious injury heading into the regular season finale against the Bears next Sunday.

Firkser recorded three receptions for 24 yards and a touchdown in Sunday's 34-3 win over the Dolphins.

No Titans pass catcher was able to rack up an impressive stat line due to lack of volume, though Firkser put together a solid performance. He found the end zone for the first time this season on a 15-yard touchdown midway through the fourth quarter after MyCole Pruitt exited with an ankle injury that appeared to be serious. If Pruitt remains sidelined, Firkser should be able to build on his recent form -- he's recorded multiple receptions in four of his last six games -- in a Week 18 matchup against Houston.

Bates recorded three receptions on four targets for 35 yards in Sunday's 20-16 loss to Philadelphia.

Bates took over the primary tight-end duties in Washington after Ricky Seals-Jones exited the game early with a neck injury. He took advantage by matching his season highs with three receptions and four targets. It's possible that Seals-Jones is held out of Washington's Week 18 matchup against the Giants, meaning Bates could be in position to rack up multiple receptions again to close the campaign.

Schultz caught six of 10 targets for 54 yards in Sunday's 25-22 loss to the Cardinals.

He led the Cowboys in targets and receiving yards while tying Cedrick Wilson in receptions. The tight end has an impressive 22-203-2 line on 27 targets over the last three games, but as Dallas will have little on the line in Week 18 against Philadelphia, the team's starters -- including Schultz -- could get some extra rest ahead of the playoffs.