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Freiermuth had four receptions (seven targets) for 11 yards and a touchdown in Sunday's 41-37 loss to the Chargers.

Freiermuth saved what would have been a dreadful fantasy performance with a five-yard touchdown reception in the final minutes of a wild Sunday Night Football matchup. Fellow tight end Eric Ebron also hit pay dirt, but he finished with four fewer targets than Freiermuth. The rookie tight end doesn't have a ton of upside -- especially with Ebron back in the mix -- but Freiermuth does have utility as a red-zone target with four touchdowns over the last four weeks. Up next is a matchup against the Bengals next Sunday.

Kelce caught five of eight targets for 74 yards and took his only carry for a four-yard touchdown in Sunday's 19-9 win over the Cowboys.

The tight end had a respectable showing through the air and boosted his production with his second career rushing TD in the first quarter -- coincidentally, the first one also came on a four-yard run back in 2019. Kelce has already topped 800 receiving yards on the season, and he'll get a well-deserved rest over a Week 12 bye as he steams toward his sixth straight 1,000-yard campaign.

Schultz caught six of eight targets for 53 yards in Sunday's 19-9 loss to Kansas City.

While Michael Gallup led the Cowboys with 10 targets, Schultz was Dak Prescott's most reliable option and tied for the team lead in catches while leading in receiving yards. The six grabs also tied his season high, and with Amari Cooper (COVID-19) already ruled out for a Thanksgiving Day game against the Raiders and CeeDee Lamb (concussion) potentially unavailable as well, the tight end could be in line for big volume.

Waller caught seven of eight targets for 116 yards in Sunday's 32-13 loss to the Bengals.

The tight end accounted for over half of Derek Carr's passing yards on the day as Waller hit triple digits for the first time since Week 1. He might have had an even bigger performance from a fantasy perspective, but No. 2 TE Foster Moreau was on the other end of a 19-yard score from Carr in the fourth quarter instead. Waller has an 18-232-0 line on 26 targets in three games since the Raiders' bye, and he'll look to carry that momentum into a Thanksgiving Day clash with the Cowboys.

Uzomah caught two of three targets for nine yards in Sunday's 32-13 win over the Raiders.

The tight end didn't see much action on a day in which Joe Mixon dominated the Las Vegas front seven and what passes Joe Burrow did make mostly went to Tyler Boyd and Ja'Marr Chase. Uzomah has topped 35 receiving yards only twice all year, but both times he hit for over 90 yards and hauled in two TDs, making him a boom or bust option heading into a Week 12 clash with the Steelers.

Everett caught three passes for 37 yards on four targets against Arizona on Sunday.

Everett was Seattle's second-leading producer of receiving yardage behind Tyler Lockett (115), so it was generally a difficult day for the Seahawks passing game. While it reflects well on Everett that he produced efficiently, the volume wasn't enough to make much of an impact. The Seattle offense hasn't made much room for tight-end pass-catching functions to this point in the year, and that's without factoring in the workload split between Everett and Will Dissly (one catch for 16 yards on three targets).

Hooper recorded four receptions on seven targets for 53 yards in Sunday's 13-10 win over the Lions.

Hooper tied for the team lead with four receptions and was out-targeted by only Jarvis Landry. As has become customary, he worked primarily in the short areas of the field. On the other hand, he managed two receptions of exactly 20 yards after entering the game with only one gain of at least 20 yards on the campaign. In the three contests since Odell Beckham's departure, Hooper has seen a combined 14 targets for 10 receptions, 92 yards and a touchdown.

Hill was active but did not record a snap during Sunday's 40-29 loss to the Eagles.

After managing just one practice this week due to a foot injury, Hill's lack of offensive involvement isn't a huge surprise. Of much bigger concern is the fact that Trevor Siemian has a stranglehold on quarterback duties in the absence of Jameis Winston (knee). It will be interesting to see if Hill gets mixed in down the stretch, but for now it seems as if the Saints prefer keeping him in a gadget role.

Ertz caught eight passes for 88 yards and two touchdowns on nine targets against Seattle on Sunday.

The Arizona passing game appeared in peril heading into this game due to the absences of Kyler Murray (ankle) and DeAndre Hopkins (hamstring), but Ertz stepped up and abused the Seattle defense even with Colt McCoy at quarterback. It won't be as easy for Ertz to stay consistently involved when Hopkins returns, but at the very least the tight end has shown that he has enough in the tank to step up to a leading role if any of the other pass catchers are missing.

Conklin caught all three of his targets for 35 yards in Sunday's 34-31 win over the Packers.

Conklin fell back down to earth following his two-touchdown game in Week 10, finishing fifth in targets among Minnesota receiving options. The 25-year-old is still the clear-cut starter for the Vikings and has provided deep-league value with 388 yards and three touchdowns through 10 contests. Conklin will have his work cut out for him against the 49ers' athletic coverage linebackers next Sunday.