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Dissly caught both targets for eight yards and a score in Sunday's 23-20 overtime loss to the Steelers.

The Seahawks shifted to a run-heavy game plan in the second half, so Dissly out-snapped Gerald Everett, 47-31. Still, Dissly wasn't utilized much in the passing game. He has received just 12 targets through six games. The Washington product will be a touchdown-dependent fantasy option moving forward.

Moreau caught his only target for 11 yards in Sunday's 34-24 win over the Broncos.

Moreau saw his offensive snap share creep back up as the Raiders played with a significant lead throughout the second half, but fellow tight end Darren Waller led the way with five receptions on as many targets. Moreau has not hauled in multiple passes in a single contest since Week 2.

Arnold caught two of five targets for 27 yards during Sunday's 23-20 win over the Dolphins.

Arnold played 62 percent of the offensive snaps and was Jacksonville's lone tight end to receive more than one target. The five targets ranked fourth on the team while QB Trevor Lawrence attempted 41 passes, so he's clearly not a priority in the passing game. Arnold is clearly operating as the Jaguars' No. 1 tight end and could have some streaming value with the team likely to play from behind most weeks, though he certainly shouldn't be considered a regular fantasy option.

Freiermuth hauled in all seven of his targets for 58 yards in Sunday's 23-20 win over Seattle.

Freiermuth had been limited to just three receptions for 18 yards across the last two weeks, but he set the highest marks of his career in receptions and yards during Sunday's prime-time matchup. He outpaced Eric Ebron in offensive snaps for the fifth time in six weeks and has hauled in 18 of 20 targets for 158 yards and a touchdown so far this year.

Deguara was targeted once and caught one pass for four yards in Sunday's 24-14 victory over the Bears.

Deguara has caught only two passes all season, but that's one more than he caught last year during his rookie campaign, when a torn ACL limited him to just two appearances. Deguara has played at least 20 percent of the snaps in four straight games, but he is operating as the Packers' third tight end behind Robert Tonyan and Marcedes Lewis.

Tonyan was targeted three times and caught two passes for 10 yards in Sunday's 24-14 victory over the Bears.

Tonyan played at least 60 percent of the snaps for the fourth week in a row, but as was the case the previous three weeks he made only a cameo appearance in the box score. His 2020 campaign provides reason to believe he can get on track, but with totals of six receptions and 32 yards since his 52-yard, one-score showing in Week 2, there's not much else fueling optimism about Tonyan at the moment.

Tremble hauled in a two-point conversion but didn't catch either of his other two targets in Sunday's 34-28 overtime loss to the Vikings. He also rushed once for no yards.

Tremble helped force overtime by tying the score with his two-point conversion catch with under a minute remaining. The rookie did little else, but it's at least encouraging that Tremble played only two offensive snaps fewer than starting tight end Ian Thomas on Sunday.

Brown caught two of three targets for eight yards in Sunday's 31-3 loss to the Colts.

It was another workmanlike effort for Brown, who led Houston's tight ends in snaps while serving as the best blocker among the position group. He remains the snap count leader at tight end, but Jordan Akins is the target leader and a bigger threat when Houston's forced to throw.

Thomas caught one of two targets for 41 yards in Sunday's 34-28 overtime loss against the Vikings.

Thomas was responsible for Carolina's longest offensive play of the day, helping him finish second on the team in receiving yards. The tight end has now posted at least 40 yards in consecutive contests, but considering he's only hauled in more than one pass in two of six games played so far, Thomas isn't getting enough volume even after the Dan Arnold trade to make much of a fantasy impact.

Akins caught four of six targets for 41 yards in Sunday's 31-3 loss to the Colts.

This was Akins' most productive game of 2021 and he moved up the target list, tying David Johnson at 18 for the season, second on the Texans behind Brandin Cooks' 57. Akins and Pharaoh Brown have operated as co-starters at tight end, altering from week to week as a target leader for the position group, but Akins is considered the bigger receiving threat. Unfortunately, rookie quarterback Davis Mills is not helping either player's value.