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Jordan caught three of four targets for 41 yards and a touchdown in Sunday's 38-22 loss to the Rams.

With Pharaoh Brown (thigh) inactive, Jordan was active for the first time this season, and the rookie fifth-round draft pick showed promise. He's a better receiver than blocker, which makes him somewhat redundant alongside Jordan Akins, but as the Texans prepare for the future it would make sense for them to get Jordan in the lineup and let him develop over the second half of the season.

Seals-Jones caught two of four targets for 12 yards in Sunday's 17-10 loss to the Broncos.

Seals-Jones made his fourth consecutive start and played 100 percent of offensive snaps for a third straight week. He's been in a full-time role ever since Logan Thomas hurt his hamstring in the first quarter of Washington's Week 4 contest, with Seals-Jones averaging 3.8 catches for 36.2 yards on 6.0 targets over that five-game stretch. He may revert to a backup role after a Week 9 bye, with Thomas hoping to make it back from injured reserve for Week 10 against Tampa Bay.

Bryant caught both of his targets for 33 yards in Sunday's 15-10 loss to Pittsburgh.

On a day when quarterback Baker Mayfield had issues connecting with wide receivers, Cleveland's tight ends picked up the slack. Bryant, Austin Hooper and David Njoku combined to catch nine of 11 targets. Bryant has nine catches on 14 targets for 117 yards without a score through eight contests.

Njoku caught all three of his targets for 39 yards in Sunday's 15-10 loss to the Steelers.

Since breaking out in Week 5, Njoku has been a minor part of Cleveland's offense. In three subsequent games, the tight end has six catches for 63 yards and zero touchdowns. On a positive note, he's caught 83.3 percent of his targets and is averaging 16.2 yards per catch.

Hooper caught four of six targets for 26 yards in Sunday's 15-10 loss to Pittsburgh.

The six targets were a season high for Hooper, who also had a pair of red-zone looks and leads Cleveland with eight targets inside the 20. Despite preseason talk of the Browns utilizing him more this season, Hooper is seeing two fewer targets per game than he did in 2020.

Woerner started and logged 45 snaps on offense (80 percent) in Sunday's 33-22 win over the Bears, finishing with one catch on two targets for seven yards.

Woerner continued to serve as the 49ers' starting tight end, but his usage was limited to mainly blocking for Elijah Mitchell. George Kittle (calf) is eligible to come off injured reserve next week against the Cardinals, and all signs are pointing toward that happening. Whenever the star tight end does end up returning, Woerner will return to backup and special teams duties.

Firkser recorded one reception on two targets for eight yards in Sunday's 34-31 win over the Colts.

Firkser seemingly continues to lose grip on a role in the Titans' offense. Geoff Swaim led the tight end corps with five targets and four receptions, though MyCole Pruitt also earned multiple targets and catches. Meanwhile, Firkser has been limited to only one reception in each of his last three games, and he's combined to record only 28 total yards in that span.

Pruitt recorded two receptions on two targets for 22 yards in Sunday's 34-31 win over the Colts.

Pruitt was one of three Titans' tight ends to record a reception, though Geoff Swaim worked as the top player at the position. It was the second consecutive week that Pruitt has tallied multiple catches after failing to do so in five of the first six games of the season. Even so, with only 11 targets halfway through the campaign, Pruitt is unlikely to see reliable volume moving forward.

Ertz recorded four catches (on four targets) for 42 yards during Thursday's 24-21 loss to the Packers.

Ertz' most significant play, a 20-yard catch and run, set up the Cardinals at the Packers' two-yard line for their second TD of the contest. Otherwise, his other three grabs all went for fewer than 10 yards. Through two games with Arizona, Ertz has combined for a 7-108-1 line on nine targets, which is better than all but one two-game stretch with the Eagles on the campaign. The trade from Philadelphia to the desert appears to have revitalized the 30-year-old tight end, who will look to keep it up next Sunday at San Francisco.

Trautman caught two of six targets for four yards during Sunday's 36-27 win over the Buccaneers.

Trautman's disappointing season continued Sunday despite him matching the season-high six targets he saw Week 1. With Jameis Winston (knee) likely to miss time, Trautman becomes even less reliable as a fantasy option despite having a friendly Week 9 matchup against Atlanta.