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Alie-Cox caught both targets for 14 yards in Sunday's 27-20 win over the Texans.

Alie-Cox produced the same exact stat line as Jack Doyle, while Trey Burton caught just one pass for eight yards. The trio of tight ends has just one touchdown over the past four weeks, and none of the players have produced more than 50 yards in a given outing.

Bell caught his lone target for 10 yards in Sunday's 41-33 win over the 49ers. He also rushed once for two yards.

Meanwhile, position mate Dalton Schultz was targeted twice, translating into two catches for 14 yards and a score. Bell has been targeted just six times over the past eight games; he won't be valuable for fantasy unless Schultz gets hurt.

Gesicki (shoulder) was listed as a limited participant at Tuesday's practice, Adam Caplan of SiriusXM NFL Radio reports.

Gesicki closed Week 15 with back-to-back limited practices, but it wasn't enough for him to gain clearance ahead of Sunday's loss to the Patriots. While it's at least an encouraging sign Gesicki was able to maintain that level of practice activity to begin Week 16, he'll presumably need to upgrade to full participation by Thursday to avoid taking an injury designation into Saturday's game in Las Vegas. While Gesicki was sidelined Week 15, Durham Smythe (five catches for 40 yards) and Adam Shaheen (one catch for 15 yards) split the reps at tight end.

Fumagalli wasn't targeted in Saturday's 48-19 loss to the Bills.

Fumagalli produced a 4-53-0 line in last week's win over the Panthers, but he fell out of favor this week with Noah Fant handling a full workload. Still, it's intriguing that he out-snapped Nick Vannett by a 19-16 margin, as he's putting together a case to stay with the team for the 2021 season.

Vannett didn't catch his lone target in Sunday's 48-19 loss to the Bills.

Vannett logged 16 snaps on offense, finishing behind Noah Fant (44) and Troy Fumagalli (19). Fant was the only position mate to catch a pass, however, as he finished with an 8-68-1 line on 11 targets. Vannett and Fumagalli will continue to compete for the No. 2 role in Denver's offense, and it could simply shape up as a timeshare moving forward.

Coach Kyle Shanahan said Tuesday that Kittle (foot) has a chance to play in Saturday's game versus the Cardinals, Cam Inman of The San Jose Mercury News reports. "He's got a chance this week. That was the point to get him back in practice this week," Shanahan said. "I'm looking to see how he is this week, and if he's good, I plan on playing him."

Kittle has been pushing to return before the end of the season after suffering a foot fracture in Week 8 against the Seahawks. Even though the 49ers are out of playoff contention, it doesn't sound like the team will rest its star tight end if he's medically cleared to play. If Kittle is good to go, he'll catch passes from C.J. Beathard, who was named the starting quarterback after Nick Mullens (elbow) was ruled out for the year.

Engram caught four of seven targets for 46 yards Sunday against the Browns.

He was nursing a calf injury heading into the game, but it didn't seem to affect his workload. He'll remain involved in the offense, but there's not a ton to go around given the state of quarterback play.

Arnold caught three of five passes for 54 yards during Sunday's 33-26 victory over the Eagles.

Arnold has been on a bit of a roll over the last five games, averaging 18.1 YPC and 9.6 YPT and scoring four touchdowns on his 17 targets. Two of his three catches Sunday went for 20 or more yards, which brings him to four total over the last three contests. Arnold will look to build further on his connection with Kyler Murray in the final two outings of the season.

Helm reverted to the 49ers' practice squad Monday, per the NFL's official transaction log.

The Duke product was contained to only special-teams usage over his first three NFL appearances Week 6, 9 and 10, but he fielded 21 of 84 offensive snaps against the Cowboys. Helm didn't attract any targets in the passing game, however, as Ross Dwelley paced the tight end position with two catches for 28 yards.

Myarick reverted to Miami's practice squad Monday, per the NFL's official transaction log.

Week 15 marked Myarick's second consecutive game appearance, but the Temple product attracted no targets over three offensive snaps. Durham Smythe headed up the tight end position for Miami, reeling in all five of his targets for a team-high 40 receiving yards in a win over New England.