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Tonyan caught all five of his targets for 44 yards and a touchdown in Sunday's loss to the Colts.

Tonyan went five games without finding the end zone, but he snapped that skid early in Sunday's contest, hauling in a 25-yard touchdown pass from Aaron Rodgers in the first quarter. Despite the slow stretch, Tonyan now has six receiving scores on the season, which ties him for 11th in the league and third among tight ends. He hasn't provided much help for fantasy players when he hasn't found pay dirt however, as he hasn't racked up the receptions and yardage some of his counterparts have. Tonyan's bound to draw interest in Week 12 as the Packers square off against a Bears defense that ranks bottom 10 against tight ends in just about every scoring format.

Firkser recorded four receptions on five targets for 33 yards in Week 11 against Baltimore.

Firkser maintained his role as a receiving option, logging his highest reception total since Week 6 against Houston. Three of his targets came after Jonnu Smith suffered an ankle injury, though Smith was eventually able to re-enter the game. While Firkser has had a few weeks of strong production, he has caught more than three passes in only three of his 10 games this season.

Gesicki caught four of five targets for 43 yards during Sunday's 20-13 loss to the Broncos.

Gesicki's actually notched his third highest yardage total of the season in Denver, which is emblematic of the fact that outside of two 'boom' games (Weeks 2 and 5) the athletic tight end hasn't been too productive for fantasy purposes. Still, Gesicki has now gone three straight games with at least 40 yards and four targets, so he appears to have begun to manufacture a stable floor. He'll get a favorable road matchup against the Jets in Week 12.

Brown caught two of three targets for 22 yards in Sunday's 27-20 win over New England.

Brown has taken on a higher profile the last two weeks, recording five targets, four catches and a touchdown. He was the second-leading tight end in terms of snap count (27, 44 percent) Sunday, but it remains a crap shoot which of Brown, Jordan Akins or Darren Fells could be the leader in production on any given week. The position group could take on a higher profile Week 12 as both Randall Cobb (toe) and Kenny Stills (quadriceps) are questionable heading into a Thanksgiving Day match in Detroit.

Akins caught five of six targets for 83 yards in Sunday's 27-20 win over the Patriots.

Akins re-emerged as the team's top tight end option, amassing more targets than Darren Fells (three) and Pharaoh Brown (two) combined. The 11 targets for the position group was the most since Week 2 and could be a sign of things to come should Randall Cobb (toe) and Kenny Stills (quadriceps) miss significant time. With a short week to prepare for Thursday's meeting in Detroit, Akins could be in line for a significant workload.

Thomas caught two of five targets for six yards in Sunday's 20-9 win over the Bengals, adding one rush attempt for another two yards.

Thomas played 90 percent of offensive snaps and saw the second-most targets on the team during a game in which Alex Smith threw only 25 passes. Thomas will have a decent shot to bounce back in Week 12, facing a Dallas defense that he burnt for a 4-60-1 receiving line in the first 2020 matchup (Week 7) between the NFC East rivals.

Bryant was not officially targeted while playing 58 percent of the snaps in Sunday's 22-17 win over the Eagles.

Bryant was thrown to once -- an incomplete target in the red zone -- but the play was negated due to a defensive pass interference call. Officially, Bryant went untargeted for a second straight week. That drop in targets dovetails with Cleveland leaning on its running game, a trend that should continue as the weather becomes more wintry. The Browns are next-to-last in the NFL in pass attempts and last in completions, which doesn't leave much space for a player like Bryant to be productive.

Njoku failed to catch his lone target in Sunday's 22-17 win over Philadelphia.

Njoku had an uptick in his snap count (34, 51 percent), as he and fellow tight end Harrison Bryant (39, 58 percent) helped cover for the loss of fullback Andy Janovich, but the duo combined for only one target. For the past two games, Cleveland has run the ball nearly twice as much as it has thrown it, which has shrunk the targets for all receivers. Lead tight end Austin Hooper had seven of the eight tight-end targets in those two games. Additionally, quarterback Baker Mayfield has not thrown a touchdown pass since Week 7, so Cleveland receivers need to build up yards to have any fantasy value.

Hooper caught three of five targets for 33 yards in Sunday's 22-17 win over the Eagles.

Hooper once again led his position group in snaps and targets, but it rarely translates into production fantasy GMs find useful. Despite being the Browns' leading tight end, he's finished under 50 yards in six of eight games with just one touchdown. As the team rides its running game during the second half of the season, target opportunities are dwindling for all Cleveland pass catchers.

Trautman brought in his lone target for 19 yards in the Saints' 24-9 win over the Falcons on Sunday.

Trautman emerged for a single reception, and that was the extent of his involvement Sunday. The rookie has been held without a catch in five of nine contests this season and is not on the fantasy radar outside of dynasty formats.