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Hollister caught his lone target for a 20-yard gain in Sunday's 40-3 win over the Jets.

Hollister out-snapped Will Dissly 37-36 in another game without Greg Olsen (foot). The two have been close to even in terms of playing time, and neither tight end has been consistent enough for fantasy purposes. It's possible Olsen returns before the end of the season, too.

Coach Kevin Stefanski hopes Hooper (neck) will be back for Sunday's road game against the Giants, Nate Ulrich of the Akron Beacon Journal reports.

Hooper capped Week 14 prep with no reps in back-to-back practices, the result of a neck issue. Ulrich later noted Hooper's health concern wasn't believed to be serious, but the tight end still sat out Monday's loss to the Ravens. That assessment will be telling if Hooper is listed as full or limited on Wednesday's injury report, but in any case his status there will give a sense of his ability to play Week 15.

Hurst secured one of his three targets for seven yards during Sunday's 20-17 loss to the Chargers.

After serving as a high-floor fantasy tight end for much of the first half of 2020, Hurst has fallen into a slump over the past quarter of the regular season. The South Carolina standout posted 45.7 receiving yards per game with three total touchdowns Weeks 1 through 9; however, he's been held under 10 receiving yards in three of his past four outings. Hurst has gone seven straight contests without finding the end zone as the Falcons prepare to host Tampa Bay in Week 15.

Njoku caught three of a season-high four targets for 45 yards in Monday's 47-42 loss to Baltimore.

Njoku was bumped up the depth chart along with Harrison Bryant as Austin Hooper (neck) was inactive. The Browns threw more than usual Monday, and the tight end position combined for 10 targets, the most for the group since Week 7 against Pittsburgh. When all three tight ends are healthy, a typical week has Hooper gobbling up the majority of snaps and targets. His neck injury is not considered serious, so he could return Week 15 against the Giants on Sunday night.

Bryant caught three of a season-high six targets for 18 yards in Monday's 47-42 loss to the Ravens.

Bryant and fellow tight end David Njoku picked up more playing time with Austin Hooper (neck) on the shelf. Each played significantly with Bryant's 55 snaps slightly outpacing Njoku's 51. For Bryant, who lost fumbles in the two previous games in which he's had a reception, it was just the second time in the last five weeks he's been targeted at all. Hooper's neck injury is not considered serious, so he could return for Week 15 on the road against the Giants on Sunday night.

Engram caught two of his four targets for 18 yards against the Cardinals on Sunday.

The Giants offense was bad generally, and all the pass catchers were dragged down by it. Engram should continue to see regular targets and is capable of making big plays when he's not dropping passes or inadvertently tipping them to defenders.

Ertz caught two of his three targets for eight yards in Sunday's 24-21 win over the Saints.

All of Ertz's targets came in the first half. The final one appeared to be a catch along the sideline that should have gone for a first down, but he was ruled short of the sticks. Although he played 50 snaps total, he was not heard from again in the box score. Meanwhile, Dallas Goedert played fewer snaps but garnered twice as many looks. The 30-year-old Ertz has seen just 21 targets compared to 30 for Goedert over the four games in which they've both been healthy this year.

Goedert caught four of his six targets for 43 yards in Sunday's 24-21 win over the Saints.

Goedert saw more targets than any other Eagle and tied for the club lead in catches. He also came just three yards shy of the top mark in receiving yards, perhaps highlighting the shortcomings of Eagles pass catchers with Jalen Hurts under center. Goedert also has at least four catches and six targets in five straight contests and was on the field for 59 snaps, nine more than Zach Ertz.

Knox secured four of seven targets for 34 yards during Sunday's win over the Steelers.

Knox suffered a stinger in the game but returned after a brief absence and should be OK to play in Week 15, even if the Bills take it easy on him in practice this week. With Tyler Kroft being made an inactive once again, Knox ended up being a key part of the game plan and made a few big plays in the win. The second-year tight end still needs to work on ball security, as he also lost a fumble in the contest, but it wouldn't be surprising if this type of workload becomes the standard for Knox down the stretch.

Andrews caught five of six targets for 78 yards in Monday night's 47-42 win over the Browns.

Andrews returned from a two-game absence to lead the Ravens in receiving yards. His night was highlighted by a long catch of 39 yards, which came after quarterback Lamar Jackson escaped the pocket before finding him downfield on a third-and-long just prior to halftime. Andrews also made a couple first-down grabs to help put Baltimore in range for the game's winning field goal. After enjoying his return to action, the tight end will now get to face a Jaguars defense that's allowed the fifth-most passing yards in the league this season.