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Gesicki secured two of five targets for 40 yards in the Dolphins' 29-21 win over the Chargers on Sunday.

The athletic tight end notched receptions of 23 and 17 yards on his way to posting the second-highest receiving yardage tally for the Dolphins on the afternoon. Gesicki has shown good chemistry with rookie signal caller Tua Tagovailoa thus far, posting a 5-82 line on nine targets in the quarterback's first two starts. Gesicki will look to play an even bigger role in a Week 11 road battle against the Broncos.

Hockenson caught two of four targets for 13 yards during Sunday's 30-27 win over Washington.

Hockenson had been a model of consistency at a weak fantasy position all year, but he was slowed by a Washington unit that entered the game allowing the seventh-most fantasy points to tight ends. Perhaps the toe injury that popped up Thursday slowed him down, but there also seemed to be a clear Lions gameplan to feed running back D'Andre Swift, and Marvin Jones ended up seeing a season-high 10 targets. Hockenson will look to rebound in Week 11 against a declining Panthers defense that is allowing the seventh-highest completion rate in 2020.

Tonyan corralled three of his four targets for 33 receiving yards during Sunday's 24-20 win against Jacksonville.

Despite Sunday's matchup being between 6-2 and 1-7 teams, game flow worked surprisingly in favor of Green Bay pass-catchers as the Packers found themselves trailing in the final 10 minutes of regulation. The team attempted 34 passes to 25 combined rush attempts, with Tonyan standing as one of five Packers to generate at least three catches. The Indiana State product has been hit-or-miss this season, with four outings of 50-plus receiving yards and/or a touchdown contrasted by five outings with less than 35 receiving yards and no scores.

Hooper (appendix) caught one of two targets for 11 yards in Sunday's 10-7 win over the Texans.

Hooper was the only Browns tight end to record a target in his return from appendicitis, but none of Cleveland's pass-catchers got much going in this one, as quarterback Baker Mayfield threw for just 132 yards without a touchdown. The former Falcon had recorded five catches in each of his previous three games played, so Hooper should pick things up in Week 11 against an Eagles team that has struggled to defend tight ends.

Thomas caught four of six targets for 66 yards during Sunday's 30-27 loss to the Lions.

Thomas set a new season high in receiving yards while tying his high mark for receptions. He tied for third on the team in targets and did most of his damage late in the game as his team strung together three straight scoring drives to draw even. Thomas now has 14 receptions on 20 targets over the last four games and will look to continue his steady emergence in a favorable matchup against the Bengals next Sunday.

Daniels was forced out of Sunday's game against the Bills with an ankle injury, Josh Weinfuss of ESPN.com reports.

Daniels left in the second quarter before getting targeted. His departure leaves Maxx Williams and Dan Arnold as the only remaining healthy tight ends Sunday. If he's ruled out, Daniels needs to make a quick recovery ahead of Thursday's clash against the Seahawks.

The Vikings elevated Dillon to the active roster Sunday.

The undrafted free agent played one game for the Vikings last season, logging a targetless seven snaps on offense. Dillon is set for his 2020 debut with Irv Smith (groin) out of the lineup, and he'll slot in as the No. 3 tight end behind Kyle Rudolph and Tyler Conklin.

Smythe (concussion) is active for Sunday's game against the Chargers.

The 25-year-old suffered the concussion last week against the Cardinals, but he cleared the concussion protocol in time for Sunday's contest. Smythe should fill his usual role as Miami's No. 2 tight end.

Tonyan (knee) is active for Sunday's game against the Jaguars.

The 26-year-old was considered questionable after cropping up on the injury report with the knee issue Thursday and missing practice Friday, but he'll take the field against the Jaguars. Tonyan should open the contest as Green Bay's No. 1 tight end, while Jace Sternberger and Marcedes Lewis are next up if he aggravates the injury.

Hockenson (toe) is active for Sunday's game against Washington.

The 2019 first-round pick was officially questionable to face the Football Team, though Ian Rapoport indicated in the early morning he was on track to play Week 10. Hockenson has five touchdowns through eight games and is averaging 4.3 catches and 45 yards per contest, but he could see more work in the passing game Sunday with top wideout Kenny Golladay (hip) unavailable.