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Kelce caught four passes (on eight targets) for 63 yards and a touchdown in Sunday's 31-24 loss to Green Bay.

Kelce was able to post his second-best fantasy line of the season despite having backup quarterback Matt Moore under center. It was just the 30-year-old's second touchdown through eight games, and the lack of scores is really the only criticism that can be made of the star tight end through the first half of the season, in which he's logged 42 receptions for 604 yards to go along with the two TDs. There's a chance that Patrick Mahomes (knee) could return for Week 9's matchup with the Vikings, a team that has been average against tight ends this year, ranking 14th for fantasy points allowed to opponents at the position.

Waller caught two of eight targets for 11 yards and a touchdown during Sunday's 31-26 win over the Raiders.

Waller received lots of attention from the Houston defense on the day, as he hauled in just a quarter of the passes sent his way. Luckily, one of his two grabs produced an eight-yard touchdown, which salvaged his day from a fantasy perspective. Although Waller hadn't reached the end zone prior to last week, he's scored three times in his last two games to add another dimension to his fantasy utility. He'll look to continue his breakout campaign next Sunday at home against the Lions.

Kittle caught six of seven targets for a team-high 86 yards in Sunday's 51-13 rout of the Panthers.

He led the Niners in receiving, and he could have had an even bigger performance if a Deebo Samuel offensive pass interference penalty hadn't wiped out Kittle's second-quarter TD. The addition of Emmanuel Sanders didn't have an impact on Kittle's role in the passing game -- his seven targets led the team, and accounted for nearly a third of Jimmy Garoppolo's attempts. The third-year superstar could be primed for huge numbers next week against a Cardinals defense that has struggled to contain tight ends all year.

Engram caught four of seven targets for 40 yards and a touchdown during Sunday's 31-26 loss to the Lions.

Engram finished third on the team in targets, and although he averaged just 10.0 yards per catch, he salvaged his day from a fantasy perspective with a two-yard touchdown grab in the third quarter. He recorded just one catch last week in a favorable matchup against Arizona, so although he was held under 55 receiving yards for the fourth straight game, this was a much more useful effort from the tight end. Engram could be utilized often next Monday against a Cowboys team he torched in the opening game of the season.

Arnold secured two of three targets for 25 yards in the Saints' 31-9 victory over the Cardinals on Sunday.

Arnold got in some additional snaps with Jared Cook (ankle) out, but he's clearly behind Josh Hill on the depth chart, limiting his already meager upside. Arnold isn't more than a deep-league TE2 at this point.

Hooper hauled in six of seven targets for 65 receiving yards and one touchdown during Sunday's 27-20 loss to Seattle.

Hooper has been an absolute fantasy dynamo to the midway point of the 2019 campaign, establishing a pace through eight games that puts him on trajectory for a 100-catch, 1,100-yard and 10-touchdown season. Moreover, if Matt Ryan (ankle) is forced to miss a second consecutive start after the Week 9 bye, it doesn't appear that there will be a massive drop-off in statistical output, given Matt Schaub's 460-yard outing against the Seahawks. Hooper's next matchup comes Nov. 10, when the Falcons travel to take on a Saints defense that entered Week 8 allowing the 10th-fewest receiving yards to opposing tight ends, while surrendering only one touchdown to the position all season.

Tonyan (hip) is listed as inactive Sunday at Kansas City, Jason Wahlers of the Packers' official site reports.

Missing his third game in a row due to a hip injury, Tonyan hasn't made enough appreciable progress in practice to indicate that a return is imminent. Instead, the Packers will continue to roll with a TE combination of Jimmy Graham and Marcedes Lewis.

Smith corralled six of seven targets for 78 receiving yards and one touchdown during Sunday's 27-23 win against Tampa Bay.

With Delanie Walker (ankle) sidelined, Smith saw a massive upgrade in offensive usage, garnering more than twice as many targets as he had in any other game this season. Though his involvement was limited prior to Week 8, Smith had still been making his presence felt of late, picking up 55-plus receiving yards in two of his three outings preceding Sunday's game against the Buccaneers. Next up is an extremely challenging matchup, as Smith and the Titans will be opposing a Panthers defense that entered the weekend allowing the fourth-fewest receiving yards to opposing tight ends this season.

Hill secured all three of his targets for 63 yards and a touchdown in the Saints' 31-9 win over the Cardinals on Sunday.

Hill rotated in at quarterback as well from time to time, but never attempted a pass. However, he actually checked in with the Saints' second-highest receiving yardage tally of the afternoon, with his performance highlighted by a 36-yard grab and a five-yard touchdown catch. Hill's role figures to continue to fluctuate week to week, making his fantasy value difficult to pin down, but he'll look to build on Sunday's effort at the expense of the Falcons' poor defense Week 10 following New Orleans' bye.

Fant caught five of eight targets for 26 yards during Sunday's 15-13 loss in Indianapolis.

A question heading into Sunday was which Bronco would benefit from Emmanuel Sanders' trade to San Francisco. The early indications are positive for Fant, who set season highs in catches and targets, albeit with measly yardage. Despite his unique size-speed combination, Fant is only averaging 9.8 yards per reception and has been a relative non-factor in the red zone with his only touchdown of the season coming on a 25-yard screen play in Week 4. The results may not improve much, but expect Fant to get WR2-level targets down the stretch on a Denver team without many options at receiver.