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Hunter Henry TE | NE
Chargers' Hunter Henry: Another big game
Henry hauled in six of his eight targets for 97 yards in Week 7 against the Titans.
Henry was a major part of the Chargers' passing attack once again, tying for second on the team with his eight targets. He accounted for several big plays, highlighted by two 23-yard receptions in the fourth quarter. The team and quarterback Philip Rivers want Henry to be a big part of the offensive gamplan; he's amassed 17 targets in two games since returning from a knee injury. Given the landscape of the tight end position, Henry is quickly turning into an elite option, though he will draw a tough Week 8 matchup against the Bears.
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Tommy Sweeney TE | CHI
Bills' Tommy Sweeney: Healthy inactive
Sweeney was inactive for the first time all season for Sunday's win over the Dolphins.
The rookie from Boston College is not hurt, but with Tyler Kroft (ankle) finally returning to action there was no room to get Sweeney in the lineup. Lee Smith is needed as a blocker, so unless Kroft or fellow rookie Dawson Knox (who's having a strong rookie season) gets hurt, Sweeney won't be seeing steady action for a while.
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Dallas Goedert TE | PHI
Eagles' Dallas Goedert: Right back out there
Goedert (undisclosed) was able to return on Philadelphia's second drive after going into the medical tent on the first, Zach Berman of The Athletic reports.
Goedert didn't need to miss a single offensive snap, as he was quickly cleared of whatever injury he suffered on his fumble.
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Dallas Goedert TE | PHI
Eagles' Dallas Goedert: Into medical tent early
Goedert had to go to the medical tent with an undisclosed injury in the first quarter of Sunday's game against the Cowboys, Mike Kaye of NJ.com reports.
To add insult to injury, Goedert also fumbled on the play to set Dallas up in Eagles territory. Further word on his status should surface before long.
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Mark Andrews TE | BAL
Ravens' Mark Andrews: Catches two of eight targets
Andrews caught two of his eight targets for 39 yards during Sunday's 30-14 win over the Seahawks.
On a day when the Ravens threw the ball just 20 times, Andrews dominated with a 40 percent target share. He failed to haul in just a quarter of the balls thrown his way, however, and made no real impact outside of a 33-yard catch-and-run. While this is obviously a disappointing showing for Andrews' fantasy owners, it should be noted that he still has 99 receiving yards or a touchdown in four of seven games this season. He'll face another tough matchup next Sunday night against the Patriots.
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Austin Hooper TE | ATL
Falcons' Austin Hooper: Scores in second straight game
Hooper hauled in four of five targets, accounting for 46 receiving yards and one touchdown during Sunday's 37-10 loss to Los Angeles.
Hooper had been an absolutely undeniable fantasy force through the first six weeks of 2019, ranking fourth among all players in receptions coming into a matchup against the Rams' middling pass defense. His five targets and four receptions were Hooper's lowest totals in those categories since Week 2, but a garbage-time 10-yard touchdown catch from Matt Schaub bailed him out with another solid outing. Upcoming next, Hooper will face a Seahawks defense that held Ravens tight end Mark Andrews to just two catches for 39 yards Sunday.
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Evan Engram TE | DEN
Giants' Evan Engram: Snags one pass in return
Engram caught one of five targets for six yards during Sunday's 27-21 loss to Arizona.
After missing Week 6 with a knee injury, Engram was targeted five times and, though he stepped out for a bit in the fourth quarter with an undisclosed issue, did not appear to be too hobbled in Sunday's rainy contest. The production didn't find him, however, as defenses seem to have figured out how to slow Engram's connection with rookie Daniel Jones. During his first three games of the season, of which Jones played twice and saw extended snaps once, Engram averaged 7.7 receptions per game and 12.0 yards per reception. In his three games since, all with Jones, he's averaged 3.7 receptions per game for 9.3 yards per reception. Whether Engram is able to round back into early-season form will be worth watching, but Detroit's top-flight pass defense will be a tough opponent against which to do it in Week 8.
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Darren Waller TE | CAR
Raiders' Darren Waller: Finally finds the end zone
Waller caught seven of eight targets for 126 yards and two touchdowns during Sunday's 42-24 loss to Green Bay.
The targets, catches, and yards have -- for the most part -- been there the entire season for the athletic young tight end. Fans had been waiting for more than five games to see Waller find paydirt, however, and he finally delivered midway through the third quarter with a seven-yard jumping grab in the back of the end zone. He followed up with a 17-yard touchdown from Mike Glennon toward the end of the game. Waller has caught at least six passes in five of six games and has gone over 120 yards twice this season. If Sunday's red-zone success finally got a monkey off Waller's back, then one of the league's most consistent tight ends might just have become one of the league's most dominant.
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Gerald Everett TE | CHI
Rams' Gerald Everett: Back on track with big Week 7
Everett hauled in four of 10 targets for 50 receiving yards and one touchdown during Sunday's 37-10 win against the Falcons.
The second-year tight end out of South Alabama burst onto the fantasy football scene with a combined 12 receptions for 180 yards and one touchdown between Weeks 4 and 5. Everett, along with the entire Rams offense, was held in check by the 49ers' stingy defense in Week 6, but Sunday against the porous Atlanta secondary, Everett was once again highly involved in the passing attack. He now has eight-plus targets in three of his past four games. The Rams head into a Week 8 matchup against the Bengals, who did not allow a completion to a Jacksonville tight end Sunday but gave up six catches for 99 yards to Baltimore's Mark Andrews the previous outing.
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Tyler Higbee TE | LAR
Rams' Tyler Higbee: Just one target in win
Higbee caught his only target for eight yards during Sunday's 37-10 win over Atlanta.
The fourth-year Ram started against the Falcons, but he's clearly fallen well behind Gerald Everett as the No. 1 tight end option in the passing game. Everett received 10 targets Sunday, after all. As a result, Higbee's fantasy value projects to remain low, and he's difficult to start in the majority of fantasy settings.