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Kittle caught all eight of his targets for 103 yards during Sunday's 20-7 win over the Rams.

Kittle led the team in targets, catches and receiving yards while topping the 100-yard mark for the first time this season. His long gain of 45 yards was also his longest of the campaign and he's now somewhat quietly on pace to exceed 1,000 for the season after a slow start by his standards. Kittle still has just one touchdown to his name after five contests, but that could change in next Sunday's road matchup against a poor Redskins team.

Henry (knee) is listed as active for Sunday night's game against the Steelers.

Henry -- who suffered a tibia plateau fracture to his left knee in Week 1 -- will give it a go Sunday night, but Eric D. Williams of ESPN.com previously relayed that coach Anthony Lynn seems inclined to limit the tight end's snaps in his return to action. Henry is thus a speculative fantasy play in Week 6, but as long as he avoids any setbacks as the season rolls along, he figures to see his workload increase incrementally in the coming weeks.

Andrews caught six of eight targets for 99 yards during Sunday's 23-17 win over the Bengals.

Andrews dealt with a bit of a shoulder issue during the week, but he showed no signs of it as he led the team in targets, catches and receiving yards in the absence of Marquise Brown. He broke off a 39-yard gain, which tied his longest of the year, and has now recorded 99 or more receiving yards in three of six games. Andrews also has three touchdown catches to his name and will look to add to his numbers in next Sunday's matchup with the Seahawks.

Ertz secured four of nine targets for 54 yards and lost a fumble in the Eagles' 38-20 loss to the Vikings on Sunday.

Ertz mostly was held in check against a tough Vikings defense, and his fumble came in Vikings territory midway through the fourth quarter and Philadelphia attempting to come back from a 38-20 deficit. The veteran tight end's reception and receiving yardage tallies tied for a season low, even as he logged his second-highest amount of targets on the campaign. Ertz will look to bounce back against the Cowboys in a Week 7 matchup.

Seals-Jones hauled in three of six targets for 47 yards and a touchdown in Sunday's 32-28 loss to the Seahawks.

Seals-Jones made a backpedaling 31-yard touchdown catch on a deep pass from Baker Mayfield on the first play of the second quarter. In the wake of David Njoku's (wrist) injury, Seals-Jones has clearly been the most productive tight end -- he has seven catches for 143 yards and two scores with Njoku out -- despite playing fewer snaps than Demetrius Harris and Pharaoh Brown over the previous three games.

Coach Pete Carroll called Dissly's Achilles injury a "serious one" following Sunday's 32-28 win at Cleveland, Liz Matthews of USA Today reports.

Considering Carroll also termed the situation "devastating," Dissly may have suffered a second season-ending injury in as many pro campaigns. Once further testing is done on Dissly's lower left leg, the Seahawks will reveal the extent of the injury. In the wake of the news, the team is down to two healthy tight ends (Luke Willson and Jacob Hollister).

Kelce caught four of six targets for 58 yards during Sunday's 31-24 loss to the Texans.

Kelce caught 75 percent of the passes thrown his way, but a season-low total of six targets limited his opportunities to produce. Still, even in a modest effort by Kelce's standards, he averaged a respectable 14.5 yards per catch and had a couple of red-zone targets to boot. He'll look to make a greater impact in Thursday's matchup with the Broncos.

Swaim was forced out of Sunday's game against the Saints with a possible concussion, John Oehser of the Jaguars' official site reports.

Prior to his exit from the contest, Swaim caught one of his two targets for five yards. Next up for the Jaguars' tight end targets in his absence is Seth DeValve.

Hockenson cleared the concussion protocol, making him eligible to play Monday at Green Bay.

The Lions indicated Hockenson was closing in on the final step of the protocol with full practices Friday and Saturday. After meeting with an independent neurologist, he'll be back just in time to take on the NFC North leaders. Unfortunately for Hockenson, he'll be facing a Packers defense that has allowed the third-fewest yards per catch (8.2) to tight ends this season.

Kittle (groin) is active for Sunday's Week 6 tilt against the Rams, Nick Wagoner of ESPN.com reports.

This confirms early Sunday reports that Kittle would suit up in the big NFC West divisional clash. There are questions about whether the star tight end will be able to withstand a regular workload, with a combination of game flow and Kittle's own stamina set to serve as the ultimate determinant in that regard.