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Ertz hauled in 14 catches (16 targets) for 145 yards and two touchdowns in Sunday's 27-20 loss to Dallas.

Ertz was an absolute beast in this one, setting new season highs in receptions, targets, yards and touchdowns in one fell swoop. The newly acquired Golden Tate (two catches) barely cut into the tight end's targets, and Ertz appears to still be Carson Wentz's most trusted target in key situations. Week 11's matchup with the Saints is shaping up to be a shootout, giving the dynamic tight end the potential to put up another huge game, especially if the Eagles gameplan to attack the middle of the field and away from lockdown corner Marshon Lattimore.

Everett hauled in both of his targets, picking up 15 receiving yards as well as his first touchdown since Week 13 of last season during Sunday's 36-31 win over Seattle.

Everett encouragingly snapped a 13-game scoring drought with his 10-yard touchdown catch from Jared Goff, but what's more crucial to his sustainability as a fantasy asset is the volume of work that he's garnering in terms of target share. Sure, it's nothing that will make him a week-in, week-out fantasy TE1 by any stretch of the imagination, but the second-year man from South Alabama has averaged three targets per game since Week 5, compared to four combined targets through Los Angeles' first four games of 2018. In the headliner matchup of Week 11, Everett will be opposing a Chiefs defense that ranks bottom 10 in both receptions (52) and receiving yards (700) allowed to tight ends.

Firkser caught his only target of the game for 11 yards in Sunday's 34-10 win over the Patriots.

Firkser was brought down just shy of the end zone on his lone catch, but did set up a 2-yard touchdown run by Derrick Henry that put the Titans up 24-10. Since being promoted to the active roster Oct. 8, Firkser has made three catches for 36 yards.

Vannett caught an 8-yard touchdown pass in Sunday's 36-31 loss to the Rams.

A week after leading the team with eight targets, Vannett was targeted just twice. The third-year pro does have a score in two straight games, but he's still not dependable. The Seahawks' next game is Thursday against the Packers, who haven't allowed a tight end to score against them this year.

Swaim (knee) is active for Sunday's contest at Philadelphia, David Helman of the Cowboys' official site reports.

The Cowboys have deemed Swaim ready to return exactly three weeks after he sprained the MCL in his knee. Because he was limited in every practice this week, he likely isn't ready to handle his usual workload, meaning Blake Jarwin, Dalton Schultz and Rico Gathers should remain a part of a TE rotation.

Uzomah caught three of four targets for 23 yards during Sunday's 51-14 loss to New Orleans.

Uzomah was unable to break away for any big plays as Cincinnati fell behind early and then by a lot Sunday. The fourth-year tight end finds himself in a Bengals offense that is not only without starting tight ends Tyler Eifert (ankle) and Tyler Kroft (foot), but also -- at least for the time being -- star receiver A.J. Green (foot). That means a bigger role for Uzomah, who has been targeted at least four times in three of his past four games, but does bring to question how good that Bengals offense will be as it has been held under 15 points twice in the past three games. Having struggled in three straight games against bottom-five pass defenses, the Bengals will line up in Week 11 against Baltimore's top-five unit, which could get ugly.

Seals-Jones hauled in five of nine targets, racking up 51 receiving yards during Sunday's 26-14 defeat to the Chiefs.

Seals-Jones had a solid outing Sunday, facing a Chiefs defense that came into Week 10 struggling mightily at containing opposing tight ends (only Tampa Bay had surrendered more yardage to the position this season). Five catches tied a season high for the former Texas A&M standout, while he pushed the 50-yard receiving mark for the third time this season. Next, he'll have a matchup against an Oakland secondary that entered the weekend allowing the third-most touchdowns to tight ends (six).

Smith caught all three of his targets for 45 yards and a touchdown in Sunday's 34-10 win over the Patriots.

Don't look now, but Smith has a touchdown in consecutive weeks after previously being blanked in that category this season. He opened the scoring from four yards out in this one. The second-year tight end is gaining momentum ahead of his team's Week 11 meeting with the division-rival Colts.

Njoku (knee/ribs) caught his lone target for 18 yards in Sunday's 28-16 win over the Falcons.

While the tight end was clearly limited by his injuries, his team still managed to pull out a surprising win, much to the delight of the home crowd. Njoku will get a much-needed opportunity to heal with Cleveland on bye in Week 11.

Hooper caught 10 of 11 targets for 56 yards and a touchdown in Sunday's 28-16 loss to the Browns.

Hooper did his damage on checkdowns, with none of his catches going for longer than 10 yards. The tight end's three-yard touchdown on fourth down gave his team a glimmer of hope, cutting the deficit to 28-16 in the fourth quarter. Hooper's come on after a slow start, topping 40 receiving yards in each of the past five games after coming up short of 25 in three of the first four contests of the season. You could do much worse at tight end in Week 11 than Hooper against the Cowboys.