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Kittle (leg) was listed as a full practice participant Thursday, Eric Branch of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

Kittle injured his leg Week 9 and was promptly ruled out for the ensuing contest. After utilizing the 49ers' bye, he progressed from limited Wednesday to uncapped one day later, clearing him to suit up Sunday against the Seahawks. Considering he leads all San Francisco tight ends in usage -- 42 targets versus 21 total between Garrett Celek and Cole Hikutini (knee) -- Kittle shouldn't have a problem reincorporating himself into the offense.

Kroft (hand) practiced fully Thursday, Nate Ulrich of the Akron Beacon Journal reports.

Though Kroft has logged just three catches for 16 yards over his last two games, he did score in Week 11 against the Broncos. He's a reasonable lineup option at the tight end position in deeper formats this week, considering that he'll see plenty of snaps against a beatable Cleveland pass defense Sunday.

Graham was listed as a non-participant on Wednesday's injury report due to an ankle injury, John Boyle of the Seahawks' official site reports.

In his third season with the Seahawks, Graham's red-zone prowess is beginning to mimic that of his time with the Saints. He's scored seven touchdowns over the last six games, during which he's been targeted 18 times in the red zone. Regarding his health, Graham has appeared on the injury report almost weekly this season, so his availability for Sunday's game at San Francisco won't really be in much question unless he doesn't log a full practice by week's end.

Kroft (hand) was limited at Wednesday's practice.

Kroft injured his hand in the second half of Sunday's 20-17 win over the Broncos, finishing with two catches for 12 yards and a touchdown on three targets while playing 86 percent of Cincinnati's offensive snaps. With no details provided by the team since Sunday, it appears the tight end is just dealing with a minor injury ahead of Sunday's favorable matchup with the Browns. Kroft enjoyed a career-best performance against Cleveland in Week 4, catching six of seven targets for 68 yards and two scores in a 31-7 victory.

Kittle (leg) will be limited at Wednesday's practice, with head coach Kyle Shanahan indicating that he's hopeful the tight end can return for Sunday's game against the Seahawks, Eric Branch of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

Garrett Celek made the most of Kittle's absence in a 31-21 win over the Giants in Week 10, catching four of six targets for 67 yards and a touchdown. Coming out of a bye week, the San Francisco tight ends will face a much tougher task, regardless of whether it's Kittle or Celek leading the charge.

Traylor caught four of five targets for 36 yards in Sunday's 20-17 loss to the Bengals.

It wasn't a bad career debut for Traylor, who was activated after Denver's tight-end room caught the injury bug. Not only did Traylor haul in four catches, he led the team's tight ends in offensive snaps 53 to 41 over starter Virgil Green. Traylor's ability to split out wide certainly looked appealing for a Denver offense that has struggled to squeeze production out of its tight ends. With more questions than answers in Denver's offense, expect Traylor to continue to get plenty of looks -- especially after the team cut pass-catching tight end A.J. Derby.

Lewis reeled in both of his targets for 26 yards and a touchdown in Sunday's 19-7 win over the Browns.

Lewis faked as though he was blocking on a play-action pass in the first quarter and then slipped out for a 10-yard touchdown, the Jaguars' first score of the game. The touchdown was Lewis' second in the past four games and fifth of the season -- the second most of his career. Even though Lewis ranks just sixth on a bottom-10 passing team in catches, he has three more touchdowns than any other Jaguars target. His production is getting hard to ignore.

Mundt was waived by the Rams on Tuesday.

Mundt was promoted to the active roster earlier in November, making two appearances during his stay with the Rams. He could rejoin Los Angeles' practice squad if he clears waivers.

Ertz caught two of five pass attempts for eight yards in Sunday's 37-9 win over the Cowboys.

Coming off a two-week absence due to a hamstring injury, Ertz played 60 of 64 snaps on offense. With the Eagles gaining 215 yards on the ground, the 27-year-old turned in his worst statistical performance of the season and broke a string of four consecutive games with a touchdown in the process. He will try to find the end zone again in a Week 12 tilt with Chicago, a team that has been tough against tight ends this season.

Graham caught seven of 11 targets for 58 yards and a touchdown in Monday night's 34-31 loss to the Falcons. He also hauled in a successful two-point conversion.

Graham opened the scoring for Seattle with a four-yard touchdown during the first quarter. That end-zone trip not only gave Graham a seventh touchdown in the last six games, but also a new season-high mark since joining the Seahawks. Although he's topped 65 yards just once through 10 outings this season, Graham's torrid touchdown pace is reminiscent of his days in New Orleans, when he first surfaced as a fantasy star.