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Kroft (neck/knee) was a full participant in Thursday's practice, Paul Dehner Jr. of The Cincinnati Enquirer reports.

Meanwhile, top tight end Tyler Eifert (back) was held out of practice for the second straight day and appears to be trending toward missing another game Sunday against the Bills, paving the way for Kroft to make another start. Kroft might still be a little banged up after the pair of injuries limited his involvement in Wednesday's practice, but it shouldn't affect his snap share in the Week 5 contest. Kroft popped up on the fantasy radar with a huge performance in the Week 4 win over the Browns, hauling in six of seven targets for 68 yards and two touchdowns.

Graham (ankle) didn't participate in practice Wednesday, John Boyle of the Seahawks' official site reports.

Despite missing three practices the previous two weeks, Graham posted his most productive performances of the season in the pair of games, which wasn't difficult due to his entering Week 3 with only four catches for nine yards on his ledger. During those outings, Graham's output (11 receptions for 133 yards on 17 targets) is more in line with last season's game-to-game contributions. If his designation isn't removed by week's end, the 30-year-old tight end likely isn't a candidate to take a seat after suiting up the last two contests.

Kroft was limited at Wednesday's practice with knee and neck injuries, Paul Dehner Jr. of The Cincinnati Enquirer reports.

Kroft apparently got a bit banged up during the best game of his young career, though his ability to log a limited practice suggests neither injury is serious. Meanwhile, starting tight end Tyler Eifert (back) still isn't practicing, which sets up Kroft to make a third consecutive start Sunday against Buffalo.

James (shoulder) was limited at practice Wednesday.

James previously entered Sunday's win over the Ravens nursing the injury, but led the Steelers' tight-end corps with 58 offensive snaps. Following a two-touchdown effort in Week 1, James' production has been relatively modest, with the third-year player logging nine catches for 86 yards and no scores over the subsequent three contests. Assuming his health prevails in Week 5, James looks like a high-variance play in advance of Sunday's home game against the Jaguars.

Everett caught one of three targets for eight yards in Sunday's 35-30 win over Dallas.

Everett, the Rams' second-round pick, looked like a potential sleeper early in the season with a couple of big plays downfield in Weeks 1 and 2. Opportunities have been harder to come by in recent weeks as starter Tyler Higbee picks up the pace. Everett has a similar skill set to Washington's Jordan Reed, for whom Rams head coach Sean McVay did wonders while a coordinator there, and might provide similar value in Los Angeles at some point. He's just not there as a consistent threat yet.

Lewis was held without a catch in Sunday's Week 4 loss to the Jets.

After coming out of nowhere to grab three touchdowns in the Jags' Week 3 win over the Ravens, Lewis came back down to Earth in Week 4. The veteran tight end was targeted four times but, like the rest of the Jaguars' receiving corps, fell victim to yet another wildly inaccurate afternoon from Blake Bortles. Even after his Week 3 breakout, Lewis is best avoided in most fantasy formats, as there's little evidence to suggest that he'll be a significant factor in the Jacksonville offense on a week-to-week basis.

Lucas (ankle) was placed on the Colts' Practice Squad Injured List on Tuesday.

Lucas signed with the Colts' practice squad a week ago after spending most of training camp with the Seahawks. He was released with an injury settlement at the time and looks to still be dealing with some lingering issues.

Kelce caught seven of eight targets for 111 yards and a touchdown in Monday night's 29-20 win over the Redskins. He also rushed once for three yards.

Kelce led the game in all major receiving categories, with a 17-yard touchdown putting the Chiefs on the board just before halftime. In doing so, Kelce made up for his shocking one-catch, one-yard performance in Week 3. With that stinker now sandwiched between two 100-yard, one-touchdown outings, Kelce's fantasy owners can rest easy knowing the player they expected showed up Monday night.

Njoku played 33 of the team's 65 offensive snaps (51 percent) and caught both of his targets for 11 yards during Sunday's 31-7 loss to the Bengals.

After catching a touchdown in each of the last two weeks, Njoku's scoring streak came to an end, as the Bengals did a nice job of shutting down both of Cleveland's tight ends. The rookie is in a strict time share with Seth DeValve, so don't expect him to all of sudden be targeted heavily in the coming weeks.

Allen saw action on nine of the Patriots' 70 snaps on offense in Sunday's 33-30 loss to the Panthers.

Meanwhile, fellow tight end Rob Gronkowski was out there for all of the team's snaps on offense. With zero catches in four games to date, Allen -- who was targeted once Sunday -- is off the fantasy lineup radar as long as Gronkowski remains healthy.