NFL Player News
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Cade Otton TE | TB
Buccaneers' Cade Otton: Quiet in Week 11 loss
Otton secured two of five targets for 28 yards in the Buccaneers' 44-32 loss to the Bills on Sunday.
Otton checked into Sunday's game riding a productive five-game run where he'd generated a 29-319-0 line on 37 targets, so his downturn against the Bills was significant. Baker Mayfield ultimately threw for only 173 yards against a tough Buffalo pass defense, however, putting Otton's modest numbers into better context. The talented tight end could have a chance to bounce back in a Week 12 road showdown against the Rams on Sunday night, considering Tampa Bay figures to have to remain aggressive to keep pace with Sean McVay's potent offense.
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Jake Ferguson TE | DAL
Cowboys' Jake Ferguson: Catches seventh touchdown
Ferguson recorded four receptions (on five targets) for 16 yards and a touchdown in Monday's 33-16 win over the Raiders.
George Pickens and CeeDee Lamb dominated targets, leaving Ferguson with limited opportunity that came exclusively in short areas of the field. That led to Ferguson's second-lowest yardage output of the season, and he now has fewer than 30 receiving yards in three of four games since Lamb returned from an ankle sprain. Positively, Ferguson did find the end zone on a five-yard reception to save his fantasy performance, which marked his seventh touchdown of the season.
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Brock Bowers TE | LV
Raiders' Brock Bowers: Leading receiver on 12 targets
Bowers finished with seven receptions (on 12 targets) for 72 yards in Monday's 33-16 loss to the Cowboys.
Bowers was able to get back on track following last week's one-catch dud, finishing Monday's loss as the Raiders' leading receiver on a team-high 12 targets. The 22-year-old phenom did suffer a couple of uncharacteristic drops, but the seven receptions still checked in as his second-highest total through seven starts. A healthy Bowers will attempt to make up for time lost to a knee injury earlier in the campaign with a strong run in the second half. His next opportunity to build on a 39-455-3 receiving line will come in a home matchup against the Browns on Sunday.
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Marcedes Lewis TE | DEN
Marcedes Lewis: Lands back on practice squad
Lewis reverted to Denver's practice squad Monday, per the NFL's transaction log.
Lewis got his third straight elevation for Sunday's Week 12 win over the Chiefs. He played 12 of the Broncos' 62 offensive snaps, working as the team's No. 3 tight end. Lewis didn't see any targets in the victory, which isn't a surprise since he's used mainly as a blocker. Denver would need to sign Lewis to the active roster for him to suit up again, as he's reached the maximum number of elevations for the campaign.
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Keleki Latu TE | BUF
Keleki Latu: Reverts to practice squad
The Bills reverted Latu to their practice squad Monday, per the NFL's transaction log.
Latu was elevated for the first time this season ahead of Sunday's win over Tampa Bay. He logged six snaps on offense, catching his lone target for four yards. Latu also played 14 snaps on special teams and made two tackles (one following a Josh Allen interception and another on kick coverage) in the victory. The appearance was Latu's NFL debut after he signed with Buffalo as an undrafted free agent in late April.
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Pharaoh Brown TE | ARI
Pharaoh Brown: Moved back to practice squad
The Cardinals reverted Brown to their practice squad Monday, per the NFL's transaction log.
Brown got his first elevation of the campaign for Sunday's Week 11 loss to San Francisco. He logged 11 of Arizona's 79 offensive snaps, finishing third among the team's tight ends behind Trey McBride (70) and Elijah Higgins (28). Brown also played 10 snaps on special teams. He didn't record any other stats and drew two penalties on offense, including a holding penalty that wiped out a 60-yard Bam Knight touchdown in the third quarter.
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Josh Whyle TE | GB
Packers' Josh Whyle: Finds end zone in win
Whyle caught a two-yard touchdown on his only target in Sunday's 27-20 victory over the Giants.
Whyle appeared in only his second game as a Packer, playing roughly four times as many snaps as he did in his Week 10 debut while also finding the end zone for the first time. Whyle had several semi-productive appearances with the Titans last season, and the Packers appear to be evaluating their options at the tight-end position with Tucker Kraft (knee) out for the season, so Whyle is now at least back on the fringes of the fantasy radar.
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John FitzPatrick TE | GB
Packers' John FitzPatrick: Leads tight ends in snaps
FitzPatrick was targeted once and caught one pass for five yards in Sunday's 27-20 victory over the Giants.
It may not be obvious in the box score, but FitzPatrick was credited with his first career start Sunday, and he wound up playing 16 more snaps than fellow tight end Luke Musgrave, who was the presumptive top option at the position with Tucker Kraft (knee) out for the season. It remains to be seen how the playing time will be divided among the two -- as well as Josh Whyle, who scored in Week 11 -- moving forward, but none are particularly appealing fantasy options at this point.
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Dalton Schultz TE | HOU
Texans' Dalton Schultz: Still dealing with shoulder issue
Schultz (shoulder) was listed as limited on Monday's estimated injury report.
Schultz has been dealing with a shoulder injury for nearly a month, but he's played in each of the Texans' last four games and made 21 catches on 31 targets for 205 yards and one touchdown. Considering his production hasn't tailed off with Davis Mills and not C.J. Stroud (concussion) under center the last two contests, Schultz remains a viable fantasy option ahead of Thursday's matchup with the Bills.