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Mundt went without a target across seven snaps on offense Sunday in the Vikings' 19-13 win over the Bears.

Mundt recorded an 11-yard reception in the Vikings' Week 5 loss to the Chiefs for his first catch of the season, but quarterback Kirk Cousins didn't look the tight end's way during his limited time on the field Sunday. As the third-string option at the position who often serves as a blocker when he plays, Mundt is far removed from the fantasy radar.

Head coach Mike Tomlin said he expects Freiermuth (hamstring) to practice Wednesday, Dale Lolley of the Steelers' official site reports.

Tomlin didn't disclose whether Freiermuth will be returning as a limited or full practice participant, but the tight end's ability to get on the field in any capacity to begin the week is a promising sign after he sat out the Steelers' Week 5 win over the Ravens with a hamstring injury. Following the team's Week 6 bye, Freiermuth appears to be tracking toward a return to the lineup this Sunday versus the Rams.

Bates went without a target across 20 snaps on offense Sunday in the Commanders' 24-16 win over the Falcons.

Quarterback Sam Howell didn't look to involve his tight ends in Week 6, as the trio of Logan Thomas, Bates and Cole Turner combined for just one target across 69 offensive snaps. Thomas continues to dominate the playing time among the position group, and so long as he's healthy, Bates will be in store for a minor role. In the four games that Thomas has played without exiting early due to injury, Bates has drawn just three total targets.

Wesco went without a target across 24 snaps on offense Sunday in the Titans' 24-16 loss to the Ravens in London.

Chigoziem Okonkwo remains the Titans' top tight end, but Wesco has ranked second in snap share among the position group in each of the team's six games. Wesco has drawn just two targets all season and will continue to function mostly as a blocker whenever he's on the field.

Likely played 17 snaps on offense and wasn't targeted Sunday in the Ravens' 24-16 win over the Titans in London.

Since taking on a 71 percent snap share in the Ravens' Week 1 win over the Texans while Mark Andrews was sidelined, Likely has predictably faded back into a smaller role on offense. He's played fewer than one-third of the Ravens' snaps on offense in five consecutive games and has gone without a target on each of the past three contests.

Parham caught two of his three targets for 19 yards in a 20-17 loss to the Cowboys on Monday.

Parham played 30 offensive snaps despite being a game-time decision due to a wrist injury, and the big-bodied tight end saw the majority of his work during the Chargers' litany of goal-line possessions, very few of which were converted into touchdowns. The fourth-year pro is easily poised to surpass every one of his career highs, but unless he's able to separate from fellow TE Gerald Everett in terms of playing time, the career-best season won't translate into consistent fantasy production.

Everett caught three of five targets for 16 yards and a touchdown while also rushing once for two yards in Monday's 20-17 loss to the Cowboys.

Everett split time with Donald Parham (wrist) -- as they have been all season -- after the latter was able to heal from a wrist injury over the team's bye in Week 5. The veteran of the tight end duo had five targets to Parham's three, with each player getting a look in the end zone. Everett had the advantage there as well, bringing in his target from one yard out for a touchdown in the fourth quarter. That said, there isn't enough volume for Everett in weeks he doesn't score so long as Parham eats into his playing time, and vice versa. That trend should hold in a Week 7 matchup against Kansas City.

McBride gathered in four of five targets for 62 yards during Sunday's 26-9 loss to the Rams.

McBride tied for the team lead in receiving yards with rookie wideout Michael Wilson and also matched veteran tight end Zach Ertz in terms of targets. McBride also saw offensive snaps than Ertz (44-35) in a game for the first time this season, which contributed to the latter's sparse 2-22-0 receiving line. McBride will look to build on this performance in Week 7 versus a Seahawks defense that has surrendered the fourth-highest YPC (8.8) to tight ends in 2023.

Ertz had two catches (on five targets) for 22 yards during Sunday's 26-9 loss to the Rams.

Through the first five games of the season, Ertz easily paced Cardinals tight ends in terms of offensive snaps, but he played second fiddle in that regard to second-year pro Trey McBride in Week 6 (35-44). McBride also outproduced Ertz on the same number of targets on his way to a 4-62-0 line. It's unclear if the flip in scripts is a sign of things to come for the duo, but Ertz now has surpassed 25 receiving yards just two times on the campaign.

Strange caught two of three targets for 27 yards and a touchdown during Sunday's 37-20 win over Indianapolis.

The rookie second-round pick had just two catches for seven yards across the first five games of the season, but he played a season-high 55 percent of Jacksonville's offensive snaps Sunday. He saw similar playing time as fellow reserve tight end Luke Farrell, while Evan Engram remains the clear starter. Strange could work as Jacksonville's No. 2 tight end going forward, but he's unlikely to see much action in the passing game if Engram stays healthy.