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  • Gunnar Helm TE | TEN

    Titans' Gunnar Helm: One catch in Week 14

    Helm caught one of two targets for eight yards in Sunday's 31-29 win over Cleveland.

    Helm saw his fewest targets since Week 9, and his eight receiving yards were a season low for the tight end. The rookie had secured 16 of 19 targets for 103 yards over the team's three previous contests, and he'll look to get back on track in Week 15 versus San Francisco.

  • Titans' Chig Okonkwo: Two catches in win

    Okonkwo caught both of his targets for 20 yards in Sunday's 31-29 win over the Browns.

    Okonkwo was once again relatively quiet in Week 14, recording his lowest catch total since Week 9 while failing to reach the end zone for the 13th game in a row. The tight end has been displaced as the team's top option at his position by rookie Gunnar Helm, greatly limiting his upside from a fantasy perspective. Okonkwo will look to score his first touchdown of the year in Week 15 against the 49ers.

  • Cade Otton TE | TB

    Buccaneers' Cade Otton: Three grabs in Week 14 loss

    Otton brought in three of four targets for 19 yards in the Buccaneers' 24-20 loss to the Saints on Sunday.

    Baker Mayfield slogged through a 14-for-30, 122-yard day in the rainy conditions, and Otton's production reflected the low-volume day for the air attack. The fourth-year tight end's strong midseason run of production increasingly feels like a distant memory, as Otton has recorded 28 or fewer receiving yards each of his last four games heading into a Week 15 home matchup against the Falcons on Thursday night.

  • Evan Engram TE | DEN

    Broncos' Evan Engram: Quiet in Week 14 win

    Engram corralled both of his targets for eight yards in a 24-17 victory versus the Raiders on Sunday.

    After breaking out for season-high marks with six catches and 79 receiving yards last Sunday versus Washington, Engram finished with his second-lowest receiving yardage tally in Week 14. The veteran tight end hasn't really been able to get going in his first year with the Broncos, managing a modest 40 catches for 347 yards and just one touchdown through 12 games. He'll be a low-end fantasy option in Week 15 against a Packers defense that ranks in the top half of the league in most categories versus tight ends.

  • David Njoku TE | CLE

    Browns' David Njoku: Never returns to Week 14 loss

    Njoku was ruled out after leaving Sunday's loss to the Titans with a knee injury, Chris Easterling of the Akron Beacon Journal reports. He caught his lone target for a one-yard touchdown.

    Njoku hurt his knee while making a diving catch for a touchdown on the second play of the second quarter. After heading directly to the locker room following the incident, Njoku returned to the field but only to enter the medical tent. He's battled a sore knee the last three weeks, and it looks like that streak will extend at least one more week. Harold Fannin, who also caught a touchdown Sunday, will be the main beneficiary if Njoku is forced to miss any games.

  • Josh Oliver TE | MIN

    Vikings' Josh Oliver: Makes most of looks with two TDs

    Oliver caught both of his targets for 24 yards and two touchdowns in Sunday's 31-0 victory over Washington.

    Oliver came into Sunday with one or zero targets in nine of his 10 games this season, so the fact that he got two balls thrown his way was out of the ordinary in itself. Not only did Oliver catch both of those targets, he scored on each one, reeling in an 18-yard TD in the first quarter and a six-yard score in the third. On the season, four of Oliver's nine catches have gone for a TD, making him about as extreme a TD-dependent fantasy option as it gets.

  • Rams' Colby Parkinson: Catches TD in Week 14 win

    Parkinson reeled in three of five targets for 32 yards and a touchdown Sunday in a 45-17 victory against Arizona.

    Parkinson finished third among Rams pass catchers in targets and trailed only Puka Nacua, who dominated with a 7-167-2 line, in receiving yardage. Since Tyler Higbee (ankle) landed on IR ahead of Week 12, Parkinson has emerged as the Rams' top tight end with 11 catches for 100 yards and two touchdowns over three games. Pushing that out further, Parkinson has tallied four scores over his past five contests, making him an intriguing -- though TD-dependent -- fantasy option at a relatively shallow position.

  • Trey McBride TE | ARI

    Cardinals' Trey McBride: Modest totals in losing effort

    McBride had five receptions on nine targets for 58 yards in Sunday's 45-17 loss to the Rams.

    McBride was held in check -- by his own lofty standards -- in a matchup against a tough defense Sunday. The 25-year-old still finished with decent receiving numbers and extended his streak of catching at least five passes in every game this season. McBride continues to operate as one of the top fantasy tight ends in football, producing a 93-937-8 receiving line through 13 starts. The Texans present another tough matchup on paper next Sunday, but McBride's talent overrides any potential downgrade for Week 15.

  • Stone Smartt TE | NYJ

    Jets' Stone Smartt: Gets first target of 2025

    Smartt didn't catch his only target in Sunday's 34-10 loss to the Dolphins.

    Smartt rarely sees action behind Mason Taylor and Jeremy Ruckert. The former Charger saw his first regular-season target as a member of the Jets in Sunday's loss but failed to corral it.

  • Jeremy Ruckert TE | NYJ

    Jets' Jeremy Ruckert: Two catches in Week 14 loss

    Ruckert caught two of three targets for 19 yards in Sunday's 34-10 loss to the Dolphins.

    Ruckert has registered multiple catches in consecutive games for the first time this season. He remains a distant second on the depth chart behind Mason Taylor, and Ruckert has yet to exceed 28 yards in a game in 2025.

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