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Hill (ankle) is listed as questionable for Sunday's game against the Chargers, Travis Wingfield of the Dolphins' official site reports.

The undrafted rookie out of Campbell made the 53-man roster after catching three passes for 31 yards on four targets in the preseason. He's buried on the depth chart behind Durham Smythe and Tyler Kroft and may not be active even if healthy.

Waller (hamstring) appears truly questionable for Sunday night against Dallas, with the Giants needing to see how he responds the next couple days after Friday's practice, Art Stapleton of The Bergen Record reports.

The Giants added Waller to their injury report at the end of the week, listing him as a limited practice participant Friday and questionable for the season opener Sunday. A Week 1 absence for the team's new tight end would leave Daniel Bellinger and Lawrence Cager (ankle) to handle TE snaps while likely pushing more of the targets to the wide receivers and RB Saquon Barkley. It sounds like a game-time decision is in play here, which wouldn't be ideal for fantasy managers, with the late kickoff being in primetime.

Kittle (groin) is listed as questionable for Sunday's game at Pittsburgh, Nick Wagoner of ESPN.com reports.

The tight end has been limited at practice this week and could end up a game-time decision ahead of the 1:00 p.m. ET kickoff this Sunday. The 49ers have Charlie Woerner, Ross Dwelley and Brayden Willis for TE depth, but in fantasy terms there's more interest in how Kittle's potential absence (or reduced playing time) might push more targets towards WRs Brandon Aiyuk and Deebo Samuel and RB Christian McCaffrey.

Ertz (knee) is listed as questionable for Sunday's game at Washington, Bo Brack of GoPHNX.com reports.

Coach Jonathan Gannon suggested Friday morning that he wasn't sure about Ertz's availability, potentially setting up a game-time decision ahead of the 1:00 p.m. ET kickoff. If he's active, Ertz likely will share snaps and targets with 2022 second-round pick Trey McBride, whose fantasy value partially depends on how his 32-year-old teammate performs after suffering an ACL tear last year.

Cager (ankle) doesn't have a designation for Sunday's game versus the Cowboys, Dan Salomone of the Giants' official site reports.

Cager was listed as limited on all three of the Giants' Week 1 injury reports due to an ankle issue, but it won't impact his availability for the season opener. Meanwhile, Darren Waller, the team's top tight end, made an appearance on Friday's report with a hamstring concern that leaves him questionable for Sunday. If Waller ends up being limited or out this weekend, Cager and Daniel Bellinger figure to benefit considering the likely elevated snap counts for both players.

Coach Sean McVay said Friday that Long (thigh) could be placed on injured reserve this week, Field Yates of ESPN reports.

Long was part of the return from the Dolphins in the Jalen Ramsey trade, but he's been hurt ever since joining the Rams. He didn't play at all during the preseason and could be sidelined even longer. Tyler Higbee, Brycen Hopkins and Davis Allen will handle the tight end snaps for Los Angeles.

Waller is listed as questionable for Sunday's game against the Cowboys due to a hamstring injury, Dan Salomone of the Giants' official site reports.

Since joining the Giants in March, Waller has avoided the injury bug that plagued him the last two seasons and didn't show up on the Giants' Week 1 injury report until Friday, when he was deemed a limited practice participant. The development could indicate a practice-related health concern, but his status now is murky ahead of Sunday's 8:20 p.m. ET kickoff. Considering the late start time, there won't be many great TEs to turn to if he's unable to suit up, but the in-house options are Daniel Bellinger and Lawrence Cager, the latter of whom was cleared for the season opener after tending to an ankle issue.

Ertz (knee) is practicing Friday, Tyler Drake of ArizonaSports.com reports.

Coming off ACL surgery, Ertz has been limited in practice all week, and it remains unclear if the Cardinals are going to clear him to play Week 1 against the Commanders after he sat out most of training camp and the entire preseason. Trey McBride would benefit if Ertz sits and likely be close to an every-down player.

Mitchell logged six offensive snaps but did not catch a pass during Thursday's 21-20 win over Kansas City.

Mitchell enters the season as the No. 3 tight end behind Sam LaPorta and Brock Wright. His versatility as a pass catcher technically gives him some fantasy potential, but Mitchell is clearly at least an injury away from having a substantial role in the offense.

Wright caught both of his targets for 17 yards during Thursday's 21-20 win over Kansas City.

Wright is the incumbent starter, but he logged only about 40 percent of the snaps while second-round draft pick Sam LaPorta commanded over 80. Already a touchdown-dependent fantasy option, Wright has little fantasy utility as a distant No. 2 tight end.