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Bellinger caught both his targets for 17 yards and a touchdown in Sunday's 31-24 wild-card win over the Vikings.

The rookie tight end hadn't scored a TD since Week 6, but Bellinger was on the other end of a nine-yard toss from Daniel Jones early in the third quarter that gave the Giants a 24-14 lead. Bellinger has shown flashes of upside in his brief career, but they didn't come against the team he'll face in the divisional round, as the Eagles held him to only three catches for 19 yards in their first meeting back in Week 14.

Hockenson caught 10 of 11 targets for 129 yards in Sunday's 31-24 wild-card round loss to the Giants.

The Giants were able to limit Justin Jefferson's (7-47-0) big-play ability by shading safety help in his direction, which opened up huge holes in the middle of the field for Hockenson to feast on. It was a bittersweet finish to the 2022 season for the receiving tight end, who produced new highs in receptions (86) and receiving yards (914) across 17 games between the Lions and Vikings. Hockenson thrived following the midseason trade to Minnesota, and he remains under contract next year, putting him in the upper echelon of tight ends heading into 2023.

Kolar is inactive for Sunday night's playoff game against the Bengals.

Kolar saw added snaps in the Ravens' regular-season finale last weekend with the team resting Mark Andrews. With Andrews back in the lineup Sunday, Kolar is the odd man out in Baltimore's tight end corps in the team's postseason opener.

Andrews is listed as active for Sunday's playoff opener against the Bengals.

Andrews was rested during the Ravens' regular-season finale with an eye toward keeping him healthy for the team's postseason run. Now that he's back in the lineup, Andrews will reclaim his key role in Baltimore's passing attack. Over the course of 15 games this season, the star tight end led the team's pass-catching corps with 73 catches on 113 targets for 847 yards and five TDs.

Knox caught three of five targets for 20 yards and a touchdown in Sunday's 34-31 win over the Dolphins in the wild-card round.

Knox opened the scoring with an outstanding, one-handed catch on a six-yard bullet from quarterback Josh Allen during the first quarter. With that grab, Knox extended his scoring streak to five straight games, making him a significant threat as the Bills march into the AFC divisional round next weekend.

Calcaterra finished his rookie season with five catches for 81 yards and zero touchdowns ahead of the playoffs.

Four of Calcaterra's five catches came when he was elevated for the second tight end role while Dallas Goedert missed time with a shoulder injury. The fact that Calcaterra still averaged less than a catch per game during those contests means it's difficult to see him having much fantasy relevance next season.

Stoll finished the regular season with 11 catches for 123 yards and zero touchdowns.

Stoll's primary value comes as a blocker, which leaves him with little fantasy appeal. He got to spend five games as the team's starting tight end while Dallas Goedert was out with a shoulder injury, but Stoll merely averaged 1.4 catches in those contests. In games in which Goedert was active, Stoll averaged just 0.3 catches.

Everett recorded six receptions on eight targets for 109 yards and a touchdown in Saturday's 31-30 wild-card round loss to the Jaguars.

The Chargers' group of pass catchers was depleted, as Mike Williams (back) was inactive while DeAndre Carter suffered an ankle injury in the second quarter. That led to increased opportunity for Everett, who tallied his first 100-yard performance of the season. He accounted for four of the team's five longest gains from scrimmage, including two catches of 25 yards. Everett also added a nine-yard touchdown midway through the second quarter. Everett recorded a career-best 58 receptions and 555 yards across 16 games during the regular season and remains under contract with Los Angeles for the 2023 campaign.

Engram recorded seven receptions on 11 targets for 93 yards and a touchdown in Saturday's 31-30 wild-card round win over the Chargers.

Engram racked up double-digit targets for the third time in his last six games and took advantage to put up big gains of 24, 21 and 16 yards. He also began Jacksonville's comeback effort with a nine-yard touchdown catch just before halftime. Engram has been a boom-bust option of late -- he's topped 100 yards in three of his last six games but has under 30 yards twice in that span -- but the Jaguars' offense will likely have to take to the air often with likely potential matchups against the Chiefs or Bills in the AFC divisional round.

Kittle caught both of his targets for 37 yards in Saturday's 41-23 playoff win over the Seahawks.

Kittle recorded a couple of nice receptions, but he ultimately disappointed from a fantasy perspective with the low volume. The star tight end was asked to stay back as a blocker to help a struggling offensive line Saturday, resulting in the low target share. Kittle was Brock Purdy's favorite target down the stretch of the regular season when the duo connected for seven scores over a four-game stretch, so there is still big-game potential heading into the divisional round.