NFL Player News
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Isaiah Hodgins WR | NYG
Isaiah Hodgins: Reverts to practice squad
Hodgins reverted to the Giants' practice squad Monday.
Hodgins caught his lone target for five yards in Sunday's loss to the Bengals while playing 19 percent of the offensive snaps, ranking as a distant fourth behind Darius Slayton, Wan'Dale Robinson and Jalin Hyatt.
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Alex Bachman WR | LV
Alex Bachman: Heads back to practice squad
Bachman reverted to the Raiders' practice squad Monday.
Bachman was elevated for the third straight game Week 6 and logged 27 of Las Vegas' 63 offensive snaps in a loss against Pittsburgh. The wideout finished with his first three catches of the campaign (on three targets) for 31 yards. A player can be elevated from the practice squad only three times in a campaign, so the Raiders will need to sign Bachman to the 53-man roster if they want him to play again Week 7 versus the Rams. The likelihood of that happening could depend on whether Davante Adams (hamstring) and/or Jakobi Meyers (ankle) are able to return to game action.
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Olamide Zaccheaus WR | ATL
Commanders' Olamide Zaccheaus: Targeted six times
Zaccheaus caught four of six targets for 27 yards in a 30-23 loss at Baltimore on Sunday.
Zaccheaus split slot work with Luke McCaffrey, handling 38 percent snap share and 42 route share. There's not much likelihood of significant workload growth with Terry McLaurin locked in as the No. 1 receiver and Noah Brown playing well as the No. 2, but Zaccheaus has been shockingly busy when he does get on the field, drawing targets on a team-high 31.0 percent of routes (albeit with a lot of those being screen passes). In any case, there's always risk of the volume not being there when the snap counts are so low, and Zaccheaus had just one catch for 10 yards in the previous game, Week 5 against Cleveland. Expectations should remain modest for Week 7, even in a favorable matchup against the 1-5 Panthers.
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Luke McCaffrey WR | WAS
Commanders' Luke McCaffrey: Targeted once in loss
McCaffrey caught his lone target for five yards in Sunday's 30-23 loss to the Ravens.
McCaffrey continues to get most of the slot snaps for Washington but has been targeted on just 11 percent of his routes this season, whereas fellow Washington wide receivers Terry McLaurin, Noah Brown and Olamide Zaccheaus have all been targeted on at least 25.0 percent of theirs. McCaffrey may see more passes as his rookie season progresses, but he can't be counted on for much Week 7 at Carolina.
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Noah Brown WR | WAS
Commanders' Noah Brown: Draws season-high eight targets
Brown caught four of eight targets for 58 yards in a 30-23 loss at Baltimore on Sunday.
Brown returned to his role as the No. 2 receiver after missing Week 5 with a groin injury. His 66.0 percent route share was third best on the team, behind only WR Terry McLaurin (79 percent) and TE Zach Ertz (76 percent), and Brown led the team in both targets and air yards (101). While Brown doesn't get quite as many snaps/routes as a typical starter, he's been targeted at a surprisingly high rate this year, seeing the ball on 25.0 percent of his routes and accounting for 24.0 percent of Washington's air yards in his active games. A favorable Week 7 matchup against the Panthers makes Brown a reasonable lineup option for deep-ish leagues and DFS contests.
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Jaelon Darden WR | SEA
Jaelon Darden: Back to practice squad
Darden reverted to the Browns' practice squad Monday, according to the NFL's official transaction log.
The wide receiver played on seven of 57 offensive snaps, caught one pass for six yards and returned two punts for 26 yards during Cleveland's 20-16 loss to Philadelphia on Sunday. Darden ranked behind Jerry Jeudy (52 snaps), Amari Cooper (47 snaps), Elijah Moore (38 snaps) and Cedric Tillman (21 snaps) in total snap count.
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Nick Westbrook-Ikhine WR | IND
Titans' Nick Westbrook-Ikhine: Finds end zone with first catch
Westbrook-Ikhine brought in his only target for a nine-yard touchdown in Sunday's 20-17 loss to the Colts.
Westbrook-Ikhine continued to see the majority of his work on special teams, though he did see his first target of the season. He converted that opportunity into a nine-yard touchdown catch midway through the first quarter as he went uncovered into the corner of the end zone.
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Treylon Burks WR | WAS
Titans' Treylon Burks: Role shrinks in loss
Burks recorded one reception on one target for 10 yards in Sunday's 20-17 loss to the Colts.
Burks has one catch in four of five games this season, so his stat line wasn't all that surprising. However, he played a season-low nine offensive snaps (16 percent), three fewer than Nick Westbrook-Ikhine.
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Tyler Boyd WR | TEN
Titans' Tyler Boyd: Another three catches
Boyd recorded three receptions (on three targets) for 19 yards in Sunday's 20-17 loss to the Colts.
Boyd continued in his typical role as the primary slot receiver in Tennessee's offense and has seen at least three targets in all but one game this season while recording two or three catches in every contest. Though he has a stable role, he hasn't topped 33 yards in any game, in part due to the stagnant Titans scheme.
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Malachi Corley WR | CLE
Jets' Malachi Corley: Won't play Monday night
Corley (coach's decision) is inactive ahead of Monday night's matchup against the Bills.
Corley had been active for the Jets' first four games of the season, but Monday's healthy scratch marks the second consecutive game that the rookie will be inactive. The Jets' wide-receiver corps for Week 6 will consist of Garrett Wilson, Allen Lazard, Mike Williams, Xavier Gipson and Irvin Charles.