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The Browns placed Hodge (hamstring) on injured reserve Tuesday, Mary Kay Cabot of The Cleveland Plain Dealer reports.

Hodge suffered a hamstring injury during pregame warmups prior to Sunday's 49-38 win over the Cowboys, and coach Kevin Stefanski declared Monday that the wideout was week-to-week. With his IR placement, he'll officially miss at least the next three games and will be eligible to return Week 7 against the Raiders. Donovan Peoples-Jones appears to be the next man up in three-wide sets, as he played 44 percent of offensive snaps in Week 4 while Rashard Higgins was a healthy scratch.

Miller (hip/groin) didn't participate in Tuesday's practice, Greg Auman of The Athletic reports.

Miller joined Mike Evans (ankle), Chris Godwin (hamstring) and Justin Watson (chest) as non-participants for a second consecutive day. Among those four, Godwin is in the greatest danger of not suiting up Thursday in Chicago, which would leave slot duties up for grabs. Miller filled in this past Sunday versus the Chargers, going for five catches (on seven targets) for 83 yards and one touchdown.

Coach Mike Vrabel said there's "a chance" Brown (knee) is cleared to practice Wednesday if the Titans hold a session, John Glennon of The Athletic reports.

The Titans haven't been cleared to reenter their facilities due to COVID-19 protocols and a number of positive tests among players and staff. Brown himself hasn't suited up since Week 1, the result of a bone bruise in his knee. Whenever Tennessee is able to practice next, we'll have a better sense of his potential to return to action, which may come as soon as Wednesday.

Boykin caught two of four targets for 28 yards Sunday against the Football Team.

Boykin played a season-low 54 percent of the snaps -- 31 total -- and he would have only had one catch for 13 yards on three targets if not for a 15-yard gain on a fake punt pass from Sam Koch. Earlier in the season, Boykin was at least playing the majority of the snaps on offense. Sunday may be the start of a bad trend for Boykin if his snaps and targets don't tick back up against the Bengals in Week 5, particularly now that rookies like Devin Duvernay and James Proche seem to be working their way into roles.

Godwin (hamstring) was unable to practice Tuesday, Greg Auman of The Athletic reports.

Godwin is expected to miss his third game of the season Thursday at Chicago, which would mark his second DNP in a row due to his current concern, a strained right hamstring. With Godwin out of the lineup this past Sunday against the Chargers, Scotty Miller (hip/groin) stepped up and had five catches (on seven targets) for 83 yards and one touchdown. That said, all of Godwin, Miller, Mike Evans (ankle) and Justin Watson (chest) have yet to practice this week, placing a cloud over the entire receiving corps.

Duvernay caught one of two targets for four yards Sunday against the Football Team.

The rookie's fantasy output was minimal, but it's worth noting that he played a season-high 16 snaps. Meanwhile, Miles Boykin played a season-low 54 percent of the snaps -- 31 total -- and drew four targets. Duvernay isn't positioned to overtake Boykin just yet, but Boykin's struggles in drawing targets relative to his high snap count may open the door for the rookie to show what he can do. Still, Duvernay would only be a speculative add in deep redraft leagues at this stage until he carves out a higher snap share in the offense. Baltimore hosts Cincinnati on Sunday.

Robinson wasn't targeted in Monday's game versus the Patriots.

Robinson's offensive snap percentage has been on a downward trajectory since Week 2. It fell to a season-low 41 Monday, with Robinson dropping behind Mecole Hardman (46) for the first time this season when all wideouts are available. Hardman found pay dirt for a second straight contest and made much more out of his action, so it would be surprising to see Robinson outsnap Hardman next week.

Evans (ankle) didn't practice Tuesday, Greg Auman of The Athletic reports.

The absence marks his second in as many days for Evans due to a right ankle sprain. Despite the injury, he racked up seven catches (on eight targets) for 122 yards and one touchdown this past Sunday versus the Chargers. He'll have one more opportunity to practice before the Bucs tab Evans with an official injury designation for Thursday's game at Chicago.

Snead caught both of his targets for 20 yards against the Football Team.

The veteran slot receiver has caught all 10 of his targets this season for 117 yards and a touchdown. While that's great efficiency, it also shows that Snead isn't drawing targets at a high rate (2.5 Tar/Game). He hasn't seen more than two targets in any game since the season opener, and he hasn't scored since then, either. Snead is a low-volume slot receiver in this offense. He will face the Bengals on Sunday.

Johnson was active but didn't play in Sunday's 31-21 loss at Carolina.

In fact, Johnson has only made his way onto the field in one of four games this season (Week 3 against the Lions when Christian Kirk was sidelined with a groin injury). If the pattern holds moving forward, Johnson will need an absence from the wide receivers above him on the depth chart to make an impact in the fantasy realm, and all of DeAndre Hopkins, Larry Fitzgerald, Kirk and Andy Isabella earned offensive snaps Sunday.