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Ward caught eight of a team-high 11 targets, producing 72 receiving yards and a touchdown during Sunday's 23-23 tie with the Bengals.

Ward collected just six total catches for 36 yards between Weeks 1 and 2, but the former college quarterback is not long removed from a notable stretch of fantasy production. Starting Week 14 of last year, Ward averaged 7.5 targets per game through the conclusion of the 2019 regular season, amassing 5.3 receptions and 52.3 receiving yards per contest as the Eagles won four straight to clinch a postseason berth. With Alshon Jeffery (foot) and Jalen Reagor (thumb) inactive for Sunday and DeSean Jackson (hamstring) forced to exit partway through, Ward was granted an increased workload. That is expected to carry into Week 4 if injury woes at the position persist, as Ward prepares for a matchup against a banged-up 49ers secondary.

Kupp caught nine of 10 targets for 107 yards and a touchdown in Sunday's 35-32 loss to Buffalo.

Kupp caught a 16-yard touchdown during Los Angeles' run of 29 unanswered points after falling behind 28-3. Unfortunately for the Rams, Buffalo responded with a game-winning touchdown drive aided by a controversial pass interference penalty to hand Los Angeles its first loss of the season. The slot receiver has totaled triple-digit scrimmage yards in consecutive games, and Kupp will have a great opportunity to stretch that streak to three in Week 4 against the Giants.

Pittman was forced out of Sunday's game against the Jets with an ankle injury, Andrew Walker of the Colts' official site reports.

As long as Pittman is sidelined, Zach Pascal, Daurice Fountain and Ashton Dulin are candidates for added targets behind top wideout T.Y. Hilton.

Higgins caught five of his nine targets for 40 receiving yards and two touchdowns during Sunday's 23-23 tie against the Eagles.

The No. 33 overall pick from April's draft was practically invisible in his NFL debut, playing 15 offensive snaps against the Chargers but garnering zero targets. His involvement increased drastically in Week 2 at Cleveland, as Higgins jumped to a workload of 60 offensive plays and hauled in three of his six targets for 35 yards. Week 3 marks his breakout and possible arrival as a fantasy stalwart alongside Joe Burrow, as Higgins corralled all three of his red-zone targets Sunday, with two leading to scores inside the five-yard line. Now Higgins and his rookie signal-caller will face a Jaguars defense Week 4 that allowed Ryan Fitzpatrick to establish a Dolphins franchise record in completing 90 percent of his pass attempts Thursday night.

Robinson caught 10 passes for 123 yards and a touchdown in the Bears' 30-26 win over the Falcons on Sunday.

Robinson routinely dominated the Atlanta cornerbacks and his touchdown reception pulled the Bears within one score, helping the team to a big comeback victory. In addition to his score, he was ruled to have notched an additional touchdown, but replay overturned the call, keeping him from turning in a massive fantasy performance. For the third week in a row, he led the team in targets, and after logging nine looks in each of the first two games, he ended up with 13 passes thrown his way. Given his secure role and upside, Robinson is firmly entrenched as a high-floor top-15 wide receiver.

Cooks caught three of five targets for 23 yards in Sunday's 28-21 loss to the Steelers.

No Texans player was targeted more than five times Sunday, but Cooks still managed to tie Will Fuller with a team-high five targets. However, outside of a 20-yard reception in the first quarter, Cooks was ineffective. He battled a quadriceps injury throughout the practice week and has been on the injury report all season, so perhaps it's holding him back to some degree. Cooks will look to get back on track in Week 4 against the Vikings, which have allowed five total passing touchdowns and an average of 299.3 passing yards per game this year.

Slayton brought in three of seven targets for 53 yards and lost a fumble in the Giants' 36-9 loss to the 49ers on Sunday.

Slayton paced the Giants in receiving yards on the afternoon, although given the pedestrian performance of the offense as a whole, that wasn't much of an auspicious accomplishment. The second-year speedster also fumbled on the 49ers' 19-yard line after a 22-yard reception just after the two-minute warning in the second half, but New York was completely out of the game by that point. Despite the underwhelming fantasy day Sunday, Slayton still figures to see an uptick in opportunity in coming weeks while Sterling Shepard (toe) remains sidelined. Slayton will look to up his production at the expense of the Rams in a Week 4 road battle.

Diggs caught four of six targets for 49 yards and a touchdown in Sunday's 35-32 win over the Rams.

Diggs had consecutive would-be one-yard touchdowns nullified in the first quarter; the first was overturned by the replay official while the second was negated by a penalty. He finally found the end zone from four yards out in the third quarter to put Buffalo up 28-3, and the Bills were able to escape with the win thanks to a late touchdown drive despite allowing Los Angeles to score the next 29 points after DIggs' touchdown. The former Vikings wide receiver has 20 catches for 288 yards and two touchdowns through three games with Buffalo heading into a Week 4 road tilt in Las Vegas.

Jefferson recorded seven receptions on nine targets for 175 yards and a touchdown in Week 3 against Tennessee.

Jefferson recorded a 71-yard touchdown halfway through the third quarter, breaking free on a play action pass for his first career score. Perhaps more surprisingly, he led Minnesota with nine targets -- four more than Adam Thielen received. While his trip to the end zone was his biggest play of the contest, Jefferson also added receptions of 33 and 31 yards to add to his breakout performance. Jefferson had combined for just six targets across the first two weeks of the campaign, though he could be in line for more work now that he's proven how explosive he can be.

Aiyuk brought in five of eight targets for 70 yards and rushed three times for 31 yards and a touchdown in the 49ers' 36-9 win over the Giants on Sunday.

The rookie made a splash in his second NFL game, pacing the team in receptions, receiving yards and targets while also notching a 19-yard scoring rush late in the third quarter to give the 49ers key breathing room by extending the lead to 23-9. Aiyuk had generated a modest 2-21-0 line back in his Week 2 debut, but if Nick Mullens is forced to log another start in place of Jimmy Garoppolo (ankle) in a Week 4 Sunday night matchup against the Eagles, the chemistry the duo demonstrated Week 3 provides reason for optimism from a fantasy perspective.