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Cobb caught three of six targets for 41 yards in Sunday's 12-10 loss to New Orleans.

Through four games this season, Cobb has recorded 14 catches off 21 targets for 157 yards and a touchdown. The former Packer has seen a decent workload in his time in Dallas so far, seeing the field on at least 70 percent of snaps in each game.

Boykin caught all three of his targets for 32 yards and a touchdown Sunday against the Browns.

Sunday was a step in the right direction for Boykin, who recorded season highs in receptions and yards while adding his second touchdown of the season. Boykin went catchless in Week 3, so this was a notable improvement for the rookie. However, his snap count (21) dropped to his lowest since Week 1 in Miami, while Seth Roberts and Willie Snead played significantly more snaps. Boykin remains just below the fantasy radar at this point due to his muted role in the offense.

Cole caught his lone target for 19 yards in Sunday's win over Denver.

Cole played only 10 offensive snaps but still managed to make his first reception of the season. The 25-year-old is locked in as the Jaguars' No. 5 wide receiver, as Sunday was the first time he was even targeted through four games. Dede Westbrook, D.J. Chark and Chris Conley should continue to work as the team's top three receivers.

Conley caught one of four targets for 17 yards in Sunday's win against Denver.

The 2015 third-round pick led Jacksonville's wide receivers with 66 offensive snaps, but the playing time didn't equate to much production as D.J. Chark and Dede Westbrook continue to be the go-to targets for rookie QB Gardner Minshew. Conley had 10 catches for 170 yards and a touchdown in the first two games, but he's seen only seven targets and 47 yards over the past two weeks.

Coutee could receiving increased playing time against the Falcons in Week 5, depending on the status of Kenny Stills' hamstring injury, Aaron Wilson of the Houston Chronicle reports.

The Texans are still evaluating the status of Stills, who was removed from Week 4's loss to the Panthers in the second quarter. The deeper into the week this state of uncertainty lingers, the greater the chance for Coutee to become a significant part of Houston's passing attack. He played a season-high 40 offensive snaps (58 percent) with three targets while filling in for Stills against the Panthers.

Washington failed to catch his lone target in Monday night's 27-3 win over Cincinnati.

Mason Rudolph seems to favor rookie Diontae Johnson over Washington -- and even JuJu Smith-Schuster -- when he isn't dumping short passes to his running backs. Washington has caught just six of 15 targets in four games and should not be in fantasy lineups heading into Pittsburgh's Week 5 game against Baltimore.

Smith-Schuster hauled in three of four targets for 15 yards in Monday night's 27-3 win over Cincinnati.

All four of the balls thrown to Smith-Schuster came in the first half, as Pittsburgh relied on dinking and dunking most of the game. With the offense virtually eliminating the downfield pass from their game plan after Mason Rudolph took over for an injured Ben Roethlisberger (elbow), no one has taken a bigger hit to their production than Smith-Schuster. In the two games Roethlisberger started, Smith-Schuster totaled 11 catches for 162 yards, but he has just five receptions for 20 yards in the two games started by Rudolph. Fantasy owners hope to see a stat line Week 5 more in line with Smith-Schuster's performance in his two games against Baltimore last season, when he totaled 11 catches for 138 yards.

Johnson caught all six of his targets for 77 yards and a touchdown in Monday night's 27-3 win over Cincinnati.

On Pittsburgh's second play from scrimmage Johnson caught a short pass from Mason Rudolph only to cough the ball up, leading to Cincinnati's only points of the game. He more than made up for his fumble with a 43-yard touchdown reception in the third quarter to put the game out of reach, 24-3. Johnson seems to have benefited from the Ben Roethlisberger (elbow) injury, catching nine passes for 129 yards and two touchdowns in the past two games with Mason Rudolph under center. He goes up against a Baltimore defense in Week 5 that was just torched by Jarvis Landry for 167 yards on eight receptions.

Boyd caught three of six targets for 33 yards in Monday night's 27-3 loss to the Steelers.

Boyd's worst performance of the campaign came amid an atrocious showing from the Bengals offense overall. After three straight games with double-digit targets, Boyd still tied for the team lead Monday, but narrowly trailed Auden Tate (50) and John Ross (36) in receiving yards. Assuming Cincinnati doesn't allow eight sacks again in Week 5, Boyd should be afforded more looks against the Cardinals, whose pass defense has struggled with top cornerback Patrick Peterson suspended.

Robinson reeled in just four of his team-high nine targets for 35 yards Saturday against the Lions.

While quarterback Patrick Mahomes still went over 300 passing yards on the day, he did not toss any touchdown passes and he spread the ball around fairly evenly. As a result, Robinson was one of six different players to top 30 yards receiving, though none of the group reached 100 on the day. It's still an encouraging sign that the fourth-year wideout led the team in targets, but that may be scaled back once Tyreek Hill (shoulder) is cleared to return. For the time being, however, Robinson can be utilized as a high-upside play in an explosive Chiefs offense.