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Humphries (leg) didn't play in Saturday's preseason game against New England.

Humphries was removed from practice Wednesday and limited to stretching Thursday. The Titans can afford to take a cautious approach, as there isn't any doubt about Humphries handling slot work during the upcoming season. The real competition at wide receiver entails A.J. Brown, Taywan Taylor and Tajae Sharpe competing for the final top-three spot.

Cain had seven receptions for 80 yards on nine targets in Saturday's preseason loss to Cleveland.

It was just Cain's second game in returning from an August 2018 ACL tear. He showed a spark with the second-team offense and looks ahead of schedule in his return from the injury. However, he'll likely have a hard time getting snaps on offense in the regular season amid a deep receiving corps. He could emerge with a larger role later in the year.

McLaurin (tailbone) was present for practice Sunday, John Keim of ESPN.com reports.

Per Ben Standig of the Athletic, a tailbone issue led to McLaurin being kept out of Thursday's preseason loss to the Bengals, but that was viewed as a precaution. McLaurin's presence at practice Sunday thus opens the door for the 2019 third-rounder to continue his quest to carve out a role in Washington's offense. Though listed as a second-teamer on the Redskins' posted preseason depth chart behind Josh Doctson, Paul Richardson and Trey Quinn, McLaurin's training camp efforts have opened some eyes. The rookie has some sleeper potential if he earns a steady share of snaps out of the gate, and in turn develops a strong rapport with whoever starts at QB for Washington.

Cobb caught his only target for a seven-yard gain during Saturday's 14-10 win over the Rams.

Cobb wasn't heavily involved in this one, but he did contribute on the Cowboys' opening touchdown drive with a short catch as they worked their way into the red zone. Although reports suggest he's building a nice rapport with Dak Prescott, the veteran has yet to make a significant impact through two preseason games. It should be noted, however, that the starters have played just two drives to this point, so Cobb should have a better opportunity to contribute next Saturday against the Texans.

Smith hauled in a 31-yard touchdown pass from Joe Webb in Saturday's preseason Week 2 win over Detroit.

The touchdown was Smith's lone catch on four targets. He got the start alongside DeAndre Hopkins and DeAndre Carter, with Will Fuller sitting out and Keke Coutee (ankle) unavailable. If the Texans suffer injuries at wideout this season, Smith and Carter are the leading candidates to fill in.

Carter caught all three targets for a team-high 40 yards in Houston's preseason Week 2 win over Detroit.

Carter started the game with Keke Coutee (ankle) unavailable and caught a pair of passes from quarterback Deshaun Watson on the game's opening drive. Carter also served as the starting returner on both punts and kickoffs. He came off the PUP list last weekend and was given a vote of confidence by coach Bill O'Brien as a potential fill-in starter should Coutee not be available when the regular season starts.

Hopkins caught two of three targets for 17 yards and a touchdown in Houston's preseason Week 2 win over Detroit.

Hopkins, who opened training camp on the PUP list, made his preseason debut, playing on the opening series only. Quarterback Deshaun Watson played that series as well and looked sharp. Hopkins was targeted twice on throws inside the 5-yard line, the second resulting in his score.

Davis hauled in one of three targets, with his lone reception going for a 20-yard gain, during Saturday's 22-17 loss to New England.

Davis has established himself as a deep threat since coming out of Western Michigan as a top-five draft choice, with nearly 20 percent of his career receptions going for 20-plus yards. In 2018 alone, Davis had 15 catches of 20 or more yards, comprising just under half of Marcus Mariota's completions of the same distance. Davis is a burner, but the question remains as to whether he can account for the requisite number of receptions and touchdowns to be a weekly stalwart in lineups. To this point in his career, Davis has averaged fewer than 3.7 catches per game, with four scores in 27 appearances.

Brown did not record a catch during Saturday's 22-17 loss to the Patriots.

Brown was a first-team All-SEC receiver in each of the past two seasons -- alongside Calvin Ridley (2017) and Jerry Jeudy (2018) -- but had little offensive impact on the stat sheet Saturday night, other than drawing a 27-yard pass interference penalty on J.C. Jackson to set up a touchdown pass from Marcus Mariota to Delanie Walker on the subsequent play. He'll aim to record his first reception next Sunday against a Steelers defense that looked formidable in containing Kansas City to 223 passing yards and seven total points in Week 2 of the preseason.

Meyers caught all six of his targets, amassing 82 yards during Saturday's 22-17 win against the Titans. He also converted a successful two-point play by hauling in a pass from Brian Hoyer.

The rookie out of NC State continues to draw attention with stellar preseason play, now posting game-high receiving outputs in each of his first two career outings. In fact, upon summing the second-leading receiver's output from those games, Meyers has outgained that total by 64 yards. Josh Gordon's conditional reinstatement to the NFL clouds the undrafted Meyers' 2019 outlook somewhat, but his performance thus far has been more than sufficient to keep him in the mix for a roster spot.