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  • Seahawks' Jaxon Smith-Njigba: Reels in first TD of 2025

    Smith-Njigba (illness) finished with five receptions on six targets for 96 yards and a touchdown in Sunday's 44-13 win over the Saints.

    Smith-Njigba was battling an illness that he had to power through in order to suit up Sunday. Fantasy managers were grateful that he did after Sam Darnold dialed up his No. 1 option for a 12-yard score on Seattle's opening possession. It was Smith-Njigba's first trip to the end zone in 2025, complementing healthy averages of 7.3 receptions and 107.7 yards through three contests. JSN is coming into his own as the Seahawks prepare to face the Cardinals in a matchup of 2-1 NFC West squads on Thursday Night Football in Week 4.

  • Buccaneers' Sterling Shepard: Hits for season-high 80 yards

    Shepard caught four of five targets for 80 yards in Sunday's 29-27 win over the Jets.

    Shepard put together his best game of the season, finishing just five yards short of rookie Emeka Egbuka's team-high total. The veteran slot receiver has an 11-153-0 line on 15 targets through Tampa Bay's first three games while taking advantage of the absence of Chris Godwin (ankle), but even if Godwin is ready to make his season debut in Week 4 against the Eagles, Shepard's role may not decrease immediately as Mike Evans left Sunday's win in the fourth quarter with a hamstring injury.

  • CeeDee Lamb WR | DAL

    Cowboys' CeeDee Lamb: Likely avoids major injury

    Cowboys owner Jerry Jones said after Sunday's loss to the Bears the early word on Lamb's ankle injury is positive, and Lamb is believed to have avoided a serious issue, Joe Hoyt of The Dallas Morning News reports.

    Jones didn't offer a whole lot in terms of a Lamb update, but the training staff stated Lamb's injury isn't as serious as it could have been, according to Jon Machota of The Athletic. Lamb got his ankle rolled up underneath him in the first half against Chicago and tried to return but lasted one play before he was ultimately ruled out for the remainder of the contest. Lamb will undoubtedly undergo further testing in the coming days ahead of next Sunday night's game against the Packers.

  • Emeka Egbuka WR | TB

    Buccaneers' Emeka Egbuka: Leading receiver in Week 3 win

    Egbuka caught six of eight targets for 85 yards in Sunday's 29-27 win over the Jets.

    The rookie continued an impressive start to his NFL career, leading the Buccaneers in catches and yards while tying Mike Evans in targets. Evans left the game in the fourth quarter with a hamstring injury, and Chris Godwin (ankle) may not be ready to make his season debut next week, which could leave Egbuka and his 14-181-3 line on 21 targets through three contests poised for massive volume in Week 4 against an Eagles secondary that just got torched for 11 catches and 112 yards by the Rams' Puka Nacua.

  • Giants' Gunner Olszewski: Cleared to play against KC

    Olszewski (back) is active for Sunday's game against the Chiefs, Dan Salomone of the Giants' official site reports.

    Olszewski ended the week with a DNP on Friday after logging consecutive limited practice sessions, but he has been cleared to play in Sunday night's game. He's worked exclusively on special teams through the first two games of the regular season and has accrued 62 punt return yards and 29 kick return yards over that span.

  • Panthers' Tetairoa McMillan: Quiet on eight targets

    McMillan recorded three receptions on eight targets for 48 yards in Sunday's 30-0 win over the Falcons.

    McMillan was plenty involved in the Panthers offense, as he doubled Carolina's next-closest pass catcher in targets. That didn't translate into much production, though he still showed impressive flashes, including making a leaping contested catch as well as a 23-yard reception out of the slot in the first quarter. McMillan has had a promising start to his rookie season, though his stat lines could be inconsistent due to the nature of the Panthers' offense.

  • Jalen Royals WR | KC

    Chiefs' Jalen Royals: Pro debut on tap

    Royals (knee) is active for Sunday's game at the Giants, Matt McMullen of the Chiefs' official site reports.

    Royals had been dealing with knee tendinitis since mid-August, which delayed the rookie fourth-round pick's pro debut. Now that he's cleared for action, he'll be available to a Chiefs receiving corps that again will be without Xavier Worthy (shoulder). However, it remains to be see how Royals will be incorporated in a healthy group that includes Hollywood Brown, Tyquan Thornton, JuJu Smith-Schuster, Jason Brownlee and Nikko Remigio.

  • Garrett Wilson WR | NYJ

    Jets' Garrett Wilson: Gets into end zone in Week 3

    Wilson caught 10 of 13 targets for 84 yards and a touchdown in Sunday's 29-27 loss to the Buccaneers.

    Despite having Tyrod Taylor under center instead of Justin Fields (concussion), Wilson was still the clear top downfield option for the Jets, as none of his teammates saw more than six targets or caught more than four passes, and his 11-yard TD catch from Taylor early in the fourth quarter kicked off an attempted comeback from a 23-6 deficit by New York. Wilson will take a 21-229-2 line on 30 targets into a Week 4 meeting with the Dolphins.

  • CeeDee Lamb WR | DAL

    Cowboys' CeeDee Lamb: Ruled out of Sunday's game

    Lamb (ankle) won't return to Sunday's game in Chicago, Erin Andrews of Fox Sports reports.

    Lamb injured his left ankle on a one-yard carry midway through the first quarter and exhibited a visible limp thereafter. He was able to return to the game for one play at the start of the second quarter but didn't look like his normal dynamic self. He then was spotted without a helmet walking slowly around the sidelines before the Cowboys ruled him out just after halftime. George Pickens is in line for more targets moving forward, while KaVontae Turpin, Jalen Tolbert and Ryan Flournoy will be the candidates to take on more snaps.

  • Derius Davis WR | LAC

    Chargers' Derius Davis: Returns to action

    Davis (knee) returned to action following halftime in Sunday's contest against the Broncos, Aric DiLalla of the Broncos' official site reports.

    Davis was sidelined with a knee injury prior to the break, but he was able to make it back out there to open the second half. He did end up fumbling on a kickoff return, which the Broncos recovered early in the third quarter.

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