NFL Player News
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Chimere Dike WR | TEN
Titans' Chimere Dike: Nets 102 all-purpose yards in loss
Dike secured four of five targets for 55 yards, rushed once for seven yards, returned one punt for seven yards and ran back one kickoff for 33 yards in the Titans' 34-26 loss to the Saints on Sunday.
Dike enjoyed one of the busy afternoons that have become commonplace as his rookie season has unfolded. With Sunday's production, the fleet-footed weapon pushed his season total to 2,371 all-purpose yards, the most by any rookie in NFL history. Dike will look to put a noteworthy stamp on a standout first professional season in a Week 18 road matchup against the Jaguars.
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Jalen Coker WR | CAR
Panthers' Jalen Coker: Just two grabs in Sunday's loss
Coker caught both his targets for 16 yards in Sunday's 27-10 loss to the Seahawks.
Incredibly, he led the Panthers in receiving yards, as Bryce Young was almost completely shut down by the Seattle defense. Despite the struggles of the Carolina offense, Coker was able to extend his streak of games with multiple catches to seven, a stretch in which the slot receiver has compiled a 23-302-2 line on 29 targets. Coker may need to step up further in Week 18 against the Buccaneers with the NFC South, and a playoff spot, on the line with a Carolina win. Note that the Panthers can also win the division if the Falcons win their next two games, no matter what Carolina does in the finale.
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Tetairoa McMillan WR | CAR
Panthers' Tetairoa McMillan: Doesn't look 100 percent in loss
McMillan (illness) caught one of four targets for five yards in Sunday's 27-10 loss to the Seahawks.
The standout rookie landed on the injury report Sunday morning due to an illness, and McMillan didn't look like himself as he set a season low in receiving yards. The eighth overall pick in the 2025 Draft still sits 71 yards short of reaching 1,000 for the year, and McMillan could be very busy in Week 18 against the Buccaneers with the NFC South, and a playoff spot, on the line with a Carolina win. Note that the Panthers can also win the division if the Falcons win their next two games, no matter what Carolina does in the finale.
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John Metchie III WR | NYJ
Jets' John Metchie: Team-best 41 receiving yards
Metchie caught all three of his targets for 41 yards in Sunday's 42-10 loss to the Patriots.
Metchie led the Jets in receiving yards as Brady Cook threw for only 152 yards in another lopsided loss. Cook has just one touchdown pass in four games (three starts) as the team's starting quarterback, so expectations should remain tempered for Metchie and the rest of the Jets' passing game in Week 18 against the Bills.
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Adonai Mitchell WR | NYJ
Jets' Adonai Mitchell: Catches three of nine targets
Mitchell caught three of nine targets for 41 yards in Sunday's 42-10 loss to the Patriots.
Mitchell has 55 targets in seven games with the Jets but has caught only 24 of them. He has 320 receiving yards and two touchdowns since coming over from the Colts in a midseason trade. Brady Cook has a 1:7 TD:INT in four games (three starts) since taking over as the Jets' starting quarterback, so Mitchell could be held back by poor quarterback play again in Week 18 against the Bills.
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Kyle Williams WR | NE
Patriots' Kyle Williams: Doesn't do much with five targets
Williams caught three of five targets for 20 yards in Sunday's 42-10 win over the Jets.
Williams saw a career-high five targets as the Patriots played without Kayshon Boutte (concussion) and Mack Hollins (abdomen, IR), but the additional looks didn't result in substantial production from the rookie third-round pick, even as Drake Maye threw five touchdown passes against a weak Jets defense. Williams set up the Patriots' second touchdown of the game by drawing an 18-yard pass interference penalty in the end zone, which was followed up by a one-yard Rhamondre Stevenson touchdown run on the next play. New England's starters are expected to play in Week 18 against the Dolphins with the top seed in the AFC still in play, so Williams' role could depend on Boutte's status.
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Jaxon Smith-Njigba WR | SEA
Seahawks' Jaxon Smith-Njigba: Nine grabs in Week 17 win
Smith-Njigba caught nine of 12 targets for 72 yards in Sunday's 27-10 win over the Panthers.
The star wideout dominated looks from Sam Darnold, as no other Seattle player saw more than three targets. Smith-Njigba has fallen too far off the pace to have a serious chance of threatening Calvin Johnson's single-season NFL record for receiving yards, but he'll still take a 113-1,709-10 line on 154 targets into a Week 18 meeting with the 49ers, with the No. 1 seed in the NFC potentially on the line for the Seahawks.
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Brian Thomas Jr. WR | JAC
Jaguars' Brian Thomas: Out-targeted by two other WRs
Thomas caught four of seven targets for 39 yards in Sunday's 23-17 win over the Colts.
Thomas tied Jakobi Meyers for third on the Jaguars in receiving yards behind Parker Washington (115) and Brenton Strange (54). Washington paced the team with 10 targets for the second consecutive game and Thomas was also out-targeted, 9-7, by Meyers. Thomas has struggled to find consistency while working as part of a crowded pass-catching group in Jacksonville, though there could be plenty of production to go around in Week 18, when the 12-4 Jaguars can clinch the AFC South by beating the 3-13 Titans.
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Jakobi Meyers WR | JAC
Jaguars' Jakobi Meyers: Nine targets in Week 17 win
Meyers caught six of nine targets for 39 yards and lost a fumble in Sunday's 23-17 win over the Colts.
Meyers fumbled on a failed lateral attempt to Travis Etienne in the first quarter, but the veteran wide receiver was otherwise his usual steady self. This was Meyers' seventh consecutive game with at least four catches, and he has at least 39 receiving yards in all eight of his appearances for the Jaguars after coming over from the Raiders in a midseason trade. Meyers will remain a reliable target in the short and intermediate range when the Jaguars try to clinch the AFC South in a Week 18 home game against the Titans.
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Andrei Iosivas WR | CIN
Bengals' Andrei Iosivas: Four grabs in Sunday's rout
Iosivas caught four of six targets for 41 yards in Sunday's 37-14 win over the Cardinals.
The third-year wideout finished second on the Bengals in targets behind Ja'Marr Chase, although Iosivas was only fourth in receiving yards. Iosivas has struggled to make a consistent impact in 2025, but he'll head into a Week 18 tilt against the Browns needing six catches and 55 yards to set new career highs in those categories.