NFL Player News
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Jaylen Waddle WR | MIA
Dolphins' Jaylen Waddle: Sets pace for air attack Sunday
Waddle brought in five of nine targets for 72 yards in the Dolphins' 45-21 loss to the Bengals on Sunday. He also committed a fumble recovered by Miami.
Waddle flashed good chemistry with rookie first-time starter Quinn Ewers, leading the Dolphins in receptions, receiving yards and targets. The swapping out of Tua Tagovailoa for Ewers thus seemed to give Waddle's outlook a boost, as the talented wideout posted his best receiving yardage total in the last five contests. Waddle should have the opportunity to continue working with Ewers in a Week 17 home matchup against the Buccaneers next Sunday.
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CeeDee Lamb WR | DAL
Cowboys' CeeDee Lamb: Limited yardage in Week 16 loss
Lamb caught six of seven targets for 51 yards in Sunday's 34-17 loss to the Chargers.
After three straight 100-yard performances, Lamb took a back seat to George Pickens (7-130-1 on nine targets), as the talented receiving duo continues to alternate the role of Dak Prescott's favorite target. Lamb did reach 1,000 yards on the season Sunday, the fifth straight campaign he's hit that milestone, and he'll take a 69-1,027-3 line on 106 targets through 12 games into a Week 17 tilt against the Commanders.
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Tetairoa McMillan WR | CAR
Panthers' Tetairoa McMillan: Paces pass catchers, scores TD
McMillan brought in six of 10 targets for 73 yards and a touchdown in the Panthers' 23-20 win over the Buccaneers on Sunday.
McMillan finished with team-high figures in receptions, receiving yards and targets on the afternoon, and he delivered the seventh touchdown catch of his career on a 22-yard grab just before halftime. The rookie first-round pick's catch and yardage totals were both McMillan's best over the last four games, and he'll next take on the daunting challenge of the Seahawks' secondary in a Week 17 home matchup next Sunday.
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Keenan Allen WR | LAC
Chargers' Keenan Allen: Reliable pass catcher once again
Allen caught all five of his targets for 44 yards in the 34-17 win over the Cowboys on Sunday.
Allen has yet to exceed 60 yards receiving since Week 7, but he's been a reliable safety net tallying at least four receptions in four of the past five games. The veteran figures to be a critical part of the offense next week given how potent Houston's pass rush can be, especially against a Los Angeles offensive line besieged by injuries.
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Tre Harris WR | LAC
Chargers' Tre' Harris: New career high in receiving yards
Harris caught four of his five targets for 54 yards in the 34-17 win over the Cowboys on Sunday.
The rookie set his career high in receiving yards (49) last week and immediately surpassed that the following game in large part due to the 34 receiving yards he tallied on the opening drive. Harris has effectively maintained a similar snap count week to week, and even in the event he sees his playing time jump, Houston's defense figures to present significant complications to Los Angeles' offense in the Week 17 contest.
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Tee Higgins WR | CIN
Bengals' Tee Higgins: Hauls in TD in return
Higgins caught all three of his targets for 53 yards and a touchdown in Sunday's 45-21 win over the Dolphins.
Making his return from another one-game absence due to a concussion, Higgins made an immediate impact by connecting with Joe Burrow on a nine-yard TD in the first quarter. He's had to sit out two of the last three weeks while in the concussion protocol, but Higgins had has a nose for the end zone this season whenever he's been in the lineup, finding paydirt in six of his last seven appearances and hauling in 10 touchdowns in total over 13 games in 2025. His next score will set a new career high, a mark he'll look to reach in Week 17 against the Cardinals.
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Ja'Marr Chase WR | CIN
Bengals' Ja'Marr Chase: Hits century mark in big win
Chase caught nine of 11 targets for 109 yards in Sunday's 45-21 win over the Dolphins.
The superstar wideout topped 100 receiving yards for the seventh time this season, and the third time in four games since Joe Burrow came off IR. During that four-game stretch, Chase has hauled in 31 passes on 49 targets for 395 yards but curiously hasn't gotten into the end zone once, and his TD drought stands at six games. He'll look to hit paydirt for the first time since Week 7 in a Week 17 clash with the Cardinals.
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Ladd McConkey WR | LAC
Chargers' Ladd McConkey: Another touchdown in win
McConkey caught four of his six targets for 43 yards and a touchdown in Sunday's 34-17 win over the Cowboys.
McConkey will be hard-pressed to surpass his yardage total from last year given the litany of offensive line injuries Los Angeles has tried to survive, but the second-year wideout has quietly become a potent scoring threat -- he tallied his 13th regular-season touchdown of his career Sunday. The 24-year-old has yet to surpass 50 receiving yards since a stretch where he exceeded the mark in five consecutive games in Weeks 6-10. That directly coincides with the timing of the injury to Joe Alt (ankle) and bears keeping in mind for fantasy managers ahead of a difficult matchup against the Texans in Week 17.
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Quentin Johnston WR | LAC
Chargers' Quentin Johnston: Leads team in receiving yards
Johnston caught four of his five targets for 104 yards and a touchdown in the 34-17 win over the Cowboys on Sunday.
Johnston was exceptional after missing the previous week due to a groin injury. The 2023 first-round pick had just 16 catches for 156 yards over the past seven games as Los Angeles struggled to adapt after a litany of offensive-line injuries. Thankfully for fantasy managers, Dallas presented absolutely zero issues for Justin Herbert, setting the stage for Johnston's massive game. It's hard to imagine Johnston putting together another significant day Week 17 against the fearsome Texans defense, but he's undoubtedly a key piece for the offense in terms of the deep-play threat he poses.