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Evans played 39 of the Panthers' 67 snaps on offense and hauled in a 21-yard reception on his lone target in Sunday's 30-27 win over the Cowboys.

For the third game in a row, the rookie fifth-round pick out of Notre Dame served as Carolina's No. 2 tight end behind Tommy Tremble while usual starter Ja'Tavion Sanders (ankle) was sidelined once again. Evans had come through with touchdowns in the previous two contests, and though he didn't find paydirt Sunday, his 21-yard catch was the Panthers' third-longest play of the day and helped set up a field goal in the first quarter. Despite making a bit of splash in his backup role the past three games, Evans is still likely to see his playing time take a hit if Sanders is back in action Week 7 against the Jets.

Dallas carried once for zero yards and returned one kickoff for 28 yards in Sunday's 30-27 win over the Cowboys.

For the second straight week, Dallas suited up as the Panthers' No. 3 running back behind Rico Dowdle and Trevor Etienne while Chuba Hubbard (calf) remained sidelined. Dallas ended up playing four snaps on offense -- just four fewer than Etienne -- but Dowdle once again dominated the playing time while accounting for 34 of the 38 touches from the Carolina backfield. If Hubbard returns for the Panthers' Week 7 game against the Jets, Carolina will likely keep just one of Dallas and Etienne active for the contest, with either running back expected to see most of his playing time on special teams.

Lane caught one of two targets for 37 yards and rushed one time for seven yards in the Commanders' loss to the Bears on Monday night.

With Terry McLaurin (quadriceps) and Noah Brown (groin/knee) continuing to miss time, Lane saw an elevated role on offense, playing 42 percent of the snaps. He also returned one punt for nine yards on special teams. On the season, the fourth-round rookie has seven grabs for 82 scoreless yards on 15 targets, and 13 punt returns for 186 yards and one touchdown.

McNichols rushed two times for five yards and caught three of four targets for 30 yards in Monday night's loss to the Bears.

McNichols played 32 percent of the offensive snaps and set new season highs in targets, catches and receiving yards against the Bears. The Commanders appear to have settled on Jacory Croskey-Merritt as the lead ball-carrier on early downs with McNichols as the passing-down back, as Chris Rodriguez played just one offensive snap and didn't touch the ball Monday night.

Tremayne failed to draw a target while playing 23 of the Panthers' 67 snaps on offense in Sunday's 30-27 win over the Cowboys.

Tremayne was held without a reception for the first time since Week 1, ending a four-game stretch in which he accrued a 9-108-0 receiving line on 12 targets. Though he still finished third among Carolina wideouts in snap share (34 percent), Tremayne is likely to see his playing time take a hit if Jalen Coker (quadriceps) is reinstated from injured reserve ahead of the Panthers' next game Sunday at the Jets.

Rodriguez didn't touch the ball on one offensive snap in Monday night's loss to the Bears.

Rodriguez had played between 15 and 22 offensive snaps in each of the previous three games since Austin Ekeler's season-ending torn Achilles suffered in Week 2. Against Chicago, however, the Commanders simplified their backfield with Jacory Croskey-Merritt handling early-down duties and Jeremy McNichols as the clear pass-catching back. Rodriguez carries extremely minimal fantasy value at the moment.

Moore failed to catch either of his two targets in Monday night's loss to the Falcons.

With Curtis Samuel (neck) inactive and Joshua Palmer (ankle) going down in the first half, Moore saw increased action on offense, totaling 14 snaps. However, he was unable to corral either target and also muffed a handoff on a fourth-and-short jet sweep. Moore has five catches for 25 yards and one touchdown on seven targets this season.

Davis caught both of his targets for 19 yards and one touchdown in Monday's 24-14 loss to the Falcons.

Davis played a total of two offensive snaps and was targeted by Josh Allen in the passing game on both of those plays. His 16-yard touchdown on the opening drive of the second half pulled the Bills within seven points, but Buffalo was unable to score the rest of the way. Despite finding paydirt for the first time all season, Davis continues to struggle to earn meaningful run behind starting running back James Cook. Davis has played single-digit snaps in four straight games, with passing-down specialist Ty Johnson receiving more playing time than Davis in all of those contests. Though Davis could be the preferred option over Johnson to lead the Bills' rushing attack if Cook were to miss time at any point, Davis will likely continue to handle a light role so long as Cook is healthy.

Thomas caught his lone target for four yards in Sunday's 20-10 win over the Titans.

Thomas logged just 18 offensive snaps with fellow tight end Michael Mayer returning from a concussion to post a 5-50-1 receiving line on seven targets. Meanwhile, Brock Bowers (knee) is unlikely to return until after the Raiders' Week 8 bye, so Thomas should fill a similar TE2 role behind Mayer at Kansas City in Week 7.

McLaughlin rushed once for zero yards and failed to reel in his lone target in Sunday's 13-11 win over the Jets.

McLaughlin made his season debut Sunday after being a healthy inactive for Denver's first five games of the 2025 campaign. The third-year running back played just six of the Broncos' 60 offensive snaps, well behind both J.K. Dobbins (30) and RJ Harvey (17). Fellow running back Tyler Badie was inactive for the first time in Week 6, giving McLaughlin the opportunity against the Jets. With that said, it remains to be seen how the Broncos will deploy their running back rotation behind Dobbins and Harvey going forward. Barring injuries, however, McLaughlin remains far off the fantasy radar heading into a Week 7 matchup against the Giants.