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Al-Shaair registered seven tackles (three solo) during the Texans' 14-9 loss to the Rams on Sunday.

Al-Shaair was one of four Texans players to play all 60 defensive snaps and finished second on the team in tackles behind Kamari Lassiter (nine). Al-Shaair was limited to 11 regular-season games in 2024 after missing three games due to a knee injury and another three contests for a suspension, and he finished with 70 tackles (45 solo), including 2.0 sacks, four pass defenses and two forced fumbles.

Baker recorded 10 tackles (five solo), including one tackle for loss, and one pass defensed in Sunday's 20-13 win over the Saints.

Baker was on the field for 100 percent of defensive snaps and led the Cardinals in total tackles. He's coming off a career-best season in 2024 when he posted 164 stops, and he'll be one of the most important defensive players in Arizona once again in 2025. Baker logged double-digit tackles in seven of 17 games last season, and he got the 2025 campaign off to a fast start in that regard.

Higbee played 35 snaps on offense during Sunday's 14-9 win against the Texans.

For the first time since a Week 9 contest against Green Bay in 2023, the veteran tight end was held without a catch and failed to see even a target from Matthew Stafford. Higbee was on the field most out of the team's tight ends -- 35 of 60 snaps versus 29 for Colby Parkinson (shoulder) and 22 for Davis Allen -- but Parkinson and Allen recorded catches, and Allen scored what turned out to be the game-winning touchdown in the third quarter. Even with Parkinson suffering a sprained AC joint in the win, it'll be hard to trust Higbee or Allen for fantasy purposes given the amount of attention Puka Nacua, Davante Adams and Kyren Williams command in the offense; a Week 2 contest against a Titans defense that held Broncos tight ends in check last week doesn't bode well for a potential rebound, either.

Okereke recorded 16 tackles (seven solo) in Sunday's Week 1 loss to Washington.

Okereke's 16 tackles were more than any other player in Week 1 (pending Monday night's game). The hefty total also marked the second-highest tally of his career (he had 17 stops in a contest November 19, 2023). Okereke was limited to 12 games last season and snapped a three-year streak of reaching triple-digit tackles, but he's off to a fast start in his quest to reach that mark again in 2025.

Campbell logged nine tackles (five solo) during Sunday's 27-13 loss to Green Bay.

Campbell was one of five Lions players to play all 48 defensive snaps, and he was all over the field with a team-high nine tackles, which was tied with Javon Bullard and Quay Walker for second most in the game behind Edgerrin Cooper (12). Campbell has logged at least six tackles in each of his last six regular-season games, dating back to Week 14 of the 2024 campaign.

Emmanwori is dealing with a high-ankle sprain and is considered week-to-week, Michael-Shawn Dugar of The Athletic reports.

Emmanwori hurt his ankle early in Sunday's Week 1 loss to San Francisco. He briefly returned but ended up playing just five total snaps (four on defense and one on special teams). Emmanwori's diagnosis of a high-ankle sprain puts his status for Week 2 in serious doubt, and a move to IR isn't off the table, per Dugar.

Branch recorded five tackles (four solo) during the Lions' 27-13 loss to the Packers on Sunday.

Branch played all 48 defensive snaps and finished tied for fourth in tackles for Detroit. He was flagged for a 15-yard unsportsmanlike conduct penalty early in the first quarter after ripping off Tucker Kraft's helmet and tossing it to the sidelines. That penalty put the Packers in the red zone and led to a 15-yard touchdown pass from Jordan Love to Kraft three plays later. Branch and the Lions will look to bounce back in Week 2 as they welcome in the Bears on Sunday.

Mumpfield recorded six snaps on offense and two snaps on special teams during Sunday's 14-9 win against the Texans.

Eight different players saw targets from Matthew Stafford on Sunday, but only Mumpfield and Jordan Whittington (who did have a five-yard rush) failed to record a target out of the Rams' group of wideouts. Given Mumpfield's rookie status, this isn't a real surprise, but fantasy managers hoping to see what the seventh-rounder can do in regular season action may be waiting for a while given the commanding snap share of Puka Nacua, Davante Adams, Jordan Whittington and Tutu Atwell through one game.

Schwesinger logged eight tackles (three solo) during the Browns' 17-16 loss to the Bengals on Sunday.

Schwesinger was all over the field in his NFL regular-season debut, finishing as the Browns' leading tackler while playing all 52 defensive snaps. His last tackle on Chase Brown late in the fourth quarter resulted in a five-yard loss that led to the Bengals punting the ball away two plays later. Schwesinger was the Browns' second-round pick in the 2025 NFL Draft, and the UCLA product figures to see a heavy workload in his first season.

McCreary logged five tackles (four solo) and an interception during the Titans' 20-12 loss to the Broncos on Sunday.

McCreary jumped in front of Courtland Sutton to pick off of an ill-advised throw from Bo Nix late in the first quarter, though the Titans' offense wasn't able to capitalize by producing a scoring drive despite the strong field position. McCreary played in 34 of the Titans' 76 defensive snaps Sunday and primarily worked as a slot corner and in nickel packages.