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The Texans brought Walter in for a workout Tuesday, Aaron Wilson of the Houston Chronicle reports.

The Texans also worked out running back Darius Jackson. Houston has gotten by with Carlos Hyde and Duke Johnson at running back since Lamar Miller's season-ending knee injury, so there's no obvious reason for bringing in Walter or Jackson.

Washington caught his only target, a six-yard gain, during Sunday's 36-25 win over Chicago.

Even with Alvin Kamara (knee/ankle) on the shelf, Washington was able to muster just one offensive snap during Sunday's game, his first of the season. Though Sunday brings Arizona's 25th-ranked run defense and Kamara's status is uncertain, Washington seems likely to continue to be a special-teams contributor more than anything else.

Barner was unable to reel in his only target during Sunday's 37-10 loss to the Rams.

Barner logged a season-high four offensive snaps Sunday and was targeted for the second time this season, but remains without a touch in 2019. Though Seattle's defense has statistically been so-so this season, it'd be hard to imagine Barner earning many meaningful opportunities, especially if Matt Ryan (ankle) is unable to play.

The Saints cut Zenner on Tuesday, Field Yates of ESPN reports.

Zenner was a late addition to the roster last week after Alvin Kamara (ankle) was forced to sit out Week 7. The former Lion made little difference in his appearance, rushing once for one yard and adding a six-yard catch. Following Zenner's release, this is a positive sign that Kamara will be healthy enough to return for Week 8.

Hines rushed once for three yards and caught one of two targets for 13 yards in Sunday's win over the Texans.

The 22-year-old saw only seven offensive snaps Sunday and was out-snapped by Jordan Wilkins. Hines should continue to be limited to passing-down work with Marlon Mack handling the bulk of the snaps.

Wilkins rushed twice for nine yards and caught his only target for six yards in Sunday's 30-23 win over the Texans.

As expected, Marlon Mack led the backfield with 21 touches for 56 scrimmage yards while Wilkins and Nyheim Hines were afterthoughts. Wilkins has emerged as a more-dependable runner than Hines, but Hines is still a consistently used pass catcher. Both of their fantasy values are low as long as Mack is healthy.

Mattison rushed seven times for 18 yards in Sunday's 42-30 win over the Lions.

This game was a true shootout, but Mattison still managed 21 of a possible 72 snaps on offense (29 percent). While he was unproductive in the role, especially compared to Dalvin Cook's 5.7 YPC on 25 rushes, his rotation in the offense looks secure going forward. The workhorse role that awaits if anything happens to Cook makes Mattison one of the top fantasy handcuffs, and there's a chance he sees garbage-time work in Week 8 if the Vikings can blow out the Redskins.

Sanders rushed six times for 21 yards and caught all three targets for 11 yards in Sunday's 37-10 loss to the Cowboys.

The Eagles trailed nearly the entire game, but they still refused to abandon the run, as their running backs totaled 24 carries compared to Carson Wentz's 26 throws. Sanders finished as No. 3 in the team's pecking order, though, since Jordan Howard had 11 rushes while Boston Scott recorded seven. There is some solace in that Sanders led the backfield with three targets and 33 of a possible 61 offensive snaps, but his lack of productivity lately -- 2.3 YPC over the last three weeks -- could prove costly moving forward.

Hill had no carries or targets in Sunday's win over the Seahawks.

Sunday marked a bottoming out of Hill's role in the offense as he had no touches for the first time all year and played a season-low four snaps. Hill is still active on special teams and had 21 kick return yards but he has seemingly lost his spot in the backfield rotation. Hill and the Ravens are on a bye before returning to action Nov. 11 against the Patriots.

Edwards had eight carries for 35 yards in Sunday's win over the Seahawks.

The second-year runner saw his highest carry count since Week 1 and responded with a strong outing. Edwards averaged 4.4 yards per carry and cracked the 30-yard mark for the second week in a row. Still, Mark Ingram is still the No.1 running back in Baltimore and Lamar Jackson's increased usage in the run game of late limits the amount of available carries for Edwards. The Ravens are on a bye in Week 8 before returning to action Week 9 against the Patriots.