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Goedert caught two of three targets for 28 yards in Sunday's 21-18 win over the Panthers.

Goedert dropped a potential go-ahead touchdown on his lone unsuccessful target, wasting an easy opportunity to improve his performance. Through five games, the tight end has totaled 15 catches on 19 looks for 216 yards and two scores, giving him modest value ahead of a tough matchup Thursday night against the Buccaneers in Week 6.

Hockenson caught two of three targets for 22 yards during Sunday's 19-17 loss to Minnesota.

With Detroit down its two best offensive linemen, Hockenson seemingly saw increased responsibilities in pass protection at the expense of his receiving production. Even though fantasy managers can't be satisfied with three straight scoreless weeks with less than 50 receiving yards, the return of starting left tackle Taylor Decker (finger) could free Hockenson up to run more routes, and the impending return of Tyrell Williams (concussion) could help take attention away from Hockenson in the passing game. The third-year tight end will next take aim at the Bengals in Week 6.

Trautman caught both his targets for 43 yards in Sunday's 33-22 win over Washington.

Most of the tight end's production came on a 32-yard grab in the fourth quarter that helped set up the Saints' final touchdown of the afternoon. Trautman will head into the team's Week 6 bye with only six catches for 64 yards through five games, and the competition for targets could get a lot stiffer on the other side of the break with Michael Thomas (ankle) and Tre'Quan Smith (hamstring) both eligible to return.

Arnold caught six of eight targets for 64 yards against Tennessee on Sunday.

Arnold lost a fumble early in the game, but the 37-19 final score implies it didn't play much of a role in the loss. More importantly than the fumble, Arnold led the Jaguars in all receiving categories -- tying Jamal Agnew for six receptions and eight targets but producing 23 more yards than Agnew did (41). Particularly in light of the Week 4 injury to DJ Chark (ankle), the Jaguars should continue sending the ball in Arnold's direction. Jacksonville sees Miami in Week 6.

Henry recorded six receptions on eight targets for 75 yards and a touchdown in Sunday's 25-22 win over the Texans.

Henry had his best game as a Patriot and also scored for the second consecutive week. He managed long receptions of 21 and 16 yards and also found the end zone on a catch from 13 yards away. Despite the encouraging results, Sunday's effort marked the first time that Henry topped 50 yards on the campaign. Henry is likely to continue to see limited volume as the Patriots spread targets to a variety of pass-catchers, including Jakobi Meyers, Nelson Agholor, Jonnu Smith and Kendrick Bourne.

Firkser caught three of four targets for 33 yards against Jacksonville on Sunday.

Firkser helped the Titans move the chains as Julio Jones (hamstring) sat again, and by now he's all but proven his ability to provide the Titans with a reliable possession target in the middle of the field. He should be able to maintain his usage rate to this point -- 13 targets in three games -- though he might be hard-pressed to do any better than that, especially when Jones eventually returns. The Titans face Buffalo in Week 6.

Hurst recorded four receptions on five targets for 40 yards and a touchdown in Sunday's win over the Jets.

Hurst saw an increased role as the Falcons relied on multiple tight ends in the absence of Calvin Ridley (personal) and Russell Gage (ankle). He delivered a 17-yard touchdown reception to put the Falcons up 17-0 early in the second quarter. Hurst also offset some of that good by fumbling twice, one of which was lost to the Jets. Moving forward, Hurst may have a difficult time replicating this performance as the team heads into their bye, which will provide both Ridley and Gage an extra week to return.

Hill suffered a concussion during Sunday's contest at Washington, Katherine Terrell of The Athletic reports.

Hill remained on the turf after taking a hit to the helmet on an attempted catch in the second quarter and needed a cart to get to the locker room. Now that he has a confirmed concussion, he'll be subject to the NFL's protocol for head injuries in order to be cleared to resume game action. While Hill navigates his way through each of the five steps, Trevor Siemian and Ian Book are the remaining quarterbacks on the Saints behind starter Jameis Winston.

Horsted (knee) is active for Sunday's game against the Raiders, Colleen Kane of the Chicago Tribune reports.

Horsted was questionable for the contest with a knee injury even after logging full practices throughout the week. Typically buried on the depth chart, Horsted will serve as the team's third tight end with both Jesse James (personal) and J.P. Holtz (quadriceps) ruled out.

Njoku (knee) is listed as active for Sunday's game against the Chargers.

Njoku, who has logged seven catches on 10 targets for 111 yards in four games to date, is out there if you need him Sunday, but his weekly fantasy ceiling is hampered by the fact that Austin Hooper (11/97/1, 16 targets) and Harrison Bryant (6/69/0, 10 targets) also command their share of the Browns' tight end looks.