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Brown started at tight end and caught his lone target for nine yards in Sunday's 32-28 loss to the Seahawks.

Brown took over the starting job from Demetrius Harris, who had been the primary fill-in for the injured David Njoku (wrist) but was losing playing time to Brown and Ricky Seals-Jones. The catch was just Brown's second on three targets. Since Njoku's injury, Seals-Jones, who scored his second touchdown of the season and was the snap leader Sunday, has been the target leader at the position.

Hill rushed three times for 17 yards in the Saints' 13-6 win over the Jaguars on Sunday.

Hill continues to be uninvolved at quarterback, as Teddy Bridgewater has commanded the Saints' offense brilliantly, leading the team to a 4-0 record sans Drew Brees. Hill has attempted only one pass in four games with Bridgewater as the starter, and his usage as a gadget player makes him an unappealing deep-league option.

Everett caught two of five targets for nine yards during Sunday's 20-7 loss to the 49ers.

Although Everett finished second on the team in targets, he caught just two of the balls thrown his way and managed to net positive yards just once. This was a large dropoff after Everett caught 12 of 19 passes for 180 yards and a touchdown over the prior two games, but it can be attributed by a horrific showing by the passing game as a whole. This was a reminder that the tight end's role in the offense can't be taken for granted despite his recent success, even if next week's road matchup against the Falcons appears favorable on paper.

Gesicki caught three of seven targets for 51 yards in Sunday's 17-16 loss to Washington.

Gesicki posted the highest receiving yardage total of his young career during the Week 6 loss, although his catch rate left something to be desired. The Dolphins stand to continue giving Gesicki ample opportunities as the season continues, in order to further his development as an aerial weapon, but he nonetheless remains difficult to rely on for fantasy production. The second-year pro has a tough matchup against the Bills coming up during Week 7.

Hooper caught all eight of his targets, logging 117 receiving yards and one touchdown during Sunday's 34-33 loss to Arizona.

As far as the tight end position goes, it's hard to beat Hooper's immense workload of 8.3 targets per game. What's even better is that Hooper is converting those opportunities into decisive fantasy performances, with six-plus catches and 55 yards in every game but one so far this season, as well as three touchdown catches over the past four weeks. He was able to dissect a Cardinals defense that entered Sunday allowing an NFL-high 461 receiving yards and six touchdowns to the position, and in Week 7, he will face a Rams defense against which George Kittle amassed eight receptions for 103 yards Sunday.

Kittle caught all eight of his targets for 103 yards during Sunday's 20-7 win over the Rams.

Kittle led the team in targets, catches and receiving yards while topping the 100-yard mark for the first time this season. His long gain of 45 yards was also his longest of the campaign and he's now somewhat quietly on pace to exceed 1,000 for the season after a slow start by his standards. Kittle still has just one touchdown to his name after five contests, but that could change in next Sunday's road matchup against a poor Redskins team.

Henry (knee) is listed as active for Sunday night's game against the Steelers.

Henry -- who suffered a tibia plateau fracture to his left knee in Week 1 -- will give it a go Sunday night, but Eric D. Williams of ESPN.com previously relayed that coach Anthony Lynn seems inclined to limit the tight end's snaps in his return to action. Henry is thus a speculative fantasy play in Week 6, but as long as he avoids any setbacks as the season rolls along, he figures to see his workload increase incrementally in the coming weeks.

Andrews caught six of eight targets for 99 yards during Sunday's 23-17 win over the Bengals.

Andrews dealt with a bit of a shoulder issue during the week, but he showed no signs of it as he led the team in targets, catches and receiving yards in the absence of Marquise Brown. He broke off a 39-yard gain, which tied his longest of the year, and has now recorded 99 or more receiving yards in three of six games. Andrews also has three touchdown catches to his name and will look to add to his numbers in next Sunday's matchup with the Seahawks.

Ertz secured four of nine targets for 54 yards and lost a fumble in the Eagles' 38-20 loss to the Vikings on Sunday.

Ertz mostly was held in check against a tough Vikings defense, and his fumble came in Vikings territory midway through the fourth quarter and Philadelphia attempting to come back from a 38-20 deficit. The veteran tight end's reception and receiving yardage tallies tied for a season low, even as he logged his second-highest amount of targets on the campaign. Ertz will look to bounce back against the Cowboys in a Week 7 matchup.

Seals-Jones hauled in three of six targets for 47 yards and a touchdown in Sunday's 32-28 loss to the Seahawks.

Seals-Jones made a backpedaling 31-yard touchdown catch on a deep pass from Baker Mayfield on the first play of the second quarter. In the wake of David Njoku's (wrist) injury, Seals-Jones has clearly been the most productive tight end -- he has seven catches for 143 yards and two scores with Njoku out -- despite playing fewer snaps than Demetrius Harris and Pharaoh Brown over the previous three games.