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Thomas did not play a snap on offense in Sunday's 21-17 win over the Eagles.

Thomas has been relegated to special teams duty in light of Greg Olsen returning from injury to claim his every-down role at tight end.

Goedert hauled in four of five targets for 45 yards and a touchdown in Sunday's 21-17 loss to Carolina.

Goedert got four of his looks on a single drive in the third quarter that ended with his touchdown catch. He wasn't very involved otherwise, but his reception, target and yardage totals were all still good for his second-best numbers of the season. The rookie has seen between 31 and 37 snaps in each of his last four games and is likely to see a similar workload Week 8 against Jacksonville at Wembley Stadium.

Everett played just 22 of 61 offensive snaps and lost five yards with his only reception during Sunday's 39-10 win over San Francisco.

At this stage of the season, it looks like another lost fantasy year for Everett. The tight end owns all the athletic gifts to make an impact, but he's not receiving enough looks in the passing attack with just 13 targets through seven games. Everett still owns some dynasty appeal, but all seasonal expectations for him should be tempered at this point.

Higbee played 42 of 61 offensive snaps but failed to catch his only target during Sunday's 39-10 win over San Francisco.

Higbee's now gone consecutive games without a reception and has just five catches for 64 yards and a touchdown for the season. Unless he suddenly becomes more involved in the offense, the third-year tight end out of Western Kentucky should be ignored in all fantasy settings.

Smith brought in two of three targets for 11 yards during Sunday's 20-19 loss to the Chargers.

Smith logged 79 percent of Tennessee's offensive snaps and remains the team's No. 1 tight end, but has yet to step into the role left by Delanie Walker (ankle). The second-year pro has yet to eclipse three targets in a game and has only logged a total of 44 receiving yards in the last six games. Smith does not warrant weekly fantasy consideration in the Titans' low volume passing attack.

Gesicki was limited in Monday's practice due to a shoulder injury, Adam H. Beasley of the Miami Herald reports.

Gesicki seems to have sustained a shoulder injury during Miami's 32-21 loss to the Lions on Sunday, in which he brought in three of three targets for 44 yards. The rookie tight end was also subjected to double coverage in the red zone, so it would appear that Gesicki has earned an increased role in the Dolphins' offense in the absence of A.J. Derby (foot). The severity of Gesicki's shoulder injury remains undisclosed, but Joe Schad of The Palm Beach Post reports that the rookie tight end is doing better than coach Adam Gase expected. Gesicki's status is up in the air for Thursday's game against the Texans.

Derby (foot) did not practice Monday, Adam H. Beasley of the Miami Herald reports.

Derby continues to nurse a foot injury, one that's caused him to miss four consecutive regular-season contests. Rookie tight end Mike Gesicki hauled in all three targets for 44 yards in Derby's absence Week 7, so there's no guarantee that the 27-year-old returns to an uncontested starting role when healthy.

Uzomah hauled in both of his targets for 13 yards and a touchdown Sunday in the Bengals' 45-10 loss to the Chiefs.

Uzomah continues to dominate the tight-end snaps for Cincinnati -- he played 57 of a possible 59 in Week 7 -- but he has yet to emerge as much more than a peripheral option in the Cincinnati passing attack. He's been targeted two or fewer times in three of the past four weeks, hindering his upside in games when he's not able to reach the end zone like he did on his four-yard grab in the second quarter. The 25-year-old will at least draw another favorable matchup against a struggling Tampa Bay defense Week 8, but Uzomah could drop further in the pecking order among the Bengals' pass-catching options if Giovani Bernard (knee) is cleared to return to action.

Allen logged 55 of a possible 64 snaps on offense in Sunday's 38-31 win over the Bears.

With both Rob Gronkowski (back/ankle) and Jacob Hollister (hamstring) out, Allen was the only tight end the Patriots had available Sunday. Despite the heavy snap count, Allen was not targeted in the game. He did, however, make an impact as a blocker, notably on James White's second TD of the day. Allen is clearly off the fantasy radar these days, even when Gronkowski is sidelined.

Kelce brought in all five of his targets for 95 yards in Sunday's 45-10 win over Cincinnati.

Backup tight end Demetrius Harris hit paydirt instead, with Kelce doing all of his damage between the 20s. The veteran only has three touchdowns so far this year, but his 563 receiving yards rank him second among all NFL tight ends. Kelce will look to continue his steady production against the Broncos in Week 8.