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Pruitt caught two passes for 22 yards in Sunday's loss to Seattle.

Pruitt hauled in both of his targets Sunday to post his second-best receiving output of his rookie season. With Kyle Rudolph in the fold as the team's top tight end, Pruitt only saw 16 passes thrown his way in the regular season as a reserve-type option. That said, with Rudolph's lengthy injury history, the Vikings will need to continue developing Pruitt into a viable tight end should Rudolph find himself on the inactive list at any point next season.

Graham was inactive for Saturday's playoff game against the Chiefs.

Graham was once an up-and-coming tight end, who caught 49 of 89 targets with five touchdowns in 2013. The Texans re-signed him to a three-year deal coming off that season, but he was from a different regime and never became an important piece for head coach Bill O'Brien. Graham played in the first eight games of the season, but never again once Ryan Griffin came off short-term injured reserve. He's got one year left on his contract, but is a candidate to be released in March.

Kelce caught eight of 10 targets for 128 yards in Sunday's win over the Texans.

The big tight end assumed a central role in the passing game after Jeremy Maclin left with an injury, and he responded with his largest yardage output of the season in recording his first 100-yard game since the season opener. Kelce accounted for roughly two thirds of Alex Smith's yardage on the day, and he will play a large role once again next week, whether Maclin is healthy or not, as the Chiefs travel to take on either the Broncos or the Patriots.

Kelce (groin) is listed as active Saturday at Houston, BJ Kissel of the Chiefs' official site reports.

After practicing in full all week, Kelce will aim to replicate his only performance of the season against the Texans from Week 1, when he set season highs in both yards (106) and touchdowns (two).

Escobar (torn Achilles) finished the season with just eight catches on 13 targets for 64 yards and a touchdown in 14 games.

The former second round pick is increasingly looking like a bust, as despite Escobar's size and value as a red-zone target he has yet to establish himself as a reliable pass-catching threat in three seasons. Assuming he returns from his torn Achilles tendon at 100 percent, expect him to back up Cowboys institution Jason Witten once again in 2016.

Bibbs finished his rookie season with one catch on two targets for seven yards.

Bibbs was able to make some noise during camp, but it was clear early on that Gary Barnidge would be the top pass catching option at the position. As such, Bibbs was inactive for nine of the first 10 games of the season, but did make the active roster for each game after the team's bye. Like fellow tight end Jim Dray, the 260-pound Bibbs is arguably just as useful as a blocker, so perhaps his time will come over the next couple seasons.

Dray, who was not targeted in the Week 17 loss to Pittsburgh, finished the season with a total of six catches for 61 yards.

Dray saw 17 or more offensive snaps in every game this season for Cleveland, but was used primarily as a blocking tight end and on special teams. He provides substantial real-life value for an organization, but won't be a factor in fantasy any time soon.

Hewitt (knee) sat out practice again Wednesday, Local 12 in Cincinnati reports.

Hewitt sat out last week against the Ravens, and with Tyler Eifert at full strength again he's unlikely to make an impact. He ended the season with just eight catches for 99 yards, with no touchdowns.

Kelce caught a single 10-yard pass off of two targets in Sunday's win over Oakland.

Sunday was just Kelce's second game all season with fewer than three catches and his 10 yards were a season low. For the season, Kelce ranked tied for seventh among tight ends in receptions, sixth in yards and ninth in touchdowns. Houston and its third-ranked pass defense represents a challenge for Kansas City in the Wild Card Weekend opener, but Kelce put together his best game of the season in the teams' Week 1 matchup, snagging six catches for 106 yards and two scores.

Wright hauled in a nine-yard touchdown on his lone target of the Lions' win over the Bears.

Wright opened the scoring early in the first quarter, working out of right slot and slipping behind the coverage. It was Wright's first catch since Week 7 and he had seen just one target over the eight games in between. Wright is a restricted free agent and, given how seldomly he was used, it would not be a surprise if the Lions let him walk. Wright recorded 80 catches and 11 touchdowns combined in 2013 and 2014, and should find a home quickly as a flex tight end if he does not return to Detroit.