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Jaguars tight end Marcedes Lewis and Clay Harbor both found the end zone in Week 13. Harbor finished the game with 23 yards, while Lewis had 26.

The Jags' tight end conundrum is like the poor man's version of the Bengals or Eagles -- two tight ends siphoning worth off one another. While one exists, the other will not have Fantasy value.

If Lewis and Harbor were the only pass-catching tight end on the Jags, things might be different. But neither have much Fantasy value at this time.

Texans tight end Garrett Graham has averaged 10 targets per game over his last two, but has just eight catches for 68 total yards to show for it. The first of those two games came against the Jaguars in Week 12, when Graham caught five passes on nine targets for 32 yards.

Graham faces the Jaguars again this Thursday night, and while he's seeing plenty of targets, he isn't doing much with them. In Week 11, Graham was targeted 12 times and finished with 126 yards and a touchdown, but he benefited from a Case Keenum scramble and broken-play throw that saw him open in the end zone. Working in his favor for Week 14, however, is the matchup.

The Jaguars held Graham to 32 yards in Week 12, but fellow tight end Ryan Griffin also caught a pass for 37 yards, meaning the Jags allowed 69 total yards to the tight end position. In three of the last four games, the Jags have allowed 65 or more receiving yards to the position, along with two touchdowns.

Graham is far from a sure thing, but he's seeing a ton of passes, and is facing a defense that has allowed the third-most Fantasy points per game to tight ends this season. He's not someone to hang your playoff hopes on, but there's a good enough matchup here to start Graham in many streaming situations.

When Saints tight end Jimmy Graham caught a 2-yard touchdown in the second quarter at Seattle, he set the team record with 12 receiving scores in a season. He also tied Lions wideout Calvin Johnson for the NFL lead.

Graham, however, was usually blanketed by the Seahawks. He caught just three of his team-high nine targets for 42 yards. Graham will look to bounce back at home vs. the Panthers.

Redskins tight end Logan Paulsen hauled in his second touchdown of the season Week 13, catching a 19-yard pass from Robert Griffin III in the second quarter. Paulsen finished with three catches on four targets for 41 yards.

Paulsen isn't likely to remain a big part of the offense. Jordan Reed is expected to return from his concussion Week 14 vs. Kansas City and resume his role as the pass-catching tight end.

Giants fullback Bear Pascoe was targeted three times in the win at Washington, making two catches for 11 yards. He's up to eight grabs this season.

Pascoe visits the Chargers in Week 14.

The Jaguars can thank their tight ends for two touchdowns during their victory Sunday in Cleveland.

Marcedes Lewis caught three passes for 26 yards and tallied on an 8-yard pass from running back Maurice Jones-Drew in the second quarter. Clay Harbor snagged two for 23, but one of them was an 18-yard score in the first quarter. Both touchdowns tied the game.

Texans tight end Garrett Graham was heavily targeted Week 13 vs. New England, but he contributed very little during a 34-31 loss. Graham was held to three catches for 36 yards, despite a team-high 11 targets.

Graham, whose longest reception went 17 yards, has been held to less than 40 yards in two straight games since totaling a franchise-record 136 receiving yards Week 11. He's also gone two straight games without a touchdown.

The Texans have a quick turnaround Week 14, playing at Jacksonville Thursday.

Buccaneers tight end Timothy Wright, who rebounded from a couple down performances with a season-high eight catches for 75 yards last week at Detroit, made it look like an aberration Week 13 at Carolina. He caught two passes for 17 yards, giving him less than 20 yards in three of his last four games.

Of course, on a day when quarterback Mike Glennon attempted only 21 passes, Wright's three targets were actually tied for third-most on the team. Only wide receivers Vincent Jackson and Tiquan Underwood had more. Still, in seven games since his breakthrough seven-catch, 91-yard performance in Week 6, he's averaging just 3.3 catches for 35.0 yards.

Wright will attempt to rebound yet again Week 14 against the Bills.

Eagles tight end Zach Ertz caught five passes for 68 yards and two touchdowns in Sunday's 24-21 victory over the Cardinals. Ertz was targeted six times. 

Ertz caught a six-yard touchdown pass in the first quarter and a 24-yard pass in the third. The 68 yards were a season high, and Ertz now has three touchdowns in his last four games. 

Brent Celek, the Eagles' other tight end, caught four passes for 29 yards and a touchdown in the game. The Cardinals came into the game having allowed 11 touchdowns to tight ends this season, the most in the NFL. 

The Eagles face the Lions in Week 14.

Cardinals tight end Jim Dray caught his second touchdown of the season in Sunday's 24-21 loss to the Eagles. Dray gained 26 yards on three receptions. 

The 26 yards were the second-most of the season for Dray, as were the three targets. 

The Cardinals face the Rams in Week 14.