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Knox hauled in his lone target for five yards in a 24-16 win over the Chargers on Sunday.

Knox and fellow tight end Dalton Kincaid combined for only four targets from Josh Allen in Sunday's game, with wide receiver DJ Moore leading all pass catchers with 10 targets. Knox is up to a 4-17-1 receiving line on four targets through three regular-season games, and his production will be limited to occasional red zone opportunities as long as Kincaid is healthy. The Bills will stay home for a Week 4 AFC East clash against the Patriots this Sunday.

The Raiders waived Shorter (undisclosed) from injured reserve Tuesday.

Shorter signed a reserve/future contract with Las Vegas in early January before landing on IR in May due to an undisclosed issue. It's unclear where he stands in his recovery, but the 26-year-old no longer will be free to sign with another club once he's healthy. Shorter has participated in 17 regular-season games over two NFL campaigns and has played primarily on special teams. He's yet to record a touch or target on offense.

The Bengals signed Hudson off the practice squad to the active roster Tuesday.

Hudson was elevated from the practice squad for two of the Bengals' first three games of the regular season, accumulating three catches on as many targets for 17 yards. He'll now be a part of the team's 53-man roster moving forward and will contribute mostly on special teams and in a depth role on offense behind fellow tight ends Mike Gesicki, Drew Sample and Erick All.

Freiermuth recorded two receptions for 30 yards on four targets and carried once for one yard in Sunday's 30-27 win over the Bengals.

Freiermuth took the field for 37 of the Steelers' 62 offensive snaps, with his 60 percent share placing him slightly behind fellow tight end Darnell Washington (47 snaps, 76 percent). The Steelers should continue to make ample use of two-tight-end sets to keep Freiermuth involved in their game plans, but since he doesn't project to see heavy target volume week to week, he'll remain a largely touchdown-dependent fantasy option.

Otton tallied three catches on six targets for 56 yards Sunday in a loss to the Vikings.

Otton finished second on the Bucs in both targets and receiving yards in his best game of 2026 to date. The majority of the tight end's receiving yardage came on a 37-yard connection with Baker Mayfield midway through the second quarter. However, Mayfield is expected to miss at least three weeks of action due to a thumb injury, so Otton will be working with rookie undrafted QB Jalon Daniels over the next few games.

Dulcich caught 5-of-7 targets for 55 yards in the Dolphins' 24-10 loss to the Chiefs on Sunday.

Dulcich had his far-and-away best performance of the season, seeing seven targets in the loss. The tight end's next-closest number of targets was three in Week 2. The 26-year-old received over double the attention in Week 3 after De'Von Achane (knee) suffered a serious injury.

Hockenson caught two of his four targets for 11 yards in the Vikings' 23-16 win over the Buccaneers on Sunday.

Hockenson struggled along with the entire Vikings offense in the contest. The team relied on a single explosive rush and a single explosive pass play over the entire 60-minute game. Quarterback Kyler Murray was unable to stoke much of a passing attack against the Buccaneers, relying on a 41-yard touchdown to Jordan Addison for nearly a quarter of his passing yards on the night.

Gadsden didn't catch any of his three targets in Sunday's loss to the Bills.

With Charlie Kolar (forearm) and David Njoku (fibula - IR) both unavailable, Gadsden drew the start Sunday and led Los Angeles' tight ends with a 57 percent offensive snap share. However, he couldn't do anything with that production, failing to reel in any of the three targets QB Justin Herbert tossed his way. Gadsden could have another chance to make an impact this coming Sunday against Seattle with both Kolar and Njoku set to remain sidelined, but the Seahawks have given up the third-fewest receiving yards to tight ends so far this season.

Loveland secured all four targets for 31 yards in the Bears' 27-7 win over the Eagles on Monday night.

Head coach Ben Johnson appeared to make a concerted effort to get the ball into Loveland's hands Monday after the tight end's slow first two games, and that approach met with some success. While all three components of Loveland's receiving line qualified as season-high figures, the second-year pro's longest reception went for just 12 yards and he was well behind the wideout trio of Kalif Raymond, Luther Burden and Rome Odunze in receiving yards. Loveland's chemistry with fill-in signal-caller Case Keenum was encouraging, however, and the duo should have a chance to continue working together in Sunday's Week 4 home matchup against the Jets.

Helm notched two catches on four targets for 14 yards Sunday in a loss to the Giants.

Helm and fellow tight end Daniel Bellinger each had two catches in the contest, though Helm garnered two more targets. After opening the campaign with a 4-28-0 line against the Jets, Helm has managed a combined 4-27-0 line across his subsequent pair of games. He'll look to be more productive next Sunday in Baltimore, though Tennessee's passing game as a whole is struggling so far, averaging just 159.0 yards per game -- third-fewest in the NFL.