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Otton secured two of six targets for 15 yards and a touchdown in the Buccaneers' 51-27 win over the Saints on Sunday. He also recovered a fumble.

In what was his least productive game since Week 2, Otton found a way to salvage his fantasy day with his first touchdown of the campaign. The third-year tight end also logged his third-highest target total of the campaign, so despite the downturn in production, it's encouraging Otton remains a fairly consistent subject of Baker Mayfield's attention heading into a Week 7 home showdown with the Ravens next Monday night.

Okonkwo recorded three receptions (on three targets) for six yards in Sunday's 20-17 loss to the Colts.

Okonkwo has seen a stable role in the Titans offense, playing at least 29 snaps in every game this season with no less than a 38 percent snap rate. He matched a season high with three catches, though his longest gain of the day went for just five yards. Overall, Okonkwo has failed to top 16 yards in a contest.

Conklin (hip) is active for Monday night's contest against the Bills.

Conklin was listed as a limited participant in practice Thursday through Saturday before being deemed questionable for the contest. With his availability confirmed, Conklin is in line to continue to lead the Jets' TE corps, a role that has resulted in him logging a 17-181-0 line on 27 targets through five games to date.

The Texans cut Myarick from their practice squad Monday.

In a corresponding move, the team signed Gregory Junior to replace Myarick on the practice squad. Myarick will now look for another opportunity with a new team.

Firkser was elevated to the Jets' active roster Monday.

Firkser's elevation Monday could be an indication that Tyler Conklin (hip) will be inactive in Week 6, but it adds depth to the Jets' tight-end room regardless. Expect Firkser to see limited work with the Jets' offense and primarily play on special teams in Monday night's matchup against the Bills.

Hill (rib) was listed as limited on Monday's practice estimate.

Hill didn't practice during preparation for Weeks 5 and 6 and sat out both contests as a result of multiple rib fractures, so his projected activity level to begin this week at least is a positive sign for a banged-up Saints offense that could be missing Derek Carr (oblique), Alvin Kamara (hand), Chris Olave (concussion) and Rashid Shaheed (knee) on Thursday against the Broncos.

Sims was targeted twice and caught two passes for 38 yards in Sunday's 34-13 victory over the Cardinals.

Sims took over the backup tight end spot with Luke Musgrave (ankle) landing on injured reserve, and he recorded his first two receptions of the season, including a career-best 28-yard catch. Expect him to continue working as the No. 2 tight end behind Tucker Kraft until Musgrave is ready to return.

Bryant caught three of five targets for 24 yards in Sunday's 32-13 loss to the Steelers.

Bryant was doubled up in targets by fellow tight end Brock Bowers, who turned his 10 looks into nine catches for 71 yards, but Bryant drew more attention from quarterback Aidan O'Connell than any individual Raider wideout with Davante Adams (hamstring) and Jakobi Meyers (ankle) sidelined. In the immediate future, Bryant will continue to operate as the team's No. 2 option at tight end after Michael Mayer (personal) was placed on the reserve/non-football illness list this past week.

Ogletree had two receptions for 24 yards on two targets in Sunday's win at Tennessee.

He played on 21 of the offense's 70 snaps (Mo Alie-Cox played 34 and Kylen Granson played 17) and had the second most targets (Alie-Cox had four) among tight ends. While Alie-Cox has had a few more targets with Joe Flacco at quarterback, the Colts continue to divide the workload relatively evenly between three our four tight ends, which limits Ogletree's upside.

Alie-Cox had four receptions for 41 yards on four targets in Sunday's win at Tennessee.

Alie-Cox wasn't on the field for Indy's first play on offense but played the most snaps among Colts tight ends. He logged 34 of the offense's 70 snaps (Drew Ogletree played 21 and Kylen Granson played 17) and went out on the most routes (16 compared to 8 for Ogletree and 13 for Granson). Alie-Cox has seen an uptick in targets with Joe Flacco at quarterback with four in both of the past two games. While that may not be sustainable with how the Colts divide the workload evenly between three or four tight ends, Alie-Cox may be worth a look in deep formats when Flacco starts.