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Smythe (ankle) was a limited participant at practice Wednesday.

Smythe now has two more chances to practice fully ahead of Sunday's game against the Commanders. However, with a 18-178-0 receiving line through 10 games this season, the Dolphins' starting tight end doesn't profile as a high-upside fantasy option.

Schultz didn't practice Wednesday due to a hamstring injury.

The tight end wasn't known to be dealing with an injury in Sunday's 24-21 loss to Jacksonville, though the hamstring issue may at least partially explain why Schultz logged just 29 of 60 snaps on offense -- a season-low 48.3 percent share -- in the contest. With an absence from practice to begin Week 13 prep, Schultz's status will need to be monitored Thursday and Friday as fantasy managers look to get a better sense of his availability for this weekend's game against the Broncos. If Schultz is sidelined Sunday, Houston would be left with Brevin Jordan and Eric Saubert as its available tight ends.

Dissly (hip) is listed as questionable for Thursday's game against the Cowboys, John Boyle of the Seahawks' official site reports.

Dissly was a full participant during practice Wednesday after he logged a limited session Tuesday, but it wasn't enough for the 27-year-old to avoid carrying a designation into the Week 13 contest. The Seahawks will clarify the tight end's status with the release of their inactive list, which will come out approximately 90 minutes before Thursday's 8:15 p.m. ET kickoff.

McBride was a non-participant at Wednesday's practice due to a groin injury, Darren Urban of the Cardinals' official site reports.

McBride was emerging as one of Arizona's top pass catchers before Kyler Murray returned from his torn ACL in Week 10, and since then, the second-year tight end has combined for 20 catches (on 25 targets) for 234 yards over the last three games. With the groin issue keeping him off the field to begin Week 13 prep, however, McBride's status will be one to monitor closely as Sunday approaches to get a sense of his potential to suit up in Pittsburgh.

Ogletree (foot) was listed as a full participant on Wednesday's practice estimate, James Boyd of The Athletic reports.

The "full" listing would suggest Ogletree should be ready to return to action Sunday against the Titans after sitting out of Indianapolis' last two games. If available this weekend, Ogletree would likely be part of a messy three- or four-headed committee at tight end including Kylen Granson, Will Mallory and Mo Alie-Cox. Ogletree has handled snap shares north of 50 percent in just three of his eight appearances to date, stringing together a 9-147-2 receiving line on 17 targets.

Hendershot (ankle) practiced in full Wednesday, Jon Machota of The Athletic reports.

Hendershot was designated to return from IR two weeks ago and has been practicing in full with the team ever since. However, the Indiana product has still not been moved to the 53-man roster and has a week until he needs to be, which will leave his status for Thursday's game against the Seahawks up in the air.

Goedert (forearm) was listed as a non-participant on Wednesday's estimated practice report.

Goedert has yet to practice since breaking his right forearm Week 9 and subsequently undergoing surgery to address the issue. Because of the Eagles' Week 10 bye, he's missed only two games as a result of the injury, and recent rumblings out of Philadelphia have suggested that Goedert is making an attempt to be available Sunday against the 49ers, per James Palmer of NFL Network. With one chance gone to mix into drills this week, Goedert likely will need to get back on the field Thursday and/or Friday to give himself a chance to return to action Week 13.

Gray played 30 of the Chiefs' 60 snaps on offense and finished with three catches for 30 yards on three targets in Sunday's 31-17 win over the Raiders.

Gray failed to record a reception for the first time all season in the Chiefs' Week 11 loss to the Eagles, but he was able to bounce back nicely in Kansas City's come-from-behind win over the Raiders. As long as top tight end Travis Kelce is available, Gray is unlikely to rank as anything more than a tertiary option in the Kansas City passing game, though the Duke product does at least see fairly consistent involvement. Gray has drawn between one and five targets in each of his 11 appearances to date.

Allen played nine of the Rams' 67 snaps on offense in Sunday's 37-14 win over the Cardinals, hauling in his lone target for a six-yard gain.

With the Rams making Brycen Hopkins a healthy inactive for the contest, Allen and Hunter Long shared the No. 2 tight end role behind starter Tyler Higbee. Though Higbee played three-quarters of the snaps on offense on his way to a 5-29-2 receiving line on five targets, Allen still saw enough field time to come away with his first NFL reception. The fifth-round rookie out of Clemson will look to wrest the top backup gig away from Long and Hopkins over the rest of the season, but he's unlikely to make a meaningful imprint on the box score so long as Higbee is available.

Hudson played 13 of the Bengals' 43 snaps on offense and finished with four catches for 18 yards on five targets in Sunday's 16-10 loss to the Steelers.

The Bengals opened with Drew Sample (one catch for an 11-yard touchdown) and Mitchell Wilcox (one catch for one yard) as their starting tight ends, but Hudson ended up outproducing both players as well as Irv Smith (two catches for eight yards) in terms of pure volume in the passing game. Hudson looks to be Cincinnati's top pass-catching tight end, but his ceiling is limited by him having to share snaps with three other options at the position as well as having the relatively unproven Jake Browning as his quarterback rather than Joe Burrow (wrist). Additionally, Hudson's involvement in the passing game could take a further hit whenever wideout Tee Higgins (hamstring) -- who has missed the last three games -- is back in action.