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Graham reeled in both of his two targets for nine yards and one touchdown during Sunday's 24-6 win against the Giants.

Graham leaked out on a play-action pass from the one-yard line for a wide open touchdown early in the fourth quarter, marking his third red-zone touchdown in as many weeks. The 37-year-old has now logged four touchdowns on just six receptions -- all of which have come in the red zone -- this season. Graham's longest reception of the season was a 12-yard catch in the red zone during last week's win over the Panthers. With Michael Thomas (knee) on IR and No. 1 wideout Chris Olave (ankle) banged up recently, the Saints have leaned more on their tight end corps between Graham, Foster Moreau and Juwan Johnson. While the latter two have seen the bulk of playing time, Graham's resurgence as a red-zone scoring threat lately makes him the most viable fantasy option of the group. He'll look to extend his scoring streak during a Week 16 matchup versus the Rams.

Moreau hauled in three of five targets for 13 yards during Sunday's 24-6 victory against the Giants.

Moreau saw a bump in usage for the third week in a row, as the 26-year-old logged a season high in targets while also tying for his second-most receptions of any game this year. Fellow Saints tight ends Juwan Johnson and Jimmy Graham each logged two receptions on two targets, and each also caught a touchdown pass from quarterback Derek Carr, who threw a season-high three touchdowns. This group has taken on a larger role of late with Michael Thomas (knee) on IR, and the absence of No. 1 wideout Chris Olave (ankle) on Sunday likely heightened this even further. However, Moreau has accumulated just seven catches (on nine targets) for 49 yards and zero touchdowns over the last three games. Unless he finds the end zone, his relevance in fantasy will likely remain minimal during Thursday's matchup versus the Rams.

Johnson gathered in both of his targets for 38 yards and one touchdown during Sunday's 24-6 victory versus the Giants.

Johnson caught a wide open 23-yard touchdown pass up the seam to cap off the Saints' opening drive of the second half. This was the 6-foot-4 tight end's second touchdown of the year, and he also recorded his second-most receiving yards of any game this season Sunday. The 27-year-old continued to operate in a balanced rotation at tight end, tying with 37-year-old Jimmy Graham in both targets and receptions while Foster Moreau paced the unit with three catches on five targets. This group has taken on a bigger role in the offense of late while wideout Michael Thomas (knee) has been on IR, and this was somewhat exacerbated with Chris Olave (ankle) inactive Sunday. However, across 10 games this season, Johnson has now recorded just 22 catches (on 37 targets) for 190 yards and two touchdowns. His overall production will likely remain limited so long as the Saints continue to roll out multiple pass-catching tight ends moving forward.

Njoku caught 10 of 14 targets for 104 yards and a touchdown in Sunday's 20-17 win over the Bears.

The tight end was Joe Flacco's favorite target, leading Cleveland in catches and targets, though Amari Cooper topped him in yardage with 109. Njoku also hauled in Flacco's first TD pass of the day with a two-yard grab in the first quarter. Njoku has erupted since the Browns made their switch at QB, and over the last two games he's produced an eye-popping 16-195-3 line on 22 targets. Sunday's production also put him over 700 receiving yards on the season for the first time in his career, and his 69 receptions and five touchdowns are also personal bests. Njoku will look to keep surging in Week 16 against the Texans.

Kmet caught five of seven targets for 23 yards and a touchdown in Sunday's 20-17 loss to the Browns.

The fourth-year tight end was on the other end of Justin Fields' only TD pass of the day, a five-yard toss in the first quarter. Kmet wound up leading the Bears in catches despite his modest yardage, and he's already put together a career-best campaign with 66 catches and 571 receiving yards through 14 games. He'll look to keep building on those numbers in Week 16 against the Cardinals.

Schultz recorded four receptions on five targets for 58 yards in Sunday's 19-16 win over the Titans.

Schultz returned from a two-game absence caused by a hamstring injury, though he got off to a slow start as he wasn't targeted in the first half. However, he came alive in the final two quarters to finish second on the team in both targets and yards. He tallied long receptions of 19, 16 and 15 yards, the last of which helped set the Texans up for a game-tying touchdown. Schultz has the chance to finish the season strong thanks to the potential return of C.J. Stroud (concussion) and some potential key absences among the team's wide-receiver corps.

Strange (foot) is inactive for Sunday's game against the Ravens.

Strange was questionable for Sunday's matchup but will be forced to miss a third consecutive game due to his foot injury. However, he was a limited participant in practice all week, and it's possible he returns to action soon.

Swaim (calf) has been ruled out for the rest of Sunday's contest against the 49ers, Tyler Drake of ArizonaSports.com reports.

Swaim was carted to the locker room after sustaining a calf injury in the first half. He hauled in his lone target for 26 yards before exiting Sunday's game.

Conklin caught four of seven targets for 18 yards in Sunday's 30-0 loss to the Dolphins.

Conklin led the team in targets and receiving yards, but nobody on the Jets reached 30 receiving yards as neither Zach Wilson (head) nor Trevor Siemian led any scoring drives. Conklin has caught at least four passes in eight of 14 games, but the veteran tight end has yet to record a touchdown this season. Siemian hasn't thrown a touchdown on 39 pass attempts in 2023, so Conklin's unlikely to snap the touchdown drought in Week 16 against the Commanders, especially if Wilson's unable to play after leaving the loss to Miami in the first half.

Swaim (calf) is questionable to return for Sunday's game against the 49ers, Darren Urban of the Cardinals' official site reports.

Swaim sustained the calf injury in the second quarter of Sunday's game and was carted to the locker room. Elijah Higgins will now slot into the backup tight end role behind Trey McBride.