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Parham caught four of six targets for 57 yards in Sunday's 23-20 loss to the Packers.

Parham put together a season high in yardage while teammate Gerald Everett (chest) was sidelined. Along with Parham's production, fellow tight end Stone Smartt scored a 51-yard touchdown Sunday, giving Los Angeles a great return from the position despite missing its top option. Parham's stock in Week 12 versus the Ravens figures to be somewhat dependent on Everett's availability.

Ferguson caught three of five targets for 32 yards in Sunday's 33-10 win over the Panthers.

Ferguson saw fellow tight end Luke Schoonmaker open the scoring with an 18-yard touchdown during the first quarter. Without a score himself, Ferguson snapped a three-game touchdown streak. The promising second-year pass catcher will now face a quick turnaround ahead of Thursday's Week 12 clash with the Commanders.

Deguara is questionable to return to Sunday's game after suffering a hip injury.

Deguara remains on Green Bay's sideline, and he's getting looked at by the team's medical staff. For the time being, Tucker Kraft should see increased opportunities on the Packers' offense.

Saubert (coach's decision) is inactive ahead of Sunday's game against the Cardinals.

The 29-year-old tight end seems to have fallen down the Texans' depth chart with Brevin Jordan returning to action in Week 11. Saubert has appeared in two games since signing with Houston in late October, playing a total of 55 snaps (36 offensive and 19 on special teams) and failing to record a single stat.

Hill and Tyler Kroft will be the Dolphins' two available options at tight end Sunday against the Raiders with Durham Smythe (ankle) inactive for the contest, Daniel Oyefusi of the Miami Herald reports.

Smythe hasn't been a major fantasy contributor this season with a 17-168-0 receiving line on 22 targets through the Dolphins' first nine games, but his absence creates a significant void on offense. He had played north of two-thirds of the snaps on offense in all but one of the first nine contests, leaving little playing time available for either Hill or Kroft. Since Kroft has been a healthy inactive on three occasions this season, Hill is the presumptive favorite to step in as the starting tight end, though head coach Mike McDaniel could make more use of fullback Alec Ingold and three-receiver sets rather than asking Hill to handle the sort of role that Smythe had been taking on every week.

Smythe (ankle) is inactive for Sunday's game against the Raiders.

Despite having the benefit of a Week 10 bye to heal up from the ankle injury, Smythe will end up sitting out Sunday's contest after he had previously been listed as questionable heading into the weekend following a pair of limited practices Thursday and Friday. With Smythe sidelined, the Dolphins will be left with Julian Hill and Tyler Kroft as their options at tight end for Week 11.

Turner is active for Sunday's Week 11 clash with the Giants.

Turner was a healthy scratch both Week 8 and Week 10 but will be available to face New York on Sunday. The tight end had four catches on seven targets for 35 yards Week 2 versus Buffalo but has compiled only four catches for 47 yards combined across the other seven contests during which he has been active. Turner's role will likely remain limited as long as top TE Logan Thomas is healthy.

Thomas (calf) is active for Sunday's matchup with the Cowboys, Darin Gantt of the Panthers' official website reports.

Thomas was activated from injured reserve Saturday and he will officially make his return from the calf injury that has sidelined him for four weeks. The 27-year-old could operate with a slightly larger workload Sunday with Hayden Hurst (concussion) unavailable at tight end.

Hodges (coach's decision) is inactive for Sunday's game against the Giants.

Hodges has yet to see game action this season but remains on Washington's 53-man roster. It's unlikely that he'll make his NFL debut while Logan Thomas, John Bates and Cole Turner are healthy and ahead of him on the TE depth chart.

Freiermuth (hamstring) is active for Sunday's game against the Browns, Teresa Varley of the Steelers' official site reports.

Freiermuth is back in action Week 11 after he missed the Steelers' last five games with a hamstring injury. Before being reinstated from injured reserve Saturday, Freiermuth turned in full practices Thursday and Friday, so he's unlikely to face any major restrictions as he steps back into the lineup as the Steelers' top tight end. Freiermuth supplied an 8-53-2 receiving line on 13 targets in his first four appearances of the season before missing time with the hamstring issue.