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  • Jayden Reed WR | GB

    Packers' Jayden Reed: Shut out Sunday

    Reed was targeted three times but did not catch a pass in Sunday's 48-32 victory over the Cowboys.

    Reed ended the regular season on a hot streak, but he served mainly as a decoy Sunday with the Packers and quarterback Jordan Love simply taking what the Dallas defense was giving them. Reed still finished third among Packers wideouts in snaps, and even with Green Bay having all its pass catchers available, he remains a high-upside option after scoring 10 times between Weeks 2 and 18.

  • Packers' Dontayvion Wicks: Finds paydirt in win

    Wicks was targeted twice and caught two passes for 25 yards and a touchdown in Sunday's 48-32 victory over the Cowboys.

    Wicks did not do much in the reception or yardage columns, but he found the end zone again after doing so three times over his final two appearances of the regular season. Green Bay had all its receivers available Sunday for the first time since Week 13, but Wicks was still credited with a start and finished second among Packers wideouts in snaps. He will continue playing a key role the rest of the way.

  • Chase Claypool WR | BUF

    Dolphins' Chase Claypool: Free agency looms

    Claypool secured four of seven targets for 26 yards across nine appearances with the Dolphins during the 2023 regular season. He also secured four of 14 targets for 51 yards and one score across four games with the Bears.

    Claypool is coming off a disastrous 2023 campaign, having failed to put anything of note together with Miami after an early season trade out of Chicago. He did contribute on special teams for 102 snaps during the regular season with the Dolphins, and it's possible the team still has limited intrigue in his developmental upside, but at this stage in his career there are no guarantees Claypool draws any real interest on the free-agent market. His four-year rookie contract ends this offseason.

  • Texans' Xavier Hutchinson: Remains involved in playoff win

    Hutchinson caught both of his targets for 12 yards in Saturday's 45-14 wild-card playoff win over the Browns.

    Hutchinson received elevated snap counts over the final five weeks of the regular season due to injuries at wideout, but he slipped back to 20 snaps in the playoff win. That was because Robert Woods and Noah Brown returned from injuries. However, Brown left Saturday's game with a shoulder injury, and Woods played fewer snaps (15) than Hutchinson. Wideout availability for this week's matchup will be determined over the course of the week. The Texans will be on the road against Baltimore on Saturday at 4:30 p.m. ET.

  • Robert Woods WR | PIT

    Texans' Robert Woods: Fifteen snaps in playoff win

    Woods caught one of two targets for 11 yards in Saturday's 45-14 wild-card win over Cleveland.

    Woods returned to action after missing the final game of the regular season but played just 15 snaps on a day when Noah Brown (shoulder) was removed after just five snaps. That, along with elevated usage for John Metchie (35 snaps) and Xavier Hutchinson (20 snaps), suggests Woods may not have been 100 percent healthy.

  • Lions' Amon-Ra St. Brown: Hits century mark in playoff debut

    St. Brown hauled in seven of nine targets for 110 yards in Sunday's 24-23 win over the Rams.

    The moment wasn't too big for St. Brown in his playoff debut, as he led the Lions in every receiving category while notching the first 100-yard game of his postseason career. St. Brown didn't get involved on any of Detroit's three touchdown drives to open Sunday's victory, but he played a key role between the goal lines on each of those 75-yard scoring drives. St. Brown will look to record the first postseason touchdown reception of his career when the Lions host the NFC divisional game next Sunday.

  • Cooper Kupp WR | SEA

    Rams' Cooper Kupp: Quiet in playoff loss

    Kupp caught five of nine targets for 27 yards in Sunday's 24-23 wild-card round loss to the Lions.

    Kupp made a key six-yard catch to convert a fourth-and-5 in the second quarter, which was immediately followed by a 38-yard Tutu Atwell touchdown catch on the next play. Outside of that contribution, Kupp was surprisingly quiet in the playoff exit while Puka Nacua racked up 181 yards and a touchdown. Kupp will be 31 years old next season and looks like he's ready to cede the No. 1 receiver role to Nacua in 2024, but the NFL's leading receiver in 2021 should still have plenty of fantasy utility considering Kupp posted four 100-yard performances in 12 regular-season games en route to 59 catches for 737 yards and five touchdowns.

  • Puka Nacua WR | LAR

    Rams' Puka Nacua: Posts 181 rec yards in playoff loss

    Nacua caught nine of 10 targets for 181 yards and a touchdown while rushing once for minus-2 yards in Sunday's 24-23 wild-card round loss to the Lions.

    Nacua delivered a stellar performance in his playoff debut after a record-setting rookie season, highlighted by a 50-yard touchdown catch in the second quarter. The game's pivotal play was an incomplete pass to Nacua, though, as a Detroit defender grabbed his jersey on a third-down target from Matthew Stafford in the final minutes. A penalty would have set the Rams up in field-goal range, but the missed call led to a punt, and Detroit proceeded to run out the final 4:07, putting an end to Nacua's magical rookie season. After racking up 105 catches, 1,486 receiving yards and six touchdowns in the regular season, Nacua has gone from an unheralded fifth-round NFL Draft pick in 2023 to one of the league's most coveted targets in fantasy drafts heading into the 2024 season.

  • Kyle Philips WR | LV

    Titans' Kyle Philips: Slight improvement in second season

    Philips recorded 15 receptions on 22 targets for 181 yards across nine games with the Titans in 2023. He also had 13 yards as a kick returner and 23 as a punt returner.

    Philips had the chance to win the starting slot role during training camp, but he was sidelined by a knee injury and wasn't able to take the field until Week 5. He never really hit his stride from there, failing to play half of the offensive snaps in any game this season. However, he still managed to double the production from his rookie season and could see another modest uptick in his numbers in 2024 if he can remain healthy.

  • Mason Kinsey WR | TEN

    Titans' Mason Kinsey: Role remains minimal

    Kinsey recorded one reception on one target for six yards across six games for the Titans in 2023.

    Kinsey completed his third season in the NFL, all of which have come with Tennessee. He failed to make the roster out of training camp but subsequently bounced between the active roster and practice squad. Overall, he played 25 offensive snaps and 21 on special teams, and he's likely to be in a battle for a roster spot once again in 2024 -- whether in Tennessee or elsewhere.

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