NFL Player News
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Allen Lazard WR | NYJ
Jets' Allen Lazard: Two targets in Week 8 win
Lazard caught one of two targets for five yards in Sunday's 39-38 win over the Bengals.
Eight other Jets had more receiving yards than Lazard in Sunday's win. The team will remain shorthanded at wide receiver even if Garrett Wilson (knee) returns after the Week 9 bye, as Josh Reynolds (hip) is on IR, but Lazard is unlikely to fill that void considering he hasn't exceeded 16 yards in a game this season.
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Arian Smith WR | NYJ
Jets' Arian Smith: Catches lone target in Week 8 win
Smith caught his only target for 23 yards in Sunday's 39-38 win over the Bengals. He also had an 18-yard kickoff return.
Smith's catch kick-started the Jets' game-winning drive in the fourth quarter. The rookie fourth-round pick seems unlikely to be used as anything more than an occasional deep target after the Jets' Week 9 bye considering he had just one target Sunday despite the absences of Garrett Wilson (knee) and Josh Reynolds (hip).
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Isaiah Williams WR | NYJ
Jets' Isaiah Williams: Chips in with three catches in win
Williams caught three of four targets for 31 yards and rushed once for 25 yards in Sunday's 39-38 win over the Bengals. He also tallied five kickoff returns for 132 yards and returned three punts for 38 yards.
Williams played his usual role as a return man on special teams but also got a chance to contribute meaningfully on offense with the Jets missing wide receivers Garrett Wilson (knee) and Josh Reynolds (hip). Williams made the most of his opportunity, but his role on offense is unlikely to expand after the team's Week 9 bye.
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Michael Pittman WR | IND
Colts' Michael Pittman: Ties career mark with sixth TD
Pittman hauled in eight of nine targets for 95 yards and a touchdown in Sunday's 38-14 win over the Titans.
Pittman finished Sunday's decisive victory leading his club across the board in targets, receptions and receiving yards. The Colts' top wideout also cashed in his sixth touchdown of the season, matching his previous career high from 2021 in nine fewer games. Pittman will carry a healthy 43-446-6 receiving line into next Sunday's road tilt against the Steelers.
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Chris Olave WR | NO
Saints' Chris Olave: Strong PPR effort Sunday
Olave corralled eight of 12 targets for 63 yards while losing three yards on his only rush attempt in Sunday's 23-3 loss to Tampa Bay.
Olave was unable to replicate last week's multi-score performance, but he still escaped Sunday's one-sided loss with a solid PPR score. The Saints' top wideout finished with double-digit targets for the sixth time in eight appearances this season. Olave has surpassed last year's production in an injury-shortened season with a 52-503-3 receiving line through eight starts in 2025. The Ohio State product checks in as New Orleans' safest fantasy option heading into next Sunday's tilt against the Rams.
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Devin Duvernay WR | CHI
Bears' Devin Duvernay: Minimal involvement
Duvernay caught one of three targets for two yards and returned three kickoffs for 96 yards in the Bears' 30-16 loss to the Ravens on Sunday.
Duvernay continued to work primarily as a return specialist while seeing limited offensive targets. His role offers little fantasy value outside of formats that count return production.
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Olamide Zaccheaus WR | CHI
Bears' Olamide Zaccheaus: High-volume role
Zaccheaus caught seven of seven targets for 33 yards and rushed once for four yards in the Bears' 30-16 loss to the Ravens on Sunday.
Zaccheaus has at least six targets in three of the last four games, but the receiver has only one game with more than 25 yards in his last five. Zaccheaus remains a low-ceiling PPR flex when volume cooperates.
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Emeka Egbuka WR | TB
Buccaneers' Emeka Egbuka: Struggles continue post-injury
Egbuka finished with three receptions on nine targets for 35 yards in Sunday's 23-3 win over New Orleans.
Egbuka did not carry an injury designation in Week 8, but the final results suggest that he is still isn't playing at 100 percent. The talented rookie finished with a catch rate below 50 percent for the second week in a row, the only two times he has fallen below that mark this season. Fortunately for fantasy managers, Egbuka will get an extra week of recovery for his nagging hamstring with Tampa Bay on bye in Week 9. A refreshed Egbuka will look to get back on track when the Buccaneers host the Patriots on Nov. 9.
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Xavier Hutchinson WR | HOU
Texans' Xavier Hutchinson: Career-best performance in win
Hutchinson secured five of six targets for 69 yards and a touchdown in the Texans' 26-15 win over the 49ers on Sunday.
Hutchinson tied for the team lead in both receptions and for second in targets while also setting the pace in receiving yards. All three components of Hutchinson's stat line were also career-best figures, making it quite the banner day for the third-year pro while making up for the absence of Nico Collins (concussion) and Christian Kirk (hamstring). Hutchinson's third touchdown reception of the season came on a 30-yard grab just before the halfway point of the third quarter, and if at least one of Collins or Kirk happens to remain sidelined for a Week 9 home matchup against the Broncos, the former could see an expanded role again.
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George Pickens WR | DAL
Cowboys' George Pickens: Leading receiver in lopsided loss
Pickens caught seven of nine targets for 78 yards in Sunday's 44-24 loss to the Broncos.
Pickens delivered a nearly identical stat line to CeeDee Lamb, as the former had one fewer target but four more yards. After a five-game, six-touchdown streak, Pickens has now gone consecutive games without scoring. He'll try to end that drought in a Week 9 home game against the Cardinals while continuing to work as a key cog in a high-powered Dallas offense.