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  • Texans' Xavier Hutchinson: Results don't match playing time

    Hutchinson caught one of four targets for 13 yards in Monday's 27-19 loss to the Seahawks in Week 7.

    Due to Nico Collins (concussion) leaving the game early, Hutchinson topped Houston wideouts with 59 snaps. However, as has happened all too often this year, Hutchinson's snap count didn't translate to meaningful fantasy production. He's second behind Collins in playing 67.3 percent of the offensive snaps, but he has a meager 13-123-2 line on 18 targets through six games.

  • Jaylin Noel WR | HOU

    Texans' Jaylin Noel: Gains 77 yards on MNF

    Noel hauled in four of seven targets for 77 yards in Monday's 27-19 loss to the Seahawks.

    Fresh off his first career touchdown reception in Week 6, Noel followed that up with a season-high 77 receiving yards on Monday Night Football. The absence of Christian Kirk (hamstring) helped elevate the rookie's role, and it is currently unclear how much time the veteran slot receiver will miss. No. 1 wideout Nico Collins (concussion) also left Monday's loss late in the fourth quarter, so the Texans may ask Noel to continue serving an elevated role if either starter is forced to miss Sunday's contest against the 49ers.

  • Cooper Kupp WR | SEA

    Seahawks' Cooper Kupp: Throws INT on trick play

    Kupp caught his only target for 32 yards and threw an interception on a failed trick play in Monday's 27-19 win over the Texans.

    The Seahawks tried to get cute in the second quarter with a wide receiver pass play that resulted in an interception for Kupp. Depending on league settings, the veteran wideout's rare turnover may have erased more than half of his fantasy production Monday. Only getting one target is the more concerning takeaway after Kupp scored his first touchdown as a member of the Seahawks in Week 6. The 32-year-old will carry a 24-293-1 receiving line into Seattle's upcoming bye week before resuming play against the Commanders on Nov. 2.

  • Seahawks' Jaxon Smith-Njigba: Another dominant showing

    Smith-Njigba finished with eight receptions (on 14 targets) for 123 yards and a touchdown in Monday's 27-19 win over the Texans.

    Smith-Njigba turned in another stellar fantasy performance while pacing the Seahawks in every receiving category on Monday Night Football. It was the budding superstar's third consecutive game recording at least 100 receiving yards while also scoring a touchdown. Smith-Njigba bumped his season totals up to 50-819-4 heading into Seattle's upcoming Week 8 bye, which has the Ohio State product on pace to finish 11 yards shy of a 2,000-yard campaign. He'll continue his ascension towards the peak of fantasy stardom when the Seahawks take on the Commanders on Sunday, Nov. 2.

  • Nico Collins WR | HOU

    Texans' Nico Collins: Ruled out with concussion

    Collins was ruled out for the rest of Monday's game at Seattle due to a concussion.

    Collins hit his head hard on the turf on a contested catch attempt early in the fourth quarter. He was evaluated in the medical tent before walking to the locker room for further evaluation. Collins now will face a short week to pass the league's protocols ahead of a Week 8 matchup against San Francisco.

  • Dareke Young WR | SEA

    Seahawks' Dareke Young: Ruled out with hip injury

    Young will not return to Monday's game against the Texans due to a hip injury, Gregg Bell of The Tacoma News Tribune reports.

    Young logged one kickoff return for 28 yards prior to his exit. The severity of the issue is not clear, and George Holani took over kickoff-return duties in Young's absence.

  • Nico Collins WR | HOU

    Texans' Nico Collins: Being evaluated for concussion

    Collins is questionable to return to Monday's game against Seattle due to a head injury.

    Collins went up for a contested catch early in the fourth quarter and hit his head hard off the turf. He was briefly evaluated in the medical tent before being escorted to the locker room with trainers.

  • Buccaneers' Sterling Shepard: Does little with seven catches

    Shepard secured all seven targets for 25 yards in the Buccaneers' 24-9 loss to the Lions on Monday night. He also lost a fumble.

    Shepard tied Cade Otton for the team lead in receptions with a figure that also served as the veteran receiver's season high, but he averaged a minuscule 3.6 yards per catch. The Lions' extremely short-handed secondary significantly overperformed expectations against a Buccaneers offense that had been running hot, and Shepard therefore posted his third sub-30-yard tally of the season. Nevertheless, considering Mike Evans will be out for a significant amount of time due to the broken collarbone he suffered Monday night -- and Chris Godwin now has missed consecutive games with a fibula injury -- Shepard figures to remain in an expanded role for the foreseeable future.

  • Tez Johnson WR | TB

    Buccaneers' Tez Johnson: Another TD in Week 7 loss

    Johnson secured four of nine targets for 58 yards and a touchdown in the Buccaneers' 24-9 loss to the Lions on Monday night.

    Johnson tied for second in receptions, receiving yards and targets on the night for the Buccaneers, and he recorded his second career touchdown on a 22-yard grab with just under nine minutes remaining in the third quarter. The rookie now has a pair of four-catch tallies in the last three games, and given Mike Evans suffered a broken collarbone in addition to a concussion in Monday night's loss, Johnson could be set for an elevated role for the remainder of the season, especially if Chris Godwin (fibula) also continues to miss time.

  • Lions' Jameson Williams: Held catchless Monday

    Williams failed to bring in either of his two targets in Monday's 24-9 win over Tampa Bay.

    The usually sure-handed Williams failed to haul in either of his targets on a low-volume passing night dominated by Detroit's run game. The 24-year-old has been a hit-or-miss fantasy asset through seven weeks, doing most of his damage in two big-scoring games. Williams couldn't improve on his 17-289-2 receiving line Monday as the Lions prepare to enter a bye week. The Alabama product should continue to be treated as a risky high-upside play against the Vikings in Week 9.

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