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Crabtree started but played just 19 of 60 offensive snaps in Sunday's 23-17 defeat at Baltimore.

The Cardinals trotted out four wide receivers in the starting lineup, but Larry Fitzgerald, Christian Kirk and Damiere Byrd all saw at least 93 percent of the offensive snaps while Crabtree and rookie KeeSean Johnson were relegated to 32 percent apiece. The sparse usage resulted in just two receptions (on three targets) for 13 yards for Crabtree, who was making his debut with the team. Perhaps his workload will increase as he becomes more familiar with coach Kliff Kingsbury's scheme, but the top wideout trio seems entrenched at the moment, hurting Crabtree's fantasy viability.

Gallup (knee) is scheduled to undergo arthroscopic surgery to trim his meniscus and is expected to miss 2-to-4 weeks, Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reports.

Gallup suffered the knee injury during Sunday's divisional win over the Redskins. It's positive news that the second-year pro avoided structural damage aside from his meniscus tear, giving him a short-term recovery timeline. Gallup compiled 226 receiving yards and led the Cowboys' receiving corps in targets through two games, and his absence will be a notable blow to the team's offense. Randall Cobb will serve as the No. 2 wideout behind Amari Cooper as the Cowboys host Miami in Week 3.

Campbell caught a 12-yard touchdown on his only target in Sunday's win over Tennessee.

Campbell played the fewest snaps on offense of the receivers (18) but was close to third on going out for a pass (13). The Colts don't have a clear No. 2 receiver after Devin Funchess's collarbone injury as the workload after T.Y. Hilton was split fairly evenly between Campbell, Deon Cain, Zach Pascal and Chester Rogers. However, the Colts also had just four receptions to non-Hilton receivers as they may just rely more on the team's two tight ends.

Erickson had one catch for 14 yards on three targets in Sunday's loss to the Niners.

Andy Dalton had a chance to connect on a big play with Erickson on a third down in the second quarter, but instead of throwing deep to the corner, where Erickson had his man beat, he instead threw a back-shoulder pass that fell incomplete, leading later to a missed field goal.

Cain had one target but no receptions in Sunday's win over Tennessee. He did get the start as the No. 2 receiver and played on 32 of the offense's 70 snaps.

Cain actually had the most snaps of all the receivers other than T.Y. Hilton, though it was fairly even (Zach Pascal had 31 snaps, Chester Rogers had 28 snaps). No clear No. 2 receiver emerged after Devin Funchess was lost last week to a collarbone injury. Cain could emerge with a larger role, but the Colts may just throw more to tight ends rather than non-Hilton receivers in the aftermath of Funchess' injury.

Reynolds didn't receive a target on his three offensive snaps during Sunday's 27-9 win over New Orleans.

This was another non-eventful game for the third-year receiver. It appears it will take another injury to Robert Woods, Cooper Kupp or Brandin Cooks for Reynolds to receive the playing time needed to warrant fantasy attention.

Jones hauled in three of four targets for 38 yards and a touchdown in Sunday's 28-14 loss to the Bills.

Jones played 30 offensive snaps since Sterling Shepard (concussion) and Darius Slayton (hamstring) were out. Jones also passed Cody Core (14 snaps) in the wide receiver pecking order. The 27-year-old won't have this consistent of a snap count when Shepard and Slayton return, but for now he could have a solid role since Cody Latimer suffered a concussion Sunday as well.

Coach Bill O'Brien said Coutee was "OK" in Sunday's 13-12 win over Jacksonville, noting that the wide receiver showed some rust after missing Week 1 with an ankle injury, Aaron Wilson of the Houston Chronicle reports.

The less-than-enthusiastic response is noteworthy given the presence of Kenny Stills on Houston's roster. Stills has plenty of experience working the slot, and he played nearly as many snaps (25) as Coutee (29) in Sunday's win. The former Dolphin is sitting at 5-75-1 on six targets through two games, while Coutee managed just two catches for seven yards on four targets in one appearance. One player should eventually emerge over the other for the No. 3 receiver job, but it could be another split Week 3 against the Chargers.

Shepard is still in the NFL's concussion protocol, Art Stapleton of The Bergen Record reports.

Shepard was held out of practice all last week and ruled out Friday for Sunday's eventual loss to the Bills. With Cody Latimer joining Shepard in the concussion protocol and Golden Tate suspended two more weeks, the Giants are left with Bennie Fowler, Russell Shepard, TJ Jones and Cody Core as their healthy wide receivers. The team travels to Tampa Bay in Week 3.

Olszewski did not see a snap on offense in Sunday's 43-0 win over the Dolphins.

Olszewski did see 16 special teams snaps in Week 2 while serving as the Patriots' punt returner. That's a role he figures to maintain, with an eye toward keeping starting receiver Julian Edelman safe from harm's way in the return game.