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Lemon brought in three of five targets for five yards and returned one punt for no gain in the Eagles' 30-13 preseason loss to the Bengals on Friday. He also fumbled once but recovered.

Lemon made his long-awaited pro debut after finally overcoming a nagging hamstring injury, and although he was certainly kept busy during his time in the game, he extracted minimal gains from his receptions. The 2026 first-round pick still is ticketed for the No. 3 receiver role to open the season despite the missed time, and Lemon now will have the opportunity to garner plenty of practice reps ahead of a Week 1 home matchup against the Commanders on Sunday, Sept. 13.

Klubnik completed six of 13 passes for 59 yards, no touchdowns and one interception in Friday's 23-6 preseason loss to the Giants. He also rushed once for no gain.

Klubnik played the entire first half of Friday's preseason finale. The rookie fourth-round pick out of Clemson wasn't particularly sharp, but his teammates didn't help him much, either, as Klubnik had a 25-yard pass in the two-minute drill wiped out by an ineligible lineman downfield, and an offensive pass interference penalty two plays later knocked the Jets out of field-goal range. Despite Friday's forgettable performance, Klubnik's entire body of work in training camp and the preseason has likely earned him the backup job behind Geno Smith over Brady Cook and Bailey Zappe. Cook and Zappe combined for 38 passing yards in the second half Friday.

Berrios (undisclosed) caught one of four targets for 15 yards and lost a fumble in Friday's 23-6 preseason win over the Jets. He also had a 10-yard punt return.

Berrios returned to action after missing the Giants' previous preseason game due to what coach John Harbaugh termed a soft-tissue injury. The veteran WR struggled on offense, losing a fumble on the Jets' four-yard line at the end of his only catch and failing to come down with three other targets. If Berrios makes the 53-man roster, it will be due primarily to his capabilities as a return man on special teams rather than his contributions as a receiver.

Beckham caught three of six targets for 53 yards in Friday's 23-6 preseason win over the Jets.

Beckham led the Giants with six targets and finished one receiving yard behind Xavier Gipson's team-leading figure in Friday's preseason finale. It remains to be seen if Beckham has done enough to secure a roster spot with the team that drafted him in the first round back in 2014, though the math looks more favorable for the veteran WR after Calvin Austin's season-ending knee injury moved Beckham up a rung on the depth chart.

Taylor has entered the league's concussion protocol and will not return to Friday's preseason game against the Vikings, Zac Stevens of TheDNVR.com reports.

Taylor appeared to sustain the injury while making a tackle. He was able to walk off the field under his own power before being taken to the locker room, where medical staff diagnosed the 27-year-old with a concussion that will keep him sidelined for the rest of Friday's exhibition contest. Taylor will finish his outing with one assisted tackle.

Harris rushed 11 times for 39 yards and added a 20-yard reception on his lone target in Friday's 23-6 preseason win over the Jets.

Harris was the first running back to record a touch for the Giants in Friday's preseason finale, which Cam Skattebo and Devin Singletary sat out. Fellow RB Tyrone Tracy (neck) left the game in the second quarter and didn't return, though Tracy managed to clear concussion protocol. The Giants may opt to keep all four of Skattebo, Singletary, Harris and Tracy on their roster once they cut down to 53 players for the regular season.

Zvada, per head coach John Harbaugh, will open the season as the Giants' kicker, Pat Leonard of the New York Daily News reports.

Zvada had been competing with Ben Sauls, but the former took every kick in Friday's preseason game and sewed up the job by going a perfect 3-of-3 on field goals and 2-on-2 on extra points. The rookie appears to have gotten back on track following a less-than-stellar senior season at Michigan, and he will now get a shot to show what he can do in the professional ranks.

Johnson secured one of three targets for nine yards in the Buccaneers' 19-0 preseason loss to the Jaguars on Friday.

Johnson recorded his one catch on his initial target of the night, which came with 5:47 remaining in the first quarter on the Buccaneers' second possession. Friday's action was the first of the preseason for the 2025 seventh-round pick, who'd missed the first two exhibitions due to an Aug. 4 groin strain. Johnson outperformed his draft slotting as a rookie with a 28-322-5 line over 16 regular-season games a year ago, and he should have a good chance of reprising a depth receiver role to open the 2026 season.

Bell (knee) caught two of five targets for 22 yards in Friday's 17-12 preseason loss to the Falcons.

Bell got his first taste of NFL game action in Friday's preseason finale, as he has gained clearance to play after having the ACL in his left knee surgically repaired in December. The wide receiver out of Louisville is set to compete for playing time in an underwhelming Dolphins WR room that also includes rookie third-round pick Caleb Douglas, rookie fifth-round pick Kevin Coleman, 2024 sixth-round pick Malik Washington and offseason signing Jalen Tolbert.

Tucker rushed five times for 15 yards and secured his only target for minus-1 yard in the Buccaneers' 19-0 preseason loss to the Jaguars on Friday.

Tucker closed out a relatively non-descript preseason with Friday's showing, although it began in promising fashion courtesy of an eight-yard run on Tampa Bay's first play from scrimmage. Tucker almost certainly has the No. 3 running back job sewn up, but he may have an uphill battle for consistent week-to-week touches as long as Bucky Irving and Kenny Gainwell are healthy in front of him.