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Hinton slipped further down the depth chart with the addition of rookie wide receiver Marvin Mims this offseason. He put up a career high 24 receptions in 2022 as the team dealt with a multitude of wide receiver injuries. Hinton will need to get healthy and show out in camp and preseason as he enters the final year of his rookie contract.

Pearsall continued to run as the team’s third receiver in this game behind Deebo Samuel and Jauan Jennings. The team did, however, make it a point to get him the ball more often when he was out there. Pearsall tied his season-high in receptions which came all the way back in Week 10. He isn’t on the fantasy radar heading into Week 17, but an increased role could help him build momentum heading into his first full offseason in San Francisco.

Per usual, Mostert operated as the backup running back for Miami. De’Von Achane racked up 17 carries and six catches, putting plenty of distance between himself and Mostert in the pecking order for touches. Mostert hasn’t topped 10 touches since Week 9 and isn’t likely to do so versus the Browns next week. He is a touchdown-or-bust RB4 for the final week of the fantasy season.

Washington stepped into the starting lineup with Jaylen Waddle out this week. He was the only Miami wide receiver outside of Tyreek Hill to catch more than one pass, though that still resulted in a quiet stat line from the rookie. He will look to get more involved in the passing attack versus the Browns in Week 17 if Waddle remains out. Washington will top out at a WR5 ranking for Miami’s road trip to Cleveland.

Smith was a primary target of Tua Tagovailoa’s once again this week, trailing Tyreek Hill and De’Von Achane by just one look in the passing game. The veteran tight end has at least 40 yards in eight grams games with two 100-yard performances over that stretch. Miami’s descent into the depths of PPR scamming has turned Smith into an every-week TE1 with both an elite floor and ceiling. He will remain a top-five fantasy tight end when the Dolphins take on the Browns in Week 17.

Gibson got a little extra work after Rhamondre Stevenson turned the ball over, though Gibson’s own fumble (recovered) erased any ball security differences between the two. Gibson is an RB7 against the Chargers in Week 17.

It was yet another down day for Hockenson, who has eclipsed 50 receiving yards in just three of his eight games in 2024. Hockenson ran a route on 30 of the team’s 42 drop backs against Seattle. He still does not have a touchdown on 45 receptions this season. He’ll be a TE2 option in Week 16 against the Packers.

Hooper is improbably in line for his third TE1 finish over his last four games, pending the results of Sunday and Monday Night Football. The veteran tight end remains an unsettling TE1 floor play against the Chargers in Week 17.

It was Addison’s fourth touchdown grab of the past three weeks, though he played a distant second fiddle to Justin Jefferson in this one. Jefferson led the team with 144 yards on 12 targets to go along with two touchdowns. Targeted on a decent 17 percent of his routes, Addison remains an important part of the Vikings’ narrow target tree. He’ll be a WR3 option in Week 17 against the Packers.

Stevenson’s day was filled with significant highs and lows. The high came on a red zone touchdown run in which he bounced through contact for the Patriots’ second touchdown of the day. The lows came via one, or two, lost fumbles. Drake Maye is credited with a fumble of a pass that bounced off of Stevenson’s hands and eventually found its way into CB Taron Johnson’s possession, in the end zone. Technically the pass traveled backward though so Stevenson seems safe from a potential stat correction. He is an RB2/3 against the Chargers in Week 17.

Bourne technically broke his three-game, three-reception streak this week, though he did so by falling short of his underwhelming goal. Bourne is not up for fantasy consideration against the Chargers in Week 17.