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Hudson saw three targets on the day, catching a Joe Burrow touchdown pass towards the end of the first half. The Bengals used all of their tight ends against Miami; Hudson saw 19 snaps while Mike Gesicki saw 28 and Erick All and Drew Sample tied with 33 snaps. It was a run-heavy day for Cincy, but the four tight ends all combined for nine targets. All caught all three of his targets for 25 yards while Sample caught his only target for five yards.

The Bengals utilized all of their tight ends against the Dolphins, with Gesicki catching just one pass on the day. His sole reception was a touchdown on the Bengals’ opening drive, totaling four on the season and salvaging some fantasy value for those who streamed him at tight end this week. Gesicki’s value is lowered when Ja’Marr Chase and Tee Higgins are active; his red zone utilization makes Gesicki a low-end fantasy TE2 heading into the Bengals’ Week 6 bye.

Treadwell was third on the team in targets, but he’s seeing most of his work on deep passes down the field, which Daniel Jones has had a hard time connecting on. Treadwell did play only three fewer snaps than Josh Downs and ran 39 routes on 47 dropbacks. We should note that Keenan Allen (groin) was not playing a full snap share in his first week back from injury, so Treadwell could see his role slip a bit next week. Even so, he’s a downfield threat on a team that has struggled to pass the ball, which makes it hard to roster him outside of the deepest formats.

Jordan Addison missed this game with an ankle injury and the Vikings deployed Felton as their WR2 over Jauan Jennings. Jennings ran fewer routes and failed to catch his only target. Felton wasn’t awfully productive either, but it’s good to see the former third-round pick picking up more work in his second season. He will return to a rotational role, assuming Addison is cleared to play after the Vikings’ Week 6 bye.

Allen surprisingly added just one catch for zero yards on four targets. Not ideal, though Allen’s rushing output nearly doubled his previous career high of 59. It was exactly what the Jets and fantasy managers needed during Breece Hall’s second straight absence with a quad injury. Allen contributed runs of 10, 17, 11 and 22 yards, with that final rush finding the end zone. He also had a 13-yarder called back by holding. In other words, he was both grinding out tough yards and providing longer gains. Isaiah Davis mixed in for only cursory breather back work. With Hall yet to resume practicing, Allen should have another plug-and-play RB2 setup in Week 6 against the Patriots.

Warren also added a one-yard touchdown run on a tush push after Jonathan Taylor and Daniel Jones were stuffed on the previous three plays. The second-year tight end ran a route on 40 of the team’s 47 dropbacks and shared the team lead in targets with Keenan Allen. Daniel Jones is keeping the ceiling of this passing game in check with his inefficient play, but Warren is probably the most reliable receiver on the team and remains a TE1. He just lacks the upside to push inside the top five at the position unless Jones can get going.

With both Ja’Marr Chase and Tee Higgins active, Meyers saw just 19 offensive snaps. He caught both of his targets but his biggest play was an 81-yard kickoff return to start things off in the first quarter. As long as Chase and Higgins are playing, Meyers is best left on fantasy benches.

Smith “added” five carries for seven yards. He also lost a fumble. Coming off a generationally bad Week 4 clunker against the Bears, Smith was hardly outstanding in rainy MetLife Stadium conditions, though he was superior to Deshaun Watson. Not that you would have noticed in real time. Smith fumbled “just” once compared to Watson’s four, also taking “only” four sacks to Watson’s staggering eight. Like Watson, Smith also lost a key pass catcher to a concussion, with Kenyon Sadiq going down in the third quarter. Both before and after Sadiq’s injury, the Jets mostly rode the run, with Braelon Allen turning his 24 carries into a strong 116 yards. Smith has predictably faded a bit after his relatively “hot start,” while he now has a tough Week 6 road test in the reviving Patriots. Smith’s decent weapons — which will hopefully include Adonai Mitchell next week — keep him in the QB2 mix, but only as a low-end option.

Allen did not play a full complement of snaps in his first week back from a groin injury. He played 32 of the team’s 71 snaps and ran a route on 28 of their 47 dropbacks. That makes him leading the team with nine targets even more impressive. Of course, the Colts were forced to throw almost 50 times because the Steelers made it a priority to contain Jonathan Taylor. It’s highly unlikely Daniel Jones throws that much going forward, but Allen remains the top target in the offense. The issue is that most of his targets are in the short-yardage areas of the field, so he is more of a fringe-FLEX option unless you’re in a full PPR league. Next week against the Titans is a good matchup for the Colts, though.

A sixth-round pick in 2025, Bartholomew didn’t see the field as a rookie. He logged his first career catch last week. With T.J. Hockenson leaving the game in the first quarter because of a concussion, Bartholomew stepped up as the team’s TE1. He was largely a check-down option for Kyler Murray, though that’s par for the course with Murray’s tight end. Hockenson should be cleared to return after a Week 6 bye, keeping Bartholomew off the fantasy radar for now.