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Curl popped up on the report with an ankle injury earlier this week and did not practice Thursday. We’d be a little surprised if he played based on how things are trending. Curl’s been excellent this season, notching an 80.3 PFF coverage grade. If he misses the game, the 49ers could exploit Washington safeties in coverage.

Johnson actually led the Bucs in receiving on an afternoon where they attempted just 11 passes in a 43-13 blowout victory. The limited volume was the result of four Panthers turnovers and a dominant Tampa rushing attack. Johnson’s 14-yard score put the Bucs up 33-6 just before halftime. He worked himself free in the end zone as a besieged Baker Mayfield bought time with his legs. Good stuff for a player who had yet to score this season, but probably not the harbinger of things to come with Emeka Egbuka likely returning for Week 8 against the Falcons.

Wright managed just six touches, even with Miami running the ball 41 times today. Wright is the only running back seeing work outside of Ollie Gordon, but the latter is pushing for workhorse status, leaving Wright without much to do. He is somewhere well beyond the RB4 ranks for his Week 8 matchup with New England.

Tucker’s 46-yard touchdown came with the Bucs already leading 36-6 early in the fourth quarter. He covered more ground on the score than he had rushed for all season heading into Week 7. Six of Tucker’s carries came in the fourth frame of a blowout. Although he has proven he will mix in for the occasional 1-2 yard vulture TD, Tucker is a distant third on the depth chart behind Bucky Irving and Kenneth Gainwell, and is not much of a hold in 12-team leagues.

Gainwell was not targeted in the passing game, but that’s because Baker Mayfield attempted only 11 throws. That in turn was due to the fact that Tampa road paved Carolina on the ground as the Panthers committed four turnovers. It’s why Gainwell rushed for a season-high 88 yards after never perviously reaching 20. He was still out-carried 24-14 by Bucky Irving, who found the end zone twice as Sean Tucker hit pay dirt once. We are sure this is a formula the Bucs would like to replicate moving forward, but it is not going to be doable most of the time. It does at least make Gainwell a slightly more realistic FLEX option heading into Week 8 against the Falcons.

Running a route on 23 of the team’s 34 drop backs, Helm was a little more involved than usual in the Titans’ low-octane passing attack. With fewer than 30 receiving yards in every game this season, Helm should not be rostered in any fantasy format for now. He’s been targeted on just 12 percent of his routes in 2026.

Taylor got off to a hot start on National Tight Ends Day by mossing Dolphins cornerback Jason Marshall Jr in the end zone. Not content with just one score, Taylor double-dipped with a leaping touchdown catch late in the fourth quarter. He also scored the two-point conversion after the play. Taylor is running well ahead of first-round rookie Kenyon Sadiq right now and there’s no reason to expect anything different in Week 8 versus the Raiders. Taylor will be in the TE2 mix next week.

The check downs for Robinson will continue until morale improves. Running a pass routes on 27 of 34 Titans drop backs, Robinson was third in targets among Tennessee pass catchers and couldn’t make anything happen after the catch on each of his four grabs on the day. He now has two games of more than 50 receiving yards on the season with an average depth of target below six. Robinson should remain on waiver wires ahead of Week 8.

That might not look like much, especially with Emeka Egbuka on the shelf, but it was actually a 45 percent target share in a game where the Bucs attempted just 11 passes in a 43-13 victory. Promising in theory, we suppose, though Godwin has not cracked 40 yards receiving since Week 2. He has not reached 50 all year. It feels like he will have to get more involved at some point, but then again, this team has a lot of young receiving talent. Godwin’s WR4 prospects are hanging on by a thread heading into Week 8 against the Falcons.

The first-round rookie was held to one catch for the second week in a row. He has four catches over his past four games. It wouldn’t be surprising for his role to expand as the season wears on, but there were no signs of that happening this week. He isn’t worth holding onto in most fantasy formats.

Downs’ four targets were the most on the team, though he caught just two for 18 yards. His lack of red zone usage and deep targets cap his ability to get explosive plays or touchdowns. He led all Colts wideouts with 52 snaps, tallying seven more than second-place Laquon Treadwell. Even with Tyler Warren (groin) out, Downs is losing middle-of-the-field targets to Keenan Allen. Given his low output with both Warren and Alec Pierce out, Downs is a low-ceiling WR4/FLEX play for Week 8 against the Jaguars.