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  • TB Wide Receiver #15
    Buccaneers WR Jalen McMillan (hamstring) did not practice Tuesday.
    He hasn’t practiced since hurting the hamstring in practice on Friday, missing Sunday’s game along the way. With Sterling Shepard signed to the active roster, it feels likely that McMillan be sitting out this week if not eventually placed on injured reserve.
  • SEA Tight End #87
    Noah Fant caught 6-of-6 targets for 63 yards in the Seahawks’ Week 6 loss to the 49ers.
    The six grabs matched Fant’s season high, while his 63 yards were a new 2024 best. It was nevertheless “blink and you’ll miss it” production on an evening where Geno Smith attempted 52 passes. Fant hasn’t displayed any upside and isn’t drawing red-zone looks. He’s a floor-based TE2 in 12-team re-draft leagues.
  • SEA Running Back #26
    Zach Charbonnet rushed five times for 20 yards in the Seahawks’ Week 6 loss to the 49ers, adding a 15-yard reception.
    Charbonnet has posted touch counts of seven, five and six in three games since Kenneth Walker returned from injury. He has not looked explosive in the process, with even the broadcast booth having to note this evening he didn’t exactly appear fast. Charbonnet obviously has major contingency value behind injury magnet Walker, but he’s lacking standalone relevance for the time being.
  • SF Wide Receiver #15
    Jauan Jennings caught 3-of-5 targets for 27 yards in the 49ers’ Week 6 win over the Seahawks.
    With each of Deebo Samuel, Brandon Aiyuk and George Kittle finally healthy of late, gravity has returned for slot man Jennings, who has just four grabs for 40 yards over the past two weeks. He has seven catches across his past three appearances. With injuries deepening and bye weeks raging, Jennings is probably waiver wire fodder in most standard-sized 12-team leagues.
  • SF Wide Receiver #11
    Brandon Aiyuk caught 2-of-4 targets for 37 yards in the 49ers’ Week 6 win over the Seahawks.
    Coming off by far his best game of the year, Aiyuk posted a season low for looks as Brock Purdy attempted a modest 28 passes. George Kittle led the team with six targets, though five players commanded at least four. It’s maddening that Aiyuk continues to see such inconsistent usage, but we know he can’t keep finishing below 50 yards forever. He will be needed for much more in Week 7 against the Chiefs, though that’s a tough matchup for any wideout.
  • SEA Wide Receiver #16
    Tyler Lockett caught 4-of-8 targets for 65 yards and a touchdown in the Seahawks’ Week 6 loss to the 49ers.
    Lockett’s nine-yard score with 1:44 remaining was his first of the season. It came after a failed end zone look just a few moments before. Like every other Seahawks pass catcher, Lockett has been seeing plenty of volume the past three weeks as comeback game script has forced Geno Smith into bushels of attempts. He’s gone at least 4/61 every week in the process. Good, though he has not eclipsed 75 yards since Week 1. Lockett is ultimately looking like a middle-of-the-road WR4 with DK Metcalf dominating the big-play opportunities and Jaxon Smith-Njigba cleaning up on aisle PPR. Seattle visits Atlanta for Week 7.
  • SEA Wide Receiver #11
    Jaxon Smith-Njigba caught 5-of-9 targets for 53 yards in the Seahawks’ Week 6 loss to the 49ers.
    JSN has now reached nine targets in 3-of-6 contests. Not bad, though this evening’s 53 yards were his second most of the season. It speaks to a high-floor, low-upside PPR dink-and-dunk game. It wasn’t been working in the real world, with the Seahawks turning in three straight thoroughly mediocre offensive performances. JSN did at least get targeted in the end zone this evening, but it was, for some reason, on a fade. That’s not his game. Expect more of the same in Week 7 against the Falcons, where the Seahawks are unlikely to have the luxury of playing conservatively.
  • SF Wide Receiver #1
    Deebo Samuel caught 3-of-5 targets for 102 yards and a touchdown in the 49ers’ Week 6 win over the Seahawks, adding four carries for 15 additional yards.
    Tonight was the third game in a row where Samuel saw five-or-fewer looks, but he had a 100-yard outing thanks to a 76-yard touchdown in the second quarter. The safety jumped Samuel’s route. He then proceeded to outrun LB Boye Mafe to the house. With Jordan Mason missing over half the game with a shoulder injury, Samuel’s four carries were his most since Week 1. He had an injury scare of his own, but it turns out he just hit his funny bone. The Chiefs await for Week 7.
  • SEA Wide Receiver #14
    DK Metcalf caught 3-of-11 targets for 48 yards in the Seahawks’ Week 6 loss to the 49ers.
    It was a really poor night for Metcalf and Geno Smith’s connection, with Smith routinely missing Metcalf down the field. Metcalf “returned the favor” by failing to get both feet in bounds on an end-zone target. The duo also had a 52-yard fourth quarter score called back by an illegal shift penalty. Lastly, Metcalf was the target on a Smith interception where Renardo Green ran his route for him. Metcalf has been predictably boom or bust through six games under new OC Ryan Grubb, but that has included three 100-yard performances. He will find himself in the WR10-18 range for Week 7 against the Falcons.
  • SEA Running Back #9
    Kenneth Walker rushed 14 times for 32 yards and a touchdown in the Seahawks’ Week 6 loss to the 49ers, adding eight receptions for 37 yards.
    Suddenly a check-down magnet, Walker is up to 15 catches over his past two games. He has been horribly inefficient with the receiving looks, which have not been good offense for the ‘Hawks. Tonight was a rare night of inefficiency from Walker on the ground, who is nevertheless up to five touchdowns in four games. With the Seahawks’ passing attack looking stagnant for the time being, a greater Walker ground-game commitment could be in the offing for Week 7 against the Falcons.
  • SEA Quarterback #7
    Geno Smith completed 30-of-52 passes for 312 yards, one touchdown and two interceptions in the Seahawks’ 36-24, Week 6 loss to the 49ers.
    It was another inefficient Smith outing, one where he didn’t goose his stats on the ground. Smith has now piled up attempts in negative game scripts three weeks running, but he’s sitting on as many passing scores (six) as interceptions through six games. Tonight was particularly uninspired with Smith struggling to connect with DK Metcalf down the field and too frequently checking down to Kenneth Walker. Both of his interceptions were really poor throws, with the first killing the Seahawks’ opening drive in the red zone. This is not the offense the Seahawks want to be running, but they have a lackluster defense and lack of identity with the ball in their hands. They have 10 days to think things over ahead of Week 7 in Atlanta.