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Akins was involved in a 52-pass day for the Browns. He is the clear No. 2 tight end to David Njoku, but would receive many of the underneath routes should Njoku miss time. The Browns offense is undergoing a shake-up with Amari Cooper gone and Deshaun Watson (Achilles) likely out for the season, but Akins can be left off the fantasy radar for now.

Two of Akins’ catches, including the touchdown, came on a meaningless drive late in the fourth quarter, so we wouldn’t read too much into his box score. The Browns will get David Njoku on the field more as his ankle continues to get better, but this offense isn’t capable of sustaining multiple receiving options right now.

Backup tight end Blake Whiteheart caught three passes and scored a short touchdown. Akins was an interesting streaming option when he was the only Cleveland tight end projected to see targets. With another name in the mix, Akins is off the fantasy radar for Week 5.

Akins saw just one target in Week 2. This was certainly an improvement, but he once again failed to amass 30 receiving yards, which he did for the last time during the 2022 season. David Njoku, please get well soon. Until Njoku returns from an ankle injury, Akins is the only tight end the Browns will use in the receiving game. That still doesn’t make him a recommended streaming option heading into Week 4 against the Raiders.

Njoku will miss a second game with an ankle injury he picked up in Week 1. Jordan Akins will continue operating as Cleveland’s No. 1 tight end. In Week 2 against the Jaguars, Akins ran a route on 20 of the team’s 38 drop backs and caught his only target for ten yards.

The 32-year-old Akins is a sub-replacement-level player who has failed to hit 30 yards receiving in a game since 2022. Akins is not a recommended Week 3 streamer, even against the Giants.

Njoku suffered a high-ankle sprain in the Browns’ Week 1 loss to the Cowboys. Head coach Kevin Stefanski told reporters he is week-to-week after the game. He then ruled Njoku out on Wednesday. Jordan Akins was the only other Cleveland tight end to run a route in Week 1. Akins caught three passes for 27 yards versus Dallas. Fantasy managers can likely do better than Akins as a streaming option off the waiver wire.

Njoku sustained a high ankle sprain in the second half of the Browns’ Week 1 loss to Dallas. It sounds like he could miss at least the team’s Week 2 game against the Jaguars. That would leave Jordan Akins, the only other Cleveland tight end to log a pass route against the Cowboys, to operate as the team’s No. 1 tight end. Akins caught two of three targets on Sunday for 27 yards.

Njoku will undergo tests, and presumably an MRI, on Monday to confirm the extent of the damage, but he’ll likely miss multiple weeks if the injury is confirmed. Njoku led the Browns with 44 receiving yards in Sunday’s loss and was poised for a big season after last year’s 81-882-6 performance. Backup Jordan Akins would likely become the starter in Njoku’s absence, but he wouldn’t carry much fantasy upside in Week 2 against the Jaguars.

Stefanski said he didn’t have any update on the severity of Njoku’s injury, so we’ll likely learn a lot more on this tomorrow. The Browns tight end caught four passes for 44 yards in Sunday’s loss to the Cowboys and did not return to the game. Njoku’s ankle seemed to get rolled up a bit under a defender, but was released before hitting the ground — saving him from what could have been a far more serious injury. Jordan Akins led all Browns tight ends in snaps on Sunday and would presumably be the favorite to replace Njoku if he were to miss time.