AJ Barner

AJ Barner

23-Year-Old Tight EndTE
Seattle Seahawks
2025 Fantasy Outlook
Barner showed some promise as a goal-line option in his rookie season, as the 2024 fourth-round draft pick finished with seven red-zone targets to Noah Fant’s five. The 6-foot-6 Barner scored four touchdowns, while the 6-4 Fant has just one TD over the last two seasons combined. The Seahawks, though, released Fant in July just before training camp. Barner will compete with rookie Elijah Arroyo, the 50th overall pick, for tight end snaps. Arroyo is a prototypical NFL tight end but has a lengthy history of knee injuries. Barner could find his way to increased targets at some point. Barner’s big frame and 82-inch wingspan are at least useful in short-yardage situations. Read Past Outlooks
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Signed a four-year, $4.78 million contract with the Seahawks in May of 2024.
Stays hot with career game Sunday
TESeattle Seahawks
October 5, 2025
Barner hauled in all seven of his targets for 53 yards and two touchdowns in Sunday's 38-35 loss to the Buccaneers.
ANALYSIS
Barner followed up his best fantasy score of the season with a career game against the Commanders in Week 5, setting new personal single-game bests in receptions, yards and touchdowns. The surging sophomore nearly doubled his entire season production in the standout effort, bringing his receiving line up to 14-134-4 through five starts. Barner's rostered percentage in fantasy will surely skyrocket heading into next Sunday's tilt against Jacksonville.
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Advanced NFL Stats
How do AJ Barner's 2025 advanced stats compare to other tight ends?
This section compares his advanced stats with players at the same position. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that metric and it would be considered average. The longer the bar, the better it is for the player.
  • Air Yards Per Game
    The number of air yards he is averaging per game. Air yards measure how far the ball was thrown downfield for both complete and incomplete passes. Air yards are recorded as a negative value when the pass is targeted behind the line of scrimmage. All air yards data is from Sports Info Solutions and does not include throwaways as targeted passes.
  • Air Yards Per Snap
    The number of air yards he is averaging per offensive snap.
  • % Team Air Yards
    The percentage of the team's total air yards he accounts for.
  • % Team Targets
    The percentage of the team's total targets he accounts for.
  • Avg Depth of Target
    Also known as aDOT, this stat measures the average distance down field he is being targeted at.
  • Catch Rate
    The number of catches made divided by the number of times he was targeted by the quarterback.
  • Drop Rate
    The number of passes he dropped divided by the number of times he was targeted by the quarterback.
  • Avg Yds After Catch
    The number of yards he gains after the catch on his receptions.
  • % Targeted On Route
    Targets divided by total routes run. Also known as TPRR.
  • Avg Yds Per Route Run
    Receiving yards divided by total routes run. Also known as YPRR.
Air Yards Per Game
15.0
 
Air Yards Per Snap
0.32
 
% Team Air Yards
6.7%
 
% Team Targets
12.2%
 
Avg Depth of Target
4.7 Yds
 
Catch Rate
87.5%
 
Drop Rate
0.0%
 
Avg Yds After Catch
3.8
 
% Targeted On Route
23.5%
 
Avg Yds Per Route Run
1.97
 
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Snap Distribution / Depth Chart
Snap Counts
Snap %
Seattle SeahawksSeahawks 2025 TE Snap Distribution
#% of Team Snaps

23480%
19079%
12944%
11347%
10134%
9238%
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How often does AJ Barner run a route when on the field for a pass play?
This data will let you see how AJ Barner and the other tight ends for the Seahawks are being used. Some tight ends may have a lot of snaps, but they're not that useful for fantasy purposes because they're not actually running routes. This data will help you see when this is the case.
AJ Barner
68 routes   16 targets
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37%
51 routes   10 targets
50%
11 routes   1 target
13%
Receiving Alignment Breakdown
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This Week's Opposing Pass Defense
How does the Jaguars pass defense compare to other NFL teams this season?
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@ Jaguars
Sunday, Oct 12th at 1:00PM
Overall QB Rating Against
44.6
 
Cornerbacks
69.9
 
Safeties
68.0
 
Linebackers
19.1
 
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2025 AJ Barner Split Stats
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2024 Fantasy Outlook
Barner’s the definition of a project, so he’s unlikely to play a significant role for Seattle in 2024 after being selected in the fourth round of the 2024 NFL Draft. In 40 college games split between Indiana and Michigan, Barner had just 610 yards and five touchdowns. Barner’s 6-foot-6, and his 82-inch wingspan is the largest among tight ends in the 2024 draft class, so he has the tools to develop into a red-zone threat, but he’s far from a burner (4.84-second 40-yard dash). If Barner can excel early as a blocker despite being light for his height (251 pounds), he has a chance to push Pharaoh Brown for the top backup spot behind Noah Fant as a rookie.
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Finds end zone again
TESeattle Seahawks
September 26, 2025
Barner caught all three targets for 32 yards and a touchdown in Thursday's 23-20 win over the Cardinals.
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One catch in blowout win
TESeattle Seahawks
September 22, 2025
Barner caught his lone target for 23 yards in Sunday's 44-13 win over the Saints.
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Scores in Sunday's win
TESeattle Seahawks
September 15, 2025
Barner caught two of three targets for 26 yards and a touchdown in Sunday's 31-17 win over the Steelers.
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Handles big workload Sunday
TESeattle Seahawks
September 8, 2025
Barner rushed once for two yards and caught one of two targets for no gain in Sunday's 17-13 loss to the 49ers.
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Logs one catch with starters
TESeattle Seahawks
August 15, 2025
Barner pulled in his only target for five yards in Friday's 33-16 preseason win over the Chiefs.
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Latest Fantasy Rumors
Larger role with Fant gone?
TESeattle Seahawks
July 20, 2025
Barner could be a more significant piece of Seattle's offense moving forward, as Adam Schefter of ESPN reports that the team released Noah Fant on Sunday.
ANALYSIS
Fant had 500 receiving yards to Barner's 245 in 2024, though Barner scored four touchdowns to Fant's one. Barner and rookie second-round pick Elijah Arroyo are expected to compete for the top spot on the tight end depth chart now that Fant's out of the picture. The Seahawks selected Barner in the fourth round of the 2024 NFL Draft.
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