Seattle Seahawks- Position
- Tight End
- Height / Weight
- 6' 6", 251 lbs
- Born
- 3/5/2002 in Aurora, OH
- Age
- 24
- College
- Michigan
- Draft
- 2024: Rd 4, Pk 121 (SEA)
- Experience
- 3rd Season
- Status
- Active
Why he's performing this way
The usage, efficiency, schedule and team factors behind his recent numbers.
AJ Barner is heating up. He's at 11.9 fantasy pts / game (PPR) over his last game, up from 5.6.
- Recent
- 11.9
- Season
- 7.7
fantasy pts / game (PPR)
- Bigger role
He's averaging 9.0 targets over his last game, compared with 1.5 before that. More opportunity is the main reason the production has risen.
- Low target share
He draws 13% of SEA's targets. At this share he needs big plays or touchdowns to produce.
- League-average efficiency
7.5 yards per target on the season (the typical TE is at 7.1), and 7.7 over his last game.
- Strong supporting cast
SEA are averaging +0.06 EPA per play on offense. An efficient offense sustains drives and creates more scoring chances.
Play style & archetype
Compares 2026 play-by-play and box score data against 30 qualified TEs across 3 games.
Archetype
Red-zone tight end
Uses his size as a mismatch near the goal line.
He gets looks near the goal line (red-zone target rate 33.3%, top 3% of TEs).
He lives mostly underneath, rarely working deep (deep target rate 0.0%, bottom 12% of TEs).
He sees light target volume (targets / game 4.0, bottom 19% of TEs).
Catch rate of 66.7% ranks in the bottom 19% of qualified TEs.
3 NFL seasons and 854 career receiving yards. Best year: 519 in 2025.
Strengths
- Yards / reception (11.3)
Areas to watch
- Catch rate (66.7%)
- EPA / target (-0.18)
Percentile vs. TEs
- Targets / gamestyle4.0 · 19
- Target sharestyle11.9% · 31
- Deep target ratestyle0.0% · 12
- Middle-of-field ratestyle16.7% · 24
- Catch rate66.7% · 19
- Yards / reception11.3 · 72
- Red-zone target ratestyle33.3% · 97
- EPA / target-0.18 · 28
Colored bars are quality measures. Gray "style" bars show how often he does something, not whether it's good.
Where he's targeted
25%
left
17%
middle
58%
right
0% of targets deep (15+ air yards), 100% short
Career statistics
Regular season, by year and team. Career bests are highlighted.
Rushing
Receiving
Defense
Scoring
2026 game log
Box score lines from completed games this season.