AJ Barner
TESEA · TE20 · Age 24 · 6'6" · 251 lbs · Bye 11
SIT
Bench call at TE25 in Week 7: a heavy role is not enough to lift him to the starter line.
Clutch Score 8.2 · the TE12 starter line is 10.0 this week.
- Clutch Score · Wk 7
- 8.2
- Our TE25 this week
- Consensus, wk 7
- TE22
- We disagree by
- -3 spots
Why · what moved the number
Matchup
Easy
KC is the 6th-softest defense against TEs, on 2026 rates.
Game environment
×1.04
Vegas has SEA at 23.3 implied points, above league average. O/U 43.5, spread -3.
Volume
88
A real workload: 90% of the snaps and 25 touches so far.
Strength of schedule
Weeks 1–18 vs TEs: 5 easy · 8 medium · 4 hard · 10th easiest of 32
Handcuff
The next man up who’d inherit the workload if AJ Barner misses time, worth stashing on your bench.
Game log · 2026 season
| Wk | Opp | Proj | FPTS | Stat line |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | vs NE | 9.6 | 3.3 | 2 rec · 13 yd · 0 TD |
| 2 | @ ARI | 8.3 | 7.9 | 1 rec · 8 yd · 0 TD |
| 3 | @ WAS | 9.1 | 11.9 | 5 rec · 69 yd · 0 TD |
| 4 | vs LAC | 10.1 | 2.2 | 1 rec · 12 yd · 0 TD |
| 5 | vs SF | 9.5 | 5.0 | 3 rec · 20 yd · 0 TD |
| 6 | @ DEN | 7.2 | 4.6 | 3 rec · 16 yd · 0 TD |
| 7 | vs KC | 7.5 | 8.6 | 4 rec · 42 yd · 0 TD |
Consistency
How reliable this player has been week to week (PPR).
Ceiling
11.9
Best week
Floor
2.2
Worst week
Avg / game
6.2
Boom rate
0%
Games ≥ 20 pts
Bust rate
86%
Games ≤ 10 pts
Season stats
Receptions
15
Rec Yds
138
Rec TD
0
Rush Yds
1
Rush TD
1
Usage & opportunity
Volume drives fantasy scoring: snaps, touches, and red-zone looks.
Snap share
90%
Of team offense
Targets
24
12.8% of team targets
Carries
1
0.6% of team carries
Red-zone
5
9.3% of team red-zone work
Advanced metrics
What he did with the opportunity, in 2026.
Catch rate
62.5%
Receptions per target
Yds / target
5.8
Per pass thrown his way
Yds before catch
1.8
Per reception
Yds after catch
7.4
Per reception
TD reliance
17.2%
Of PPR points
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Stats via the Sleeper API (PPR) · updated 14h ago