AJ Barner

NFL player. Position: TE. Team: SEA.

Quick Facts

Position: TE
Team: SEA (Seattle Seahawks)
Bye week (2026): 11
FantasyPros PPR rank (pulled 2026-05-21): 197

2026 Outlook

Finished 2025 strong with 31 rec / 283 yards / 2 TDs over final 8 games, including Super Bowl-winning TD catch. Benefits significantly from Brian Fleury hire — Fleury coached George Kittle and Jake Tonges in SF, giving him elite TE development credentials. Barner's blocking prowess (loves to run-block) fits Fleury's system perfectly. Has athleticism and mentality to develop into top-tier TE under Fleury's tutelage (per 3 Players That Benefit the Most With Brian Fluery as Seahawks OC).

Role / Depth Chart

(filled in by ingest — starter, backup, committee, snap share trend)

Injury Status

Healthy entering 2026. Dealing with several nagging offseason issues but attacking recovery aggressively per team reports. Watched sidelines during May OTAs but expected to return full participation by training camp in late July (per Seahawks Injury Updates: Tory Horton Gets Good News).

Recent News

2026-04-27 — Seahawks post-draft depth chart: Will Jadarian Price start? Where do other rookies... (Seahawks post-draft depth chart: Will Jadarian Price start? Where do other rookies...)
2026-03-04 — Dynasty Fantasy Football Free Agency Preview 2026: Las Vegas Raiders (Dynasty Fantasy Football Free Agency Preview 2026: Las Vegas Raiders)
2026-05-27 — Seahawks Injury Updates: Tory Horton gets ‘good news’ (Seahawks Injury Updates: Tory Horton gets ‘good news’)
2026-05-26 — Biggest Tight End Training Camp Battles For 2026 Fantasy Football (Biggest Tight End Training Camp Battles For 2026 Fantasy Football)
2026-05-11 — Fantasy Football Third-Year Breakout Candidates for 2026 (Fantasy Football Third-Year Breakout Candidates for 2026)
2026-02-21 — 3 Fantasy Football Draft Values: Tight Ends (2026) (3 Fantasy Football Draft Values: Tight Ends (2026))
2026-02-18 — Cam Ward, Luther Burden III & 4 More Fantasy Football Second-Year Breakout Candidates (Cam Ward, Luther Burden III & 4 More Fantasy Football Second-Year Breakout Candidates)
2026-05-11 — Fantasy Football Third-Year Breakout Candidates for 2026 - FTN (For the Numbers) (Fantasy Football Third-Year Breakout Candidates for 2026 - FTN (For the Numbers))
2026-05-06 — Trey McBride Leads Updated 2026 Fantasy Tight End Rankings (Trey McBride Leads Updated 2026 Fantasy Tight End Rankings)
2026-05-21 — Dynasty Tight End Rankings for Fantasy Football: Post-NFL Draft (2026) (Dynasty Tight End Rankings for Fantasy Football: Post-NFL Draft (2026))

Open Questions

(scoped to this player — pulled from Fantasy Football Open Questions)

Sources

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