AJ Barner
Stat Maniac
Through Week 5 of 2026, AJ Barner is averaging 4.9 half-PPR points per game on 5.5 xFP (24th percentile among TEs), right in line with expectation. Barner has played 89% of offensive snaps (91st percentile) with -0.39 EPA per target (6th percentile). The closest statistical comp since 2012 is Jermaine Gresham's 2017 season (86% match): TE30 that year, then TE84 the next.
2026 season, through Week 5, 5 games, TE28 in total points. Percentiles against the top 36 TEs by points with 4+ games.
Closest seasons since 2012
- 86%2017 Jermaine Gresham: TE30 that season (4.3 PPG), TE84 the next year (1.5 PPG).
- 86%2016 Jesse James: TE28 that season (4.5 PPG), TE23 the next year (5.5 PPG).
- 85%2014 Levine Toilolo: TE36 that season (3.3 PPG), TE84 the next year (0.9 PPG).
2025 season, 16 games, TE13 in total points. Percentiles against the top 36 TEs by points with 4+ games.
Closest seasons since 2012
- 89%2012 Joel Dreessen: TE27 that season (5.4 PPG), TE64 the next year (2.0 PPG).
- 87%2019 Kyle Rudolph: TE14 that season (6.3 PPG), TE40 the next year (4.3 PPG).
- 84%2019 Darren Fells: TE15 that season (6.2 PPG), TE26 the next year (5.5 PPG).
PoorAverageElite Half PPR, Weeks 1-17. Comps match percentile profiles across 2012-2025 at the position. xFP is expected points on the same touches; how it works.
Season lines
Half PPR, Weeks 1-17| Season | G | Tgt | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | Tgt share | WOPR | Pts | PPG | Spike wks | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 16 | 65 | 50 | 505 | 6 | 13.9% | 0.26 | 118.9 | 7.4 | 7 | TE13 |
| 2026 | 5 | 20 | 12 | 122 | 0 | 13.1% | 0.23 | 24.3 | 4.9 | 0 | TE28 |
| 2026Maniacs proj | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 124.6 | 7.3 | - | - |
A spike week is a top-12 TE finish that week, the weeks that win best ball. Finish is the season rank by half-PPR points among all TEs.
Game log
Full color = top-12 week2026 season
| Wk | Opp | Tgt | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | Tgt share | WOPR | Pts | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NE | 2 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 8.3% | 0.12 | 2.3 | TE40 |
| 2 | ARI | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 3.8% | 0.08 | 7.4 | TE18 |
| 3 | WAS | 9 | 5 | 69 | 0 | 20.0% | 0.32 | 9.4 | TE14 |
| 4 | LAC | 3 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 15.0% | 0.31 | 1.7 | TE43 |
| 5 | SF | 5 | 3 | 20 | 0 | 18.5% | 0.30 | 3.5 | TE31 |
2025 game log (16 games)
| Wk | Opp | Tgt | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | Tgt share | WOPR | Pts | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SF | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.1% | 0.15 | 0.7 | TE59 |
| 2 | PIT | 3 | 2 | 26 | 1 | 10.0% | 0.15 | 9.8 | TE8 |
| 3 | NO | 1 | 1 | 23 | 0 | 5.0% | 0.16 | 2.8 | TE37 |
| 4 | ARI | 3 | 3 | 32 | 1 | 12.5% | 0.25 | 10.7 | TE9 |
| 5 | TB | 7 | 7 | 53 | 2 | 20.6% | 0.38 | 20.8 | TE1 |
| 6 | JAX | 3 | 3 | 71 | 0 | 12.5% | 0.27 | 8.6 | TE15 |
| 7 | HOU | 3 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 10.3% | 0.19 | 1.4 | TE44 |
| 9 | WAS | 4 | 3 | 24 | 0 | 16.7% | 0.30 | 10.0 | TE12 |
| 10 | ARI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.00 | 0.3 | TE54 |
| 11 | LA | 11 | 10 | 70 | 0 | 26.2% | 0.45 | 12.1 | TE5 |
| 12 | TEN | 4 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 16.0% | 0.32 | 2.8 | TE35 |
| 13 | MIN | 5 | 4 | 35 | 0 | 21.7% | 0.39 | 5.7 | TE22 |
| 14 | ATL | 4 | 3 | 27 | 0 | 13.3% | 0.24 | 4.2 | TE22 |
| 15 | IND | 6 | 3 | 27 | 0 | 18.2% | 0.34 | 4.2 | TE26 |
| 16 | LA | 6 | 4 | 49 | 1 | 19.4% | 0.40 | 13.0 | TE6 |
| 17 | CAR | 3 | 3 | 43 | 1 | 11.5% | 0.22 | 11.8 | TE9 |