TE#88
AJ Barner
gsis_id 00-0039793
SEA
Next Gen Stats
Source: nflverse Next Gen Stats2025 weekly average
- Separation
- 4.40 yd
- Cushion
- 4.27 yd
- YAC above expectation
- 0.75
- Avg YAC
- 5.20
- Share of intended air yards
- 10.9%
- Catch rate
- 77.3%
Advanced charting
Source: Pro Football Reference advanced2025 season total / average
- Broken tackles (rec)
- 5
- Drops
- 2
- Drop rate
- 2.0%
- Passer rating when targeted
- 98.6
- Interceptions on targets
- 2
- Yds after contact (rush)
- 7
Season by season
Aggregated from real weekly rows in nflverse_player_stats_weekly.
| Season | G | Tgt | Rec | Rec yds | TD | Rec EPA | Tgt share | WOPR | Rush yds | PPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 20 | 75 | 58 | 586 | 7 | 34.8 | 0.127 | 0.24 | 16 | 166.2 |
| 2024 | 15 | 38 | 30 | 245 | 4 | 11.1 | 0.080 | 0.15 | 0 | 78.5 |
Bio & status
- Height
- 6'6"
- Weight
- 251 lb
- College
- Michigan; Indiana (Big Ten Conference)
- Draft
- 2024 · Rd 4 · Pk 121 · SEA
- Rookie season
- 2024
- Experience
- 3 yr
- Status
- ACT
Source: nflverse injury report
2026 Wk 1 · no game status listed · practice: Full Participation in Practice
Cross-source coverage
Source: Highlightly box scoresmatched via name+birth_date
34 games with stored box-score lines (2025, 2024).
Play-by-play drill-down
Loaded on demand, one season at a time.
Similar players
Position-matched comparables scored on real Next Gen Stats season data.
Source: nflverse Next Gen Stats2025 · TE cohort of 35
Each of separation, cushion, yac over expected, share of air yards, catch rate is z-scored across every qualified TE in 2025; distance is the root-mean-square z gap, so lower means more alike. Only same-position players are compared.
George KittleTE · SF · distance 0.93
- Separation
- 3.65
- Cushion
- 5.14
- YAC over expected
- 0.89
- Share of air yards
- 11.8
- Catch rate
- 82.6
Dawson KnoxTE · BUF · distance 0.94
- Separation
- 3.64
- Cushion
- 5.32
- YAC over expected
- 0.28
- Share of air yards
- 10.0
- Catch rate
- 73.5
Jake TongesTE · SF · distance 0.94
- Separation
- 3.59
- Cushion
- 4.87
- YAC over expected
- -0.17
- Share of air yards
- 5.9
- Catch rate
- 73.9
Dalton SchultzTE · HOU · distance 1.10
- Separation
- 3.77
- Cushion
- 5.43
- YAC over expected
- 0.10
- Share of air yards
- 14.6
- Catch rate
- 77.4
Cade OttonTE · TB · distance 1.15
- Separation
- 3.50
- Cushion
- 5.56
- YAC over expected
- 0.73
- Share of air yards
- 9.0
- Catch rate
- 72.8
AJ Barner baseline
- Separation
- 4.10
- Cushion
- 4.62
- YAC over expected
- 0.78
- Share of air yards
- 8.6
- Catch rate
- 76.5