Scouting report · TE · Seattle
AJ Barner
A top-24 tight end in 1QB dynasty leagues, right in the prime of the curve.
#151 overall · age 24 · 2024 round 4, pick 121 · 3rd season
SEATight end · TE20
Standard points a game
This week · week 8 · Standard
5.3TE19
vs CHI · Mon, Nov 2, 8:15 p.m. ET
No injury designation · injury data read Sat, Oct 31, 8:27 a.m. ET
Sleeper's projection, read Sat, Oct 31, 8:27 a.m. ET, scored by Swindlr
Rest of season · redraft standard
#128 · TE30
Value 1,360 · 12 teams
Dynasty · Dynasty 1QB
#151 · TE20
Value 1,543 · 12 teams
Latest6 real trades for him in public Sleeper leagues, the sample's last two weeks
Dynasty value · Dynasty 1QB
1,543
▲ 108 · last 3 weeks of games
Rank
#151 · TE20
Overall · position
2026 Standard / game
3.5
TE35 at the position
Age
24
3 seasons in
In a year
Same
1,576 · about #148 next year
Recalculated: today's model on the games through each week, valued at today's point in the season. It shows what each week's games did to his value, not the values Swindlr showed at the time.
Swindlr records its published values weekly from Oct 28, 2026; they'll appear here as a record beside this chart.
Every format
12-team leagues. Tap a format to see him in it.
Where his value comes from · Dynasty 1QB
This season 6%Next two seasons 25%Later 69%
His projection (7.7 a game) doesn't clear a replacement-level tight end yet, so his value is all upside: the model's allowance for him becoming more than that, which it makes wider in a player's first three seasons. It's the least certain part of any value.
Splits
Regular season · week 8 of 2026 (in progress)
| Season | G | Tgt | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | Rush yds | Standard / G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 14 | 38 | 30 | 245 | 4 | 0 | 3.5 |
| 2025 | 17 | 68 | 52 | 519 | 6 | 14 | 5.6 |
| 2026 | 7 | 29 | 19 | 180 | 0 | 5 | 3.5 |
2026 week by week · Standard points
What he's worth in a trade
Dynasty 1QB
Real trades · 92 in the last year · 13 in dynasty one-QB leagues
The last 90 days of the sample, dynasty leagues: 31 trades, 25 Superflex or 2QB and 6 one-QB, 23 with a TE premium. Every trade with him, by format →
What managers actually gave for AJ in completed trades in public Sleeper leagues, leagues like Dynasty 1QB first. Each shows the date and the league's settings; the price is what was agreed then, and the line under it is today's value, a different thing. Two-team trades of up to four pieces a side; none is left out for disagreeing with Swindlr. No league or manager names. 5 of them look lopsided at today's values (values move after a trade, with injuries and role changes, so a fair price then can look lopsided now); none is left out.
- Oct 22, 2026 · 20-team dynasty 1QB, TE +1Baker Mayfield + AJ Barner for Greg Dulcich + Tyler ShoughToday on the Dynasty 1QB board: 3,260 for his side, 3,501 for the otherCheck it at today's values, in its league's settings
- Oct 15, 2026 · 20-team dynasty 1QB, TE +1Baker Mayfield + AJ Barner for Greg Dulcich + Tyler ShoughToday on the Dynasty 1QB board: 3,260 for his side, 3,501 for the otherCheck it at today's values, in its league's settings
- Oct 8, 2026 · 14-team dynasty 1QB, TE +0.3Zaire Franklin + AJ Barner + 2027 6th + 2028 4th for Wan'Dale RobinsonCheck it at today's values, in its league's settings
- Sep 24, 2026 · 10-team dynasty 1QBAJ Barner + 2028 1st for Harold Fannin Jr.Today on the Dynasty 1QB board: 2,949 for his side, 3,552 for the otherCheck it at today's values, in its league's settings
- Aug 9, 2026 · 16-team dynasty 1QBAJ Barner for Tank DellToday on the Dynasty 1QB board: 1,543 for his side, 1,487 for the otherCheck it at today's values, in its league's settings
- Aug 5, 2026 · 10-team dynasty 1QBAJ Barner for 2027 3rdToday on the Dynasty 1QB board: 1,543 for his side, 346 for the otherCheck it at today's values, in its league's settings
Equal value today · Swindlr's estimate
Not real trades: packages that land within a few percent of AJ's value in Dynasty 1QB now. Open one in the calculator to see who wins it.
Head to head
- Week 8 start/sitAJ vs Mark Andrews
- Week 8 start/sitAJ vs Tyler Higbee
- DynastyAJ vs Dallas Goedert
- DynastyAJ vs Eli Stowers
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Values are Swindlr's estimates for 12-team leagues, updated with every week's stats (through week 8 of 2026 (in progress)). "In a year" is the same production a year older, on the age curve the model is tuned with; news, role changes and the next rookie class aren’t in it. Stats: nflverse (CC-BY 4.0).
Stats from Sleeper’s weekly stat lines, regular season, through week 8 of 2026 (in progress) (nflverse’s box scores fill a week Sleeper lacks); teams and injuries from Sleeper, Oct 30. Where the numbers come from.