Player facts
- Team
Seattle Seahawks- Position
- Tight End
- Number
- 88
- Born
- May 3, 2002 (age 24)
- Birthplace
- Aurora, OH, USA
- Height
- 6' 6"
- Weight
- 251 lbs
- College
- Michigan
- Experience
- 3 seasons
- Status
- Active
Stats
2026 Offense
| REC | TGTS | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG | FD | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG | FUM | LST | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular Season | 15 | 24 | 138 | 9.2 | 0 | 32 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Last 5 Games | 13 | 22 | 125 | 9.2 | 0 | 32 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 97 | 130 | 902 | 9.3 | 10 | 61 | 51 | 11 | 15 | 1.4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
Advanced stats
2026 season through week 6. EPA per play is the points a play added to the team’s expected score; success rate is the share of plays that kept the offense on schedule; CPOE is completion percentage over what the throws’ difficulty predicted. Rank is by EPA per play.
| Plays | EPA/play | Success | CPOE | League rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Receiving | 24 targets | -0.39 | 38% | 93rd of 94 |
Recent games
| Receiving | Rushing | Fumbles | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Opponent | Result | REC | TGTS | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG | FD | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG | FUM | LST |
@  DEN | L 17-14 OT | 3 | 4 | 16 | 5.3 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
vs  SF | L 32-29 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 6.7 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
vs  LAC | W 30-23 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
@  WSH | L 33-31 | 5 | 9 | 69 | 13.8 | 0 | 32 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
@  ARI | W 31-7 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Last 5 games. Click a game for its box score.
About
Albert Frank "AJ" Barner V (born May 3, 2002) is an American professional football tight end for the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Indiana Hoosiers and Michigan Wolverines. Barner transferred to Michigan for his senior season, winning a national championship in 2023. He was selected by the Seahawks in the fourth round of the 2024 NFL draft.
From Wikipedia’s article on AJ Barner, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.1
Background
Early life
Albert Frank Barner V was born on May 3, 2002, in Aurora, Ohio to Albert and Reva Barner. He was a 2020 graduate of Aurora High School. He played football as a tight end and linebacker at Aurora and was selected as the Northeast Ohio Division III Defensive Player of the Year.
Indiana
Barner played college football as a tight end for Indiana from 2020 to 2022. As a freshman and sophomore, he appeared in all 20 games for Indiana. As a junior, he was selected a team captain for the 2022 Indiana Hoosiers football team, started 10 games, and totaled 28 receptions for 199 yards and three touchdowns.
Michigan
In December 2022, Barner entered the NCAA transfer portal and accepted an offer from the University of Michigan. He chose Michigan because of its prioritization of the tight end position under Jim Harbaugh. He was named to the John Mackey Award watch list in August 2023.
Barner finished the 2023 national championship season with 22 catches for 249 yards and a touchdown. Barner was an All-Big Ten honorable mention.
From Wikipedia’s article on AJ Barner, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the full article.1
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Sources
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- 1WikipediaAJ Barner on Wikipedia
- 2Wikimedia CommonsPhoto of AJ Barner