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Darnold's 16-yard TD pass to Barner gives Seahawks a 6-3 lead over Cards Seattle Seahawks quarterback Sam Darnold floats a perfect 16-yard pass into the hands of tight end AJ Barner for the first touchdown of "Thu...

SEPTEMBER 26, 2025 • NFL.COM

LISTEN: Sam Darnold Throws 16 YD Touchdown Pass To AJ Barner Sam Darnold makes a 16 yard throw to AJ Barner for the first touchdown of the game in the 1st quarter.

SEPTEMBER 26, 2025 • SEAHAWKS.COM

One catch in blowout win Barner caught his lone target for 23 yards in Sunday's 44-13 win over the Saints.

Impact Barner played just 52 percent of the offensive snaps while rookie Elijah Arroyo handled 50 percent, but the split was likely due to the blowout nature of the game rather than a changing of the guard at Seattle's tight-end position. A fourth-round pick in 2024, Barner has produced four receptions for 49 yards through three games this season.

SEPTEMBER 22, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Sam Darnold Delivers To Leaping AJ Barner For 23 Yards Seattle Seahawks quarterback Sam Darnold delivers a pass to tight end AJ Barner for a 23-yard reception Sunday against the New Orleans Saint...

SEPTEMBER 21, 2025 • SEAHAWKS.COM

Rattler and Saints to face strong Seahawks secondary as he seeks his 1st win as a starting QB

New Orleans Saints quarterback Spencer Rattler has made eight NFL starts and is still looking for his first win

SEPTEMBER 18, 2025 • Associated Press

Scores in Sunday's win Barner caught two of three targets for 26 yards and a touchdown in Sunday's 31-17 win over the Steelers.

Impact The second-year tight end caught a seven-yard touchdown on the Seahawks' first drive of the second half. Barner continues to handle a massive workload, as he logged an 89 percent snap share in Week 2 compared to rookie tight end Elijah Arroyo's 39 percent mark. Still, that has translated to just six targets through two weeks for Barner. The Michigan product wasn't known for his pass-catching abilities in college, but we should continue to see high snap counts due to his run-blocking acumen.

SEPTEMBER 15, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Scores in Sunday's win Barner caught two of three targets for 26 yards and a touchdown in Sunday's 31-17 win over the Steelers.

SEPTEMBER 15, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Jackson throws 4 TD passes, and the Ravens close strong in a 41-17 victory over the Browns

Lamar Jackson threw four touchdown passes and Baltimore’s defense harrassed Joe Flacco throughout his return to Charm City as the Ravens dispatched the Cleveland Browns 41-17

SEPTEMBER 14, 2025 • Associated Press

Seahawks' George Holani turns the Steelers' blunder on a kickoff into a TD as Seattle wins 31-17

George Holani pounced on a live ball in the end zone for an improbable touchdown, and the Seattle Seahawks took advantage of sloppy play by the Pittsburgh Steelers to pull off a 31...

SEPTEMBER 14, 2025 • Associated Press

Sam Darnold Throws Quick Strike To AJ Barner For TD Seattle Seahawks quarterback Sam Darnold throws a quick pass to tight end AJ Barner for a touchdown in the third quarter of Sunday's Week 2...

SEPTEMBER 14, 2025 • SEAHAWKS.COM

Handles big workload Sunday Barner rushed once for two yards and caught one of two targets for no gain in Sunday's 17-13 loss to the 49ers.

Impact Barner played 44 of the team's 52 offensive snaps, clearly out-snapping rookie second-round pick Elijah Arroyo (16 snaps). The Seahawks look committed to the run game, and Barner is considered the better run blocker of the two, meaning he should maintain an edge in snap counts moving forward. However, Barner won't provide much fantasy value unless he finds the end zone, which he did four times as a rookie.

SEPTEMBER 8, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

AJ Barner green-lights Seahawks' culture ahead of new NFL season As the 2025 NFL season approaches, the Seattle Seahawks are in year two of a new era under head coach Mike Macdonald, and a new culture back...

AUGUST 29, 2025 • 12THMANRISING.COM

AJ Barner: "We Have A Really Good Culture Here" Seahawks tight end AJ Barner spoke to media on Tuesday afternoon about the team's mentality going into the season, what stands out about thi...

AUGUST 26, 2025 • SEAHAWKS.COM

Logs one catch with starters Barner pulled in his only target for five yards in Friday's preseason win over the Chiefs.

Impact Barner -- who is competing with rookie Elijah Arroyo for the starting tight end job -- started Friday's exhibition with the first-team offense. The 2024 fourth-round pick nabbed new quarterback Sam Darnold's first target as a member of the Seahawks. Barner appears to have the early edge in the competition after posting decent totals (30-245-4) as a rookie backup in 2024.

AUGUST 16, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Sam Darnold impresses in preseason debut with Seattle Seahawks, win against Kansas City Chiefs

Sam Darnold looked the part of a franchise quarterback in his first appearance at Lumen Field as the Seattle Seahawks beat the Kansas City Chiefs 33-16 in a preseason game

AUGUST 16, 2025 • Associated Press

'We're Tone Setters' AJ Barner And Tight Ends Are 'Tip Of The Spear' Seahawks second-year tight end AJ Barner said the tight ends will be “bringing the juice” this season in Klint Kubiak’s offense.

JULY 25, 2025 • SEAHAWKS.COM

AJ Barner: "The Tights Ends Are Tone Setters" Seahawks tight end AJ Barner shares insights on the team's training camp and recent changes. He expresses excitement about being back at Lak...

JULY 24, 2025 • SEAHAWKS.COM

Seahawks open training camp with competition at multiple spots

The Seattle Seahawks’ decision to release Noah Fant on Sunday ahead of the start of training camp cleared $8.91 million against the salary cap, as well as set up competition with t...

JULY 24, 2025 • Associated Press

Seahawks decision to release Noah Fant shows faith in younger players The Seattle Seahawks' decision to release Noah Fant shows faith in AJ Barner, Elijah Arroyo.

JULY 21, 2025 • USATODAY.COM

Opportunity awaits Barner will compete with rookie Elijah Arroyo for the starting tight end job after the Seahawks released Noah Fant on Sunday, Bob Condotta of The Seattle Times reports.

Impact The Seahawks selected Arroyo in the second round of April's draft and signed Eric Saubert this offseason, allowing them the flexibility to move on from Fant with one year left on his deal. A 2024 fourth-round pick, Barner started six games as a rookie and finished with 30 receptions for 245 yards and four touchdowns over 17 games. Barner will face stiff competition from Arroyo for the starting job in 2025. Arroyo is likely the better athlete of the two and should eventually command more attention in the passing game, but Barner will look to leverage his experience to hold off the newcomer.

JULY 21, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Seahawks TE depth chart: AJ Barner, Elijah Arroyo among options to replace Noah Fant after veteran's release | Sporting News The Seahawks will have a new leader on the tight end depth chart in 2025. Who could it be?

JULY 20, 2025 • SPORTINGNEWS.COM

Seahawks release tight end Noah Fant ahead of start of training camp

The Seattle Seahawks released tight end Noah Fant on Sunday ahead of the start of training camp

JULY 20, 2025 • Associated Press

PHOTOS: AJ Barner Top Shots Of The 2024 Season The Seahawks drafted tight end AJ Barner in the 4th round in the 2024 NFL Draft and the Michigan product made an immediate impact as he fini...

FEBRUARY 21, 2025 • SEAHAWKS.COM

Finds paydirt four times as rookie Barner caught 30 passes (38 targets) for 245 yards and four touchdowns across 17 games with the Seahawks in 2024.

Impact Barner operated as the Seahawks' No. 2 tight end behind Noah Fant. The rookie fourth-round pick managed to finish third among all Seahawks pass-catchers with four touchdowns despite never recording more than 34 yards in a game. Fant has one year remaining on his contract, meaning Barner will likely serve as the No. 2 once again in 2025.

JANUARY 17, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

AJ Barner Hauls In Geno Smith's 4-Yard TD Throw Seattle Seahawks tight end AJ Barner hauls in quarterback Geno Smith's 4-yard touchdown pass in the second half of Sunday's matchup against...

JANUARY 6, 2025 • SEAHAWKS.COM

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