Usage comparison · Tight ends

AJ Barner vs Mark Andrews

Mark Andrews gets more of his team's passes (25% vs 13%) and more of the deep throws (17% of its air yards vs 3%). Near the end zone, AJ Barner has had more chances (5 vs 1 plays within 20 yards) and a bigger share of his team's chances there (13% vs 3%). Mark Andrews is scoring more fantasy points a game (8.4 vs 7.7, PPR), and his chances usually score more too: 9.1 vs 8.5 expected points a game Est..

2026 season · Weeks 1–3 · Updated Sep 29, 2026

TESEA

AJ Barner

Fantasy points per game (PPR): 7.7
Expected points per gameEst.: 8.5

3 games with a target, carry or dropback

TEBAL

Mark Andrews

Fantasy points per game (PPR): 8.4
Expected points per gameEst.: 9.1

3 games with a target, carry or dropback

Side by side

Season totals through week 3. Shares are of each player's team totals in the games he played. For counts and shares, the bigger number is in bold and the bars grow from the centre line.

AJ Barner and Mark Andrews, season usage side by side
Stat	AJ Barner	Mark Andrews
Games	3	3
Passes thrown to him
Targets	12	18
Target share	13%	25%
Air-yards share	3%	17%
Catches	8	13
Receiving yards	90	122
Near the end zone
Red-zone chances	5	1
Red-zone share	13%	3%
End-zone targets	2	0
Touchdowns
Touchdowns	1	0
Expected touchdownsEst.	1.8	0.1
Fantasy points
Fantasy points per game (PPR)	7.7	8.4
Fantasy points (PPR)	23.1	25.2
Expected points per gameEst.	8.5	9.1
Points vs expectedEst.	−0.8	−0.7

Week by week

Each bar is one game. Pick a stat to compare.

Target share by week

Out of all the passes his team threw in his games, the part thrown to him.

AJ Barner
Mark Andrews

Target share by week
Week	AJ Barner	Mark Andrews
1	8%against NE	25%against IND
2	4%against ARI	24%against NO
3	20%against WAS	25%against DAL

Next to each number: that week's opponent.

Where they rank

Each player's place among players at his position who meet the leaderboard's minimum. Open a leaderboard for the full list.

Leaderboard ranks for AJ Barner and Mark Andrews
Leaderboard	AJ Barner	Mark Andrews
Target share leaders	#24of 29 tight ends	#3of 29 tight ends
Air-yards share leaders	#29of 29 tight ends	#8of 29 tight ends
Red-zone share leaders	#5of 12 tight ends	Below the minimum (at least 3 red-zone opportunities in at least 2 games)
Red-zone opportunity leaders	#3of 93 tight ends	#46of 93 tight ends
End-zone target leaders	#4of 93 tight ends	#76of 93 tight ends
Expected fantasy points leadersEst.	#18of 93 tight ends	#15of 93 tight ends

Talking points

Fact-checked notes from the weekly usage report, with the numbers behind them.

AJ Barner

Role up

AJ Barner's target share rose to 20% in week 3 (9 targets), from 6% in weeks 1-2.

Target share, week 3: 20%
Targets, week 3: 9
Target share, weeks 1–2: 6%
Targets, weeks 1–2: 3

Weeks 1–3 · 3 games

Share of team targets/carries in games he played. Snap counts aren't in FFO's licensed data, so a low earlier share can mean limited playing time.

Mark Andrews

No talking points for him in this week's report.

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