Usage comparison · Tight ends

AJ Barner vs Michael Mayer

Michael Mayer gets more of his team's passes (16% vs 13%) and more of the deep throws (7% of its air yards vs 3%). Near the end zone, AJ Barner has had more chances (5 vs 2 plays within 20 yards) and a bigger share of his team's chances there (13% vs 6%). Michael Mayer is scoring more fantasy points a game (8.9 vs 7.7, PPR), but the chances AJ Barner gets usually score more: 8.5 vs 8.0 expected points a game Est..

2026 season · Weeks 1–4 · Updated Oct 2, 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

TELV

Michael Mayer

Fantasy points per game (PPR): 8.9
Expected points per gameEst.: 8.0

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 Michael Mayer, season usage side by side
Stat	AJ Barner	Michael Mayer
Games	3	3
Passes thrown to him
Targets	12	14
Target share	13%	16%
Air-yards share	3%	7%
Catches	8	12
Receiving yards	90	87
Near the end zone
Red-zone chances	5	2
Red-zone share	13%	6%
End-zone targets	2	2
Touchdowns
Touchdowns	1	1
Expected touchdownsEst.	1.8	0.9
Fantasy points
Fantasy points per game (PPR)	7.7	8.9
Fantasy points (PPR)	23.1	26.7
Expected points per gameEst.	8.5	8.0
Points vs expectedEst.	−0.8	+0.9

Week by week

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Target share by week

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

AJ Barner
Michael Mayer

— no game with a target, carry or dropback that week.

Target share by week
Week	AJ Barner	Michael Mayer
1	8%against NE	24%against MIA
2	4%against ARI	14%against LAC
3	20%against WAS	10%against NO
4	— no game with a target, carry or dropback	— no game with a target, carry or dropback

Next to each number: that week's opponent. — no game with a target, carry or dropback that week.

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 Michael Mayer
Leaderboard	AJ Barner	Michael Mayer
Target share leaders	#24of 30 tight ends	#14of 30 tight ends
Air-yards share leaders	#30of 30 tight ends	#24of 30 tight ends
Red-zone share leaders	#5of 14 tight ends	Below the minimum (at least 3 red-zone opportunities in at least 2 games)
Red-zone opportunity leaders	#3of 93 tight ends	#26of 93 tight ends
End-zone target leaders	#6of 93 tight ends	#13of 93 tight ends
Expected fantasy points leadersEst.	#19of 93 tight ends	#20of 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.

Michael Mayer

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

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