Usage comparison · Tight ends

AJ Barner vs Pat Freiermuth

Pat Freiermuth gets more of the deep throws (12% of his team's air yards vs 3%), and they get the same share of their teams' passes (13%). Near the end zone, AJ Barner has had more chances (5 vs 2 plays within 20 yards), but Pat Freiermuth gets a bigger share of his team's chances there (15% vs 13%). Pat Freiermuth is scoring more fantasy points a game (9.4 vs 7.7, PPR), but the chances AJ Barner gets usually score more: 8.5 vs 8.1 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

TEPIT

Pat Freiermuth

Fantasy points per game (PPR): 9.4
Expected points per gameEst.: 8.1

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 Pat Freiermuth, season usage side by side
Stat	AJ Barner	Pat Freiermuth
Games	3	3
Passes thrown to him
Targets	12	14
Target share	13%	13%
Air-yards share	3%	12%
Catches	8	11
Receiving yards	90	108
Near the end zone
Red-zone chances	5	2
Red-zone share	13%	15%
End-zone targets	2	1
Touchdowns
Touchdowns	1	1
Expected touchdownsEst.	1.8	0.5
Fantasy points
Fantasy points per game (PPR)	7.7	9.4
Fantasy points (PPR)	23.1	28.1
Expected points per gameEst.	8.5	8.1
Points vs expectedEst.	−0.8	+1.3

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
Pat Freiermuth

Target share by week
Week	AJ Barner	Pat Freiermuth
1	8%against NE	14%against ATL
2	4%against ARI	14%against NE
3	20%against WAS	13%against CIN

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 Pat Freiermuth
Leaderboard	AJ Barner	Pat Freiermuth
Target share leaders	#24of 29 tight ends	#21of 29 tight ends
Air-yards share leaders	#29of 29 tight ends	#13of 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	#28of 93 tight ends
End-zone target leaders	#4of 93 tight ends	#31of 93 tight ends
Expected fantasy points leadersEst.	#18of 93 tight ends	#19of 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.

Pat Freiermuth

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

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