#89

A.J. Barner

TE · Michigan · Sr. · #89

Seattle — drafted 2024, Rd 4, Pick 21, #121 overall
This season's coverage starts August 26 — check back once kickoff hits.

A.J. Barner

TE · Michigan · Sr · #89

Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.

Career Arc

HS
Recruit
—
No recruit profile
CFB
College
2 teams
2021–2023
NFL
NFL Draft
—
Not drafted (yet)

Coaching Lineage · 2021–2023

1 coach
2021
Jim Harbaugh
Michigan
2022
Jim Harbaugh
Michigan
2023
Jim Harbaugh
Michigan

Played his entire career under Jim Harbaugh.

Where He Ended Up · NFL

SeattleEntering 3rd NFL season

#121Rd 4 · Pick 21
SeattleEntering 3rd NFL season
View college career stats ↓

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2021Indiana2-10HC: Tom Allen · Pass-heavy, slow tempo
2022Indiana4-8HC: Tom Allen · Pass-leaning
2023Michigan15-0HC: Jim Harbaugh · Run-heavy, slow tempo

Career stats

SeasonTeam
2023Michigan2224911.31--
2022Indiana271937.13--
2021Indiana1416211.61--
Career636049.65--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 12 · 2023

W 31–24

at Maryland

1 rec · 7 yds

A wire-to-wire battle — won by 7 on the road.

How he plays

Play style

Shows up in the passing game from any alignment.

CFB Index positional classification

DNA match

Player DNA

Complete TE

No single go-to route — the receiving numbers show up inline and split out alike.

TE

His 2023 production profile sits closest to George Takacs’s 2022 season.

George Takacs

80%match

Boston College · 2022

#2

Will Kacmarek

Ohio · 2022

NFL Rd 3 · Pk 23
78%
#3

Tyler Foster

Ohio · 2023

77%
#4

Anthony Torres

Western Michigan · 2021

77%
#5

Will Kacmarek

Ohio · 2023

NFL Rd 3 · Pk 23
76%

Matches George on

Yards / reception
Total EPA (college ability)
Reception volume

Differs from George on

EPA / play (adj) (higher)
Based on 8 features · 3 seasons in pool · Opponent-adjusted weighted z-score distance

Not enough data yet for this comparison.

As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Thomas Gordon's senior season at Northwestern (2024).

Thomas Gordon

79%match

Northwestern · 2024

#2

Austin Stogner

Oklahoma · 2023

78%
#3

Luke Lachey

Iowa · 2024

NFL Rd 7
78%
#4

Oscar Delp

Georgia · 2025

All-SECNFL Rd 3 · Pk 9
76%
#5

Johnmichael Gyllenborg

Wyoming · 2025

76%

Matches Thomas on

Total EPA (college ability)
Weight
Height

Differs from Thomas on

EPA / play (adj) (higher)
Opponent-adjusted stats · senior cohort across all seasons

Development

Development Trajectory · receiving yards

2021–2023
1622021
1932022
2492023

+54%

Up 54% from first season to most-recent.