AJ Barner

American football player (born 2002)

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American football player

AJ Barner

Barner with Michigan in 2023

No. 88 – Seattle Seahawks
Position:| Tight end
Personal information
Born:|  (2002-05-03) May 3, 2002 (age 22)[1]
Aurora, Ohio, U.S.
Height:| 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Weight:| 251 lb (114 kg)
Career information
High school:| Aurora (OH)
College:| Indiana (2020–2022)
Michigan (2023)
NFL draft:| 2024 / round: 4 / pick: 121
Career history

* Seattle Seahawks (2024–present)

Roster status:| Active
Career highlights and awards

* CFP national champion (2023)

Career NFL statistics as of Week 6, 2024
| Receptions:| 7

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Receiving yards:| 66
Receiving touchdowns:| 1
Stats at Pro Football Reference

AJ Barner (born May 3, 2002) is an American professional football tight end for the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Michigan Wolverines and Indiana Hoosiers. Barner transferred to Michigan for his senior season, winning a national championship in 2023. He was selected by the Seahawks in the fourth round of the 2024 NFL draft.

## Early life

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Barner was born in 2002 at Aurora, Ohio[2][3] and attended Aurora High School. He played football as a tight end and linebacker at Aurora and was selected as the Northeast Ohio Division III Defensive Player of the Year.[1][4]

## College career

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### Indiana

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Barner played college football as a tight end for Indiana from 2020 to 2022. As a freshman and sophomore, he appeared in all 20 games for Indiana.[5][6] As a junior, he was selected a team captain for the 2022 Indiana Hoosiers football team, started 10 games, and totaled 28 receptions for 199 yards and three touchdowns.[1][7]

### Michigan

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Barner (#89) blocking for J. J. McCarthy in the 2024 Rose Bowl versus Alabama.

In December 2022, Barner entered the NCAA transfer portal and accepted an offer from the University of Michigan.[8] He chose Michigan because of its prioritization of the tight end position under Jim Harbaugh.[9] He was named to the John Mackey Award watch list in August 2023.[10]

Barner finished the 2023 national championship season with 22 catches for 249 yards and a touchdown. Barner was an All-Big Ten honorable mention.[11]

## Professional career

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Pre-draft measurables  Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press

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6 ft 6 in
(1.98 m)  | 251 lb
(114 kg)  | 33+3⁄8 in
(0.85 m)  | 9 in
(0.23 m) | 4.84 s | 1.65 s | 2.77 s | 4.41 s | 7.02 s | 34.5 in
(0.88 m) | 9 ft 9 in
(2.97 m) | 22 reps
All values from NFL Combine/Pro Day[12][13][14]

Barner was selected by the Seattle Seahawks in the fourth round, 121st overall, of the 2024 NFL draft.[15]

## References

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1. ^ a b c "AJ Barner". Indiana University. Retrieved August 31, 2023.
2. ^ "AJ Barner, Michigan Wolverines, TE". CBSSports.com. Retrieved April 30, 2024.
3. ^ "AJ Barner (TE) Stats, News, Rumors, Bio, Video - Michigan Wolverines". Sports.Yahoo.com. Retrieved April 30, 2024.
4. ^ Michael Beaven (July 25, 2019). "Aurora senior selects Ohio: AJ Barner commits to play football with Bobcats". The Akron Beacon Journal. p. C2 - via Newspapers.com.
5. ^ Zach Osterman (August 31, 2022). "Barner could be the 'best tight end we've ever had at Indiana'". The Indianapolis Star. p. B2 - via Newspapers.com.
6. ^ Dustin Dopirak (April 15, 2022). "Barner suddenly one of IU's top weapons". The Indianapolis Star. p. B5 - via Newspapers.com.
7. ^ "AJ Barner". ESPN.com. Retrieved August 31, 2023.
8. ^ Jack Ankony (December 20, 2022). "Former Indiana Tight End AJ Barner Commits to Michigan". SI.com.
9. ^ McMann, Aaron (March 23, 2023). "Michigan's tight-end usage sold Indiana transfer A.J. Barner". Mlive.com. Retrieved June 9, 2024.
10. ^ Knoop, Trent (August 5, 2023). "Could Michigan Get Its Second-Ever Mackey Award Winner In Program History?". SI.com. Retrieved March 22, 2024.
11. ^ "AJ Barner". University of Michigan.
12. ^ "AJ Barner Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved March 14, 2024.
13. ^ "2024 NFL Draft Scout AJ Barner College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved March 14, 2024.
14. ^ "Michigan Pro Day 2024". mgoblue.com. Retrieved March 27, 2024.
15. ^ Condotta, Bob (April 27, 2024). "Three things to know about Seahawks fourth-round pick AJ Barner". The Seattle Times. Retrieved June 9, 2024.

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2023 Michigan Wolverines football—consensus national champions

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Seattle Seahawks 2024 NFL draft selections

* Byron Murphy II
* Christian Haynes
* Tyrice Knight
* AJ Barner
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* 1 Laviska Shenault
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* 8 Coby Bryant
* 9 Kenneth Walker III
* 11 Jaxon Smith-Njigba
* 13 Ernest Jones
* 14 DK Metcalf
* 16 Tyler Lockett
* 18 Josh Ross
* 19 Jake Bobo
* 20 Julian Love
* 21 Devon Witherspoon
* 22 Tre Brown
* 25 Kenny McIntosh
* 26 Zach Charbonnet
* 27 Riq Woolen
* 28 Nehemiah Pritchett
* 29 Josh Jobe
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* 33 Dee Williams
* 38 Brady Russell
* 41 Chris Stoll
* 42 Drake Thomas
* 48 Tyrice Knight
* 50 Trevis Gipson
* 51 Olu Oluwatimi
* 53 Boye Mafe
* 55 Dre'Mont Jones
* 58 Derick Hall
* 61 Jalen Sundell
* 63 Sataoa Laumea
* 64 Christian Haynes
* 65 Michael Jerrell
* 67 Charles Cross
* 70 Laken Tomlinson
* 72 Abraham Lucas
* 75 Anthony Bradford
* 82 Cody White
* 83 Dareke Young
* 85 Tyler Mabry
* 86 Pharaoh Brown
* 87 Noah Fant
* 88 A. J. Barner
* 90 Jarran Reed
* 91 Byron Murphy II
* 94 Mike Morris
* 95 Myles Adams
* 97 Johnathan Hankins
* 98 Roy Robertson-Harris
* 99 Leonard Williams

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* 15 Jaren Hall
* 30 Faion Hicks
* 34 Brittain Brown
* 36 George Holani (Inj.)
* 37 Damarion Williams
* 39 Ty Okada
* 44 Jamie Sheriff
* 52 Patrick O'Connell
* 59 Tyreke Smith
* 66 McClendon Curtis
* 73 Jason Peters
* 77 Kenneth Odumegwu (Int.)
* 81 Miles Boykin
* 84 N'Keal Harry
* 92 Quinton Bohanna
* 98 DeVere Levelston

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* 2 Rayshawn Jenkins (IR)
* 10 Uchenna Nwosu (IR)
* 23 Artie Burns (IR)
* 24 K'Von Wallace (IR)
* 49 Joshua Onujiogu (IR)
* 74 George Fant (IR)
* 78 Stone Forsythe (IR)
* 93 Cameron Young (IR)

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