Start AJ Barner or Eli Raridon? Week 7

Our Week 7 call

Start AJ Barner over Eli Raridon in Week 7.

Market-based projections have AJ Barner at 6.8 points and Eli Raridon at 3.8, a gap of 3.0.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 6.8 fantasy points for AJ Barner, with 100 percent of the markets a TE needs posted.

The market-based projection for AJ Barner is 25 receiving yards, 2-3 receptions and 0.3 touchdowns (10, 10 and 11 market sources).

Player markets imply 3.8 fantasy points for Eli Raridon, with 100 percent of the markets a TE needs posted.

The market-based projection for Eli Raridon is 14 receiving yards, 1-2 receptions and 0.2 touchdowns (13, 13 and 13 market sources).

That puts AJ Barner 3.0 points ahead of Eli Raridon on the market projections.

Week 7 matchups

AJ Barner and SEA host KC on Sunday at 8:20 PM ET.

KC allowed 20.0 fantasy points a game to TEs this season over 5 games, the 3rd most in the league.

Tight ends caught passes for 73 yards and 0.8 touchdowns a game against KC.

Eli Raridon and NE visit CHI on Thursday at 8:15 PM ET.

CHI allowed 10.5 fantasy points a game to TEs this season over 6 games, the 10th fewest in the league.

Tight ends caught passes for 45 yards and 0.3 touchdowns a game against CHI.

By points allowed to the position, AJ Barner has the softer matchup.

Injury status

AJ Barner is not on the injury report.

Eli Raridon is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 7

Through Week 6, AJ Barner played 90 percent of SEA snaps, drew 13 percent of the targets, earned 4 percent of the air yards and had 13 percent of the red zone chances.

AJ Barner, Week 3 against WAS: 61 of 67 snaps, 9 targets and 5 catches for 69 yards.

AJ Barner, Week 4 against LAC: 54 of 60 snaps, 3 targets and 1 catch for 12 yards.

AJ Barner, Week 5 against SF: 60 of 63 snaps, 5 targets and 3 catches for 20 yards.

AJ Barner, Week 6 against DEN: 79 of 85 snaps, 4 targets and 3 catches for 16 yards.

Through Week 6, Eli Raridon played 51 percent of NE snaps, drew 8 percent of the targets, earned 7 percent of the air yards and had 10 percent of the red zone chances.

Eli Raridon, Week 2 against PIT: 11 of 55 snaps, 1 target and 1 catch for 30 yards.

Eli Raridon, Week 4 against BUF: 44 of 76 snaps, 2 targets and 1 catch for 12 yards.

Eli Raridon, Week 5 against LV: 43 of 75 snaps, 5 targets and 5 catches for 57 yards.

Eli Raridon, Week 6 against NYJ: 39 of 68 snaps, 3 targets and 1 catch for 11 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, AJ Barner played 17 games for SEA and scored 147.3 PPR points, 8.7 a game, finishing TE14.

He caught 52 of 68 targets for 519 yards and 6 touchdowns, with 12 red zone targets and 248 air yards.

He was on the field for 78 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Their other Week 7 calls

• Start Cade Otton over AJ Barner.
• Start AJ Barner over Colby Parkinson.
• Start Dalton Schultz over AJ Barner.
• Start Eli Raridon over Austin Hooper.
• Start Colby Parkinson over Eli Raridon.
• Start Eli Raridon over Cole Kmet.