Start AJ Barner or Greg Dulcich? Week 5

Our Week 5 call

Start AJ Barner over Greg Dulcich in Week 5.

Market-based projections have AJ Barner at 6.8 points and Greg Dulcich at 6.2, a gap of 0.7. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. Greg Dulcich's number is scaled up from a partial market: not every stat the position needs is posted yet, so the rest is estimated from what is.

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 has AJ Barner at 24.5 receiving yards and 2.5 receptions, with a 24% chance to score a touchdown (15, 13 and 15 market sources).

Player markets imply 6.2 fantasy points for Greg Dulcich, with 70 percent of the markets a TE needs posted.

The market gives Greg Dulcich a 19% chance to score a touchdown (6 market sources).

That puts AJ Barner 0.7 points ahead of Greg Dulcich on the market projections.

Injury status

AJ Barner is not on the injury report.

Greg Dulcich is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 5

Through Week 4, AJ Barner played 87 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 1 against NE: 44 of 50 snaps, 2 targets and 2 catches for 13 yards.

AJ Barner, Week 2 against ARI: 56 of 70 snaps, 1 carry for 1 yards, 1 target and 1 catch for 8 yards, 1 touchdown.

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.

Through Week 4, Greg Dulcich played 66 percent of MIA snaps, drew 12 percent of the targets, earned 7 percent of the air yards and had 9 percent of the red zone chances.

Greg Dulcich, Week 1 against LV: 43 of 56 snaps, 2 targets and 2 catches for 18 yards.

Greg Dulcich, Week 2 against SF: 36 of 59 snaps, 3 targets and 2 catches for 17 yards.

Greg Dulcich, Week 3 against KC: 51 of 73 snaps, 7 targets and 5 catches for 55 yards.

Greg Dulcich, Week 4 against MIN: 20 of 39 snaps, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 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.

In 2025, Greg Dulcich played 10 games for MIA and scored 62.8 PPR points, 6.3 a game, finishing TE43.

He caught 26 of 33 targets for 335 yards and 1 touchdown, with 5 red zone targets and 136 air yards.

He was on the field for 41 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Their other Week 5 calls

• Start Brenton Strange over AJ Barner.
• Start Brock Bowers over AJ Barner.
• Start Cade Otton over AJ Barner.
• Start Brock Bowers over Greg Dulcich.
• Start Cade Otton over Greg Dulcich.
• Start Darnell Washington over Greg Dulcich.