Start AJ Barner or Kenyon Sadiq? Week 7

Our Week 7 call

Start Kenyon Sadiq over AJ Barner in Week 7.

Market-based projections have Kenyon Sadiq at 8.1 points and AJ Barner at 6.8, a gap of 1.3. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. No player market is posted for Kenyon Sadiq this week yet, so his 8.1 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 4, 5 and 6 (10.4, 8.1 and 5.8); the call is rebuilt when his market posts.

What the market projects

No Week 7 player market is posted for Kenyon Sadiq yet. His market-based projections were 10.4, 8.1 and 5.8 points in Weeks 4, 5 and 6, an average of 8.1, which stands in until his Week 7 market posts.

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 26 receiving yards, 2-3 receptions and 0.3 touchdowns (7, 7 and 8 market sources).

That puts Kenyon Sadiq 1.3 points ahead of AJ Barner on these projections.

Week 7 matchups

Kenyon Sadiq and NYJ host MIA on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

MIA allowed 19.8 fantasy points a game to TEs this season over 5 games, the 4th most in the league.

Tight ends caught passes for 76 yards and 0.8 touchdowns a game against MIA.

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.

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

Injury status

Kenyon Sadiq is not on the injury report.

AJ Barner is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 7

Through Week 6, Kenyon Sadiq played 40 percent of NYJ snaps, drew 14 percent of the targets, earned 11 percent of the air yards and had 6 percent of the red zone chances.

Kenyon Sadiq, Week 3 against DET: 38 of 66 snaps, 8 targets and 7 catches for 105 yards, 1 touchdown.

Kenyon Sadiq, Week 4 against CHI: 22 of 32 snaps, 4 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Kenyon Sadiq, Week 5 against CLE: 13 of 70 snaps, 3 targets and 2 catches for 3 yards.

Kenyon Sadiq, Week 6 against NE: 22 of 62 snaps, 3 targets and 1 catch for 12 yards.

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.

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 Brock Bowers over Kenyon Sadiq.
• Start Kenyon Sadiq over Cade Otton.
• Start Colston Loveland over Kenyon Sadiq.
• Start Cade Otton over AJ Barner.
• Start AJ Barner over Colby Parkinson.
• Start Dalton Schultz over AJ Barner.