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Start AJ Barner or Kenyon Sadiq? Week 9

Updated Nov 3, 4:51 AM ET.

Start AJ Barner over Kenyon Sadiq

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AJ Barner

TE · SEA · vs ARI

Market projects
7.4
recent weeks avg
ARI D vs TE
16.6
7th most to TEs (2026)
Snap share
88%
Through Week 7
Target share
13%
Through Week 7
Sit

Kenyon Sadiq

TE · NYJ · at KC

Market projects
5.2
recent weeks avg
KC D vs TE
18.5
5th most to TEs (2026)
Snap share
40%
Through Week 8
Target share
12%
Through Week 8

Should I drop Kenyon Sadiq for AJ Barner?

Yes, on the rest of the season. AJ Barner projects 54 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (6.7 a game over 8 games), Kenyon Sadiq 42 (5.3 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts AJ Barner over Kenyon Sadiq.

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Our Week 9 call

Start AJ Barner over Kenyon Sadiq in Week 9.

Market-based projections have AJ Barner at 7.4 points and Kenyon Sadiq at 5.2, a gap of 2.2. No player market is posted for AJ Barner this week yet, so his 7.4 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 6, 7 and 8 (7.0, 7.0 and 8.2); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. No player market is posted for Kenyon Sadiq this week yet, so his 5.2 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 6, 7 and 8 (5.8, 5.6 and 4.3); the call is rebuilt when his market posts.

What the market projects

No Week 9 player market is posted for AJ Barner yet. His market-based projections were 7.0, 7.0 and 8.2 points in Weeks 6, 7 and 8, an average of 7.4, which stands in until his Week 9 market posts.

No Week 9 player market is posted for Kenyon Sadiq yet. His market-based projections were 5.8, 5.6 and 4.3 points in Weeks 6, 7 and 8, an average of 5.2, which stands in until his Week 9 market posts.

That puts AJ Barner 2.2 points ahead of Kenyon Sadiq on these projections.

Week 9 matchups

AJ Barner and SEA host ARI on Sunday at 4:25 PM ET.

ARI allowed 16.6 fantasy points a game to TEs this season over 7 games, the 7th most in the league.

Tight ends caught passes for 60 yards and 0.7 touchdowns a game against ARI.

Kenyon Sadiq and NYJ visit KC on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

KC allowed 18.5 fantasy points a game to TEs this season over 6 games, the 5th most in the league.

Tight ends caught passes for 71 yards and 0.7 touchdowns a game against KC.

By points allowed to the position, Kenyon Sadiq has the softer matchup.

Injury status

AJ Barner is not on the injury report.

Kenyon Sadiq is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 9

Through Week 7, AJ Barner played 88 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 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.

AJ Barner, Week 7 against KC: 55 of 69 snaps, 3 carries for 4 yards, 5 targets and 4 catches for 42 yards.

Through Week 8, Kenyon Sadiq played 40 percent of NYJ snaps, drew 12 percent of the targets, earned 9 percent of the air yards and had 5 percent of the red zone chances.

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.

Kenyon Sadiq, Week 7 against MIA: 22 of 59 snaps, 1 target and 1 catch for 6 yards.

Kenyon Sadiq, Week 8 against LV: 2 targets and 1 catch for 22 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 9 calls

Locks at kickoff, graded after. When the start/sit engine grades week 9, the call and the result appear on the public record, wrong ones included.

Drop or keep

  • Should I drop Kenyon Sadiq for AJ Barner?

    Yes, on the rest of the season. AJ Barner projects 54 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (6.7 a game over 8 games), Kenyon Sadiq 42 (5.3 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts AJ Barner over Kenyon Sadiq.

  • Should I drop AJ Barner for Kenyon Sadiq?

    No. Keep AJ Barner: he projects 54 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (6.7 a game over 8 games), Kenyon Sadiq 42 (5.3 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts AJ Barner over Kenyon Sadiq.

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