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Start AJ Barner or Mark Andrews? Week 9

Updated Nov 3, 4:41 AM ET.

Start AJ Barner over Mark Andrews

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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

Mark Andrews

TE · BAL · vs JAX

Market projects
5.5
fantasy pts
JAX D vs TE
11.8
11th fewest to TEs (2026)
Snap share
65%
Through Week 8
Target share
18%
Through Week 8

Should I drop AJ Barner for Mark Andrews?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Mark Andrews projects 70 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (8.7 a game over 8 games), AJ Barner 54 (6.7 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts AJ Barner over Mark Andrews. So make the move after his Week 9 game.

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Our Week 9 call

Start AJ Barner over Mark Andrews in Week 9.

Market-based projections have AJ Barner at 7.4 points and Mark Andrews at 5.5, a gap of 1.9. 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.

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.

Player markets imply 5.5 fantasy points for Mark Andrews, with 100 percent of the markets a TE needs posted.

The market-based projection for Mark Andrews is 19 receiving yards, 2-3 receptions and 0.2 touchdowns (10, 11 and 11 market sources).

That puts AJ Barner 1.9 points ahead of Mark Andrews 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.

Mark Andrews and BAL host JAX on Thursday at 8:15 PM ET.

JAX allowed 11.8 fantasy points a game to TEs this season over 6 games, the 11th fewest in the league.

Tight ends caught passes for 35 yards and 0.7 touchdowns a game against JAX.

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

Injury status

AJ Barner is not on the injury report.

Mark Andrews 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, Mark Andrews played 65 percent of BAL snaps, drew 18 percent of the targets, earned 15 percent of the air yards and had 9 percent of the red zone chances.

Mark Andrews, Week 5 against ATL: 55 of 76 snaps, 6 targets and 4 catches for 28 yards.

Mark Andrews, Week 6 against CLE: 41 of 57 snaps, 3 targets and 1 catch for 4 yards.

Mark Andrews, Week 7 against CIN: 38 of 67 snaps, 4 targets and 3 catches for 23 yards.

Mark Andrews, Week 8 against BUF: 4 targets and 3 catches for 14 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, Mark Andrews played 17 games for BAL and scored 131.0 PPR points, 7.7 a game, finishing TE16.

He caught 48 of 70 targets for 422 yards and 5 touchdowns, with 14 red zone targets and 321 air yards.

He was on the field for 62 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 AJ Barner for Mark Andrews?

    Yes, on the rest of the season. Mark Andrews projects 70 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (8.7 a game over 8 games), AJ Barner 54 (6.7 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts AJ Barner over Mark Andrews. So make the move after his Week 9 game.

  • Should I drop Mark Andrews for AJ Barner?

    No. Keep Mark Andrews: he projects 70 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (8.7 a game over 8 games), AJ Barner 54 (6.7 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts AJ Barner over Mark Andrews.

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