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Barner

TE · SEA vs KC

Kickoff Sun 8:20 PM ET

Projected points6.8pts

Kincaid

TE · BYE

Bye

Projected points—

AJ Barner or Dalton Kincaid: who should I start in Week 7?

Start AJ Barner.

Highlights

Injuries as of Fri 5:17 PM ET

  • What moves his projectionEffect vs his usual week

    • Helps him: His lines put him at 0.31 touchdowns, above his usual 0.17.+0.9 pts

    Usually scores 5.8 → projected 6.8+1.0 pts

    Also worth knowing

    • EdgeKC is the 4th softest defense for tight ends.
    • He sees only 4.0 targets a game.
    • A quiet week could drop to about 3.9 points.

Stat comparison

Every player you picked, stat by stat, most important first.

Stat
Scoring
ProjectionBarner: 6.8Kincaid: On bye
TD pointsof the projectionBarner: 1.9Kincaid: On bye
Expected TDsthis weekBarner: 0.31Kincaid: On bye
Projected team pointsBarner: 22.8Kincaid: On bye
Red zone targetsper gameBarner: 1.0Kincaid: 1.0
Role
Snap shareBarner: 90% (best)Kincaid: 68%
Usage worthptsBarner: 7.2Kincaid: 8.6 (best)
Target shareBarner: 13%Kincaid: 18% (best)
Targets / gameBarner: 4.0Kincaid: 4.8 (best)
Air yards shareBarner: 4%Kincaid: 19% (best)
Vacated targets this weekBarner: 1.0 (best)Kincaid: 0.0
RZ target shareBarner: 24% (best)Kincaid: 19%
Inside 10 target shareBarner: 20% (best)Kincaid: 17%
Catch rateBarner: 63%Kincaid: 79% (best)
SeparationBarner: 3.4 yds (best)Kincaid: 3.0 yds
YAC over expectedBarner: +1.6Kincaid: +2.1 (best)
Usage worth vs scoredBarner: Earned by usage 7.2Scored 5.8Kincaid: Earned by usage 8.6Scored 10.1
Receiving TDs vs RZ targetsBarner: BelowKincaid: In line
WOPRBarner: 0.22Kincaid: 0.38 (best)
Range
FloorBarner: 3.9Kincaid: On bye
CeilingBarner: 11.1Kincaid: On bye
Points from TDssteadier when lowerBarner: 17%Kincaid: 10%
Big weeks (15+ pts)Barner: 0%Kincaid: 33% (best)
Dud weeks (under 5 pts)lower is betterBarner: 50%Kincaid: 50%
SteadinessBarner: Steady (best)±3.5 pts · 6 gamesKincaid: Volatile±8.6 pts · 6 games
Matchup
Matchup gradevs his positionBarner: A-2026, 5 gmKincaid: On bye
Game scriptBarner: Expected to leadKincaid: On bye
Opp takeaways / gamelower is betterBarner: 1.8Kincaid: On bye
Defense funnelBarner: NeutralKincaid: On bye
Opp pass yds allowedBarner: 9th (tough)Kincaid: On bye
Starting QBBarner: Darnold (Active)Kincaid: Allen (Active)
Roof / surfaceBarner: OpenturfKincaid: On bye
Rest / scheduleBarner: 10 days restKincaid: On bye
Opp paceBarner: 19th (average)Kincaid: On bye
Opp deep targets allowed / gameBarner: 1.030th (soft)Kincaid: On bye
Opp catch rate allowedBarner: 68%9th (tough)Kincaid: On bye
Form
Last 3 avgBarner: 3.9Kincaid: 5.4 (best)
Last 5 avgBarner: 6.3Kincaid: 8.5 (best)
vs seasonBarner: −1.9 (Cooling) (best)Kincaid: −4.7 (Cooling)
Yards per route runBarner: 0.87Kincaid: 2.76 (best)
Receiving aDOTBarner: 2.5Kincaid: 9.3
Target share trendBarner: SteadyKincaid: Rising
Crowd
Nuvela position ranklower is betterBarner: TE22Kincaid: On bye
Yards linereceivingBarner: 24.5Kincaid: On bye

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