No. 88 – Seattle Seahawks | |
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Position: | Tight end |
Personal information | |
Born: | [1] Aurora, Ohio, U.S. | May 3, 2002
Height: | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
Weight: | 251 lb (114 kg) |
Career information | |
High school: | Aurora (OH) |
College: | Indiana (2020–2022) Michigan (2023) |
NFL draft: | 2024 / Round: 4 / Pick: 121 |
Career history | |
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Roster status: | Active |
Career highlights and awards | |
AJ Barner (born May 3, 2002) is an American football tight end for the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Michigan Wolverines and Indiana Hoosiers. Barner transferred to Michigan for his senior season, winning a national championship in 2023. He was selected by the Seahawks in the fourth round of the 2024 NFL draft.
Barner was born in 2002 at Aurora, Ohio [2] [3] and attended Aurora High School. He played football as a tight end and linebacker at Aurora and was selected as the Northeast Ohio Division III Defensive Player of the Year. [1] [4]
Barner played college football as a tight end for Indiana from 2020 to 2022. As a freshman and sophomore, he appeared in all 20 games for Indiana. [5] [6] As a junior, he was selected a team captain for the 2022 Indiana Hoosiers football team, started 10 games, and totaled 28 receptions for 199 yards and three touchdowns. [1] [7]
In December 2022, Barner entered the NCAA transfer portal and accepted an offer from the University of Michigan. [8] He chose Michigan because of its prioritization of the tight end position under Jim Harbaugh. [9] He was named to the John Mackey Award watch list in August 2023. [10]
Barner finished the 2023 national championship season with 22 catches for 249 yards and a touchdown. Barner was an All-Big Ten honorable mention. [11]
Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
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6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 251 lb (114 kg) | 33+3⁄8 in (0.85 m) | 9 in (0.23 m) | 4.84 s | 1.65 s | 2.77 s | 4.41 s | 7.02 s | 34.5 in (0.88 m) | 9 ft 9 in (2.97 m) | 22 reps | |
All values from NFL Combine/Pro Day [12] [13] [14] |
Barner was selected by the Seattle Seahawks in the fourth round, 121st overall, of the 2024 NFL draft.
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