AJ Barner

Barner totaled five and four targets, respectively, over the last two weeks. He occasionally lines up as the quarterback on the Seahawks' tush-push attempts. He is likely to handle a similar workload this week against the Falcons, making him a touchdown-dependent TE1.

Barner is good to go for the Seahawks' Week 14 game against the Falcons. Seattle's low passing volume keeps Barner from the weekly TE1 ranks, but he has proven himself as a capable player and remains a touchdown-scoring candidate each week.

Barner popped up on the injury report nursing both knee and shoulder injuries Wednesday. He was limited, indicating the 23-year-old tight end is still trending to play in Week 14. Barner's usage makes him a solid TE2 option if he plays against the Falcons on Sunday.

Barner has taken on the unquestioned TE1 role in the Seattle offense. On Sunday against the Vikings he ran a route on 25 of the Seahawks' 32 drop backs and was second on the team in targets. Elijah Arroyo logged just nine routes against Minnesota. While it will require an increase in pass volume for Barner to be a legit 12-team fantasy option, his usage is good enough for fantasy managers to roster him in deeper formats. He gets the Falcons in Week 14.

Coming off an 11-target sugar high in last week's comeback-aided game script against the Rams, Barner came back down to earth as the Seahawks didn't have to open the offense up against the Titans. He has now posted four-or-fewer targets in five of his past six appearances. Last week, of course, was the biggest of exceptions. Barner has proven he has some fantasy juice, but it needs to be the proper game environment, and that is highly unlikely to develop for Week 13 against the Vikings.