Pat Freiermuth
Pittsburgh SteelersPat Freiermuth has 25 catches, 235 receiving yards and 4 touchdowns in 8 games for the Pittsburgh Steelers this season through Week 8, 9.9 PPR points a game (updated November 5, 2026).
Model Score by season
Up 2.6 from last season.
How good he is at what he is supposed to be doing, out of 100. Not a projection of what he will do next, and not a read on his contract. Median is about 70, and a 95 is rare. How it is built →
STM Take
A reliable tight end whose production rides the quarterback.
The case for
- Two tier 2 finishes (#8 in both 2021 and 2024) across five seasons confirms genuine TE1 production ceiling when the QB room functions. Career 30+ receiving touchdowns across five seasons.
- Wks 12 and 17 2025 produced 10.9 and 9.3 PPR. The Penn State football-IQ pedigree plus 6'5"/258 frame give him a defined boundary-TE skill set.
The worry
- Three tier 5-or-worse finishes in five seasons (#22 in 2023, #19 in 2025, tier 8 #119 in 2019) confirms the production depends heavily on QB stability.
- Career receiving yards per season trend in the 600-700 range, which caps the tier 2 ceiling unless the offense becomes more TE-centric.
What to watch: Whether the Steelers commit to Aaron Rodgers for 2026 or transition to a younger QB, because Freiermuth's tier 2 ceiling correlates strongly with QB familiarity.
Full take and bio
Two career tier 2 finishes (#8 in 2021 and #8 in 2024) plus three other top-25 rankings establishes the floor: a consistent TE2/borderline-TE1 producer regardless of the QB. The 2025 step back to tier 5 (#19) tracked the team's offensive issues with Rodgers, not Freiermuth's per-target value. At 28 he is in his prime years and remains the Steelers' most reliable pass-catcher.
Freiermuth came out of Penn State as Pittsburgh's 2nd-round pick (55th overall) in 2021 after a junior season cut short by shoulder surgery. His rookie 2021 produced 60 catches for 497 yards and 7 touchdowns, finishing tier 2 #8. He has spent five seasons in Pittsburgh as the Steelers' primary receiving TE through Ben Roethlisberger's retirement, the Kenny Pickett/Mitch Trubisky/Justin Fields/Russell Wilson rotation, and Aaron Rodgers's 2025 arrival. The 2024 tier 2 #8 finish was the Russell Wilson connection peak; 2025 #19 (tier 5) reflects the broader Steelers offensive struggles around Aaron Rodgers.
Comps
The players whose size, testing and production looked most like his at the same point in their careers. The percent is how close.
Plays like: Richard Rodgers, Jimmy Graham, Jake Tonges. Built like: Luke Farrell, Travis Kelce, Jake Ferguson. Coming out: Hunter Henry, T.J. Hockenson, Tyler Eifert.
Of his 20 closest coming out: 4 stars, 5 starters, 8 backups, 3 didn't stick.
Pat Freiermuth Props This Weekvs CLE
| Market | Line | Over | Under |
|---|---|---|---|
| Receptions | 2.5 | -160 Bovada | +120 Bovada |
| Receiving yards | 24.5 | -115 Bovada | -115 Bovada |
Best price across 9 books as of Mon Nov 2. Lines move; check the book before you bet. This week's board · Line Room
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Pat Freiermuth Injury StatusNot listed
Pat Freiermuth is not on the injury report as of Nov 4. Source: the official NFL injury report, refreshed daily.
This season · 8 games
9.9 fantasy points a game, 79 PPR on the season. Every game on the Game Log, every season on Career. Advanced numbers are EPA and Next Gen Stats.
Contract2026 cap
Every year of the deal, the dead money and what a cut or trade saves on the Contract tab.
Fantasy outlookWeek 9
Our rest-of-season board has Pat Freiermuth at TE19 (the public consensus says TE17); the model has 78 PPR points left for him this season; this week he hosts CLE.
Price a trade for him on the fantasy trade calculator, or see the whole board on the Fantasy hub.
Draft & College
Round 2, pick 55 to the Pittsburgh Steelers in 2021, out of Penn State (Big Ten). He went about where consensus had him.
In college, 2018-2020, 29 games: 92 rec, 1,200 yds, 16 TD, 13.0 yds/rec.
Recruited
Class of 2018 · Tight end · High school: Brooks School, North Andover, MA
Penn StateHis full list of offers is not on our record yet; offers for the 2018 class are still being added.