TE PIT
College: Penn State | 3 years
Height: 6'5" | Weight: 258 lbs
Birth Date: 1998-10-25
2024 Bye Week: 9
Total Pts: 74.8
Avg Pts: 4.40
Rank: 28 TE
Free Agent
Freiermuth missed five games because of a hamstring injury but was a bit of a disappointment when on the field. Poor quarterback play did not help matters for Freiermuth. He had just two games all season with double-digit fantasy points. He had five games with fewer than 10-receiving yards. A new quarterback will hopefully bring better production for Freiermuth this season. He had two straight seasons with 60 or more receptions before last year. Freiermuth has really good size and hands for the position. He is not a huge big-play threat but does well in getting open and moving the chains. He still needs some work on his blocking and will struggle at times with consistency.
FANTASY OUTLOOK: Freiermuth is a good buy-low candidate. He can improve a lot on last season and possibly have a career season. Things are looking up for him in a contract season. He can finish with around 70 receptions for 700 yards and six touchdowns.
Pittsburgh Steelers tight end Pat Freiermuth is looking to rebound from a down 2023 season with only 32 catches for 308 yards and two touchdowns. He missed five games while on IR with a hamstring injury suffered in Week 4, but also left Week 1 early due to a chest bruise. Regardless, his totals were underwhelming. Only once did he tally more than three receptions in a game, topping eight PPR points twice over 12 games. Pittsburgh's passing offense struggled mightily, ranking in the bottom five for teams in completions, yards, and touchdowns. While Freiermuth burst on the scene with seven touchdowns as a rookie, he's only scored four TDs in 28 games since. He saw six red-zone looks last year after 10 in 15 games in '22 and tying for the league lead with 20 in 16 contests as a rookie. This is a troubling trend. New starter Russell Wilson should improve the passing outcomes, but new offensive coordinator Arthur Smith is known for his run-oriented approach and squandering Kyle Pitts' potential in Atlanta. Freiermuth may have the talent to succeed as a fantasy option, but he'll have to prove he can earn viable opportunities in this offense to be a fantasy starter. He's currently the TE16 in both RotoBaller's half-PPR ranks and ADP.
Pittsburgh Steelers tight end Pat Freiermuth is looking to rebound from a down 2023 season with only 32 catches for 308 yards and two touchdowns. He missed five games while on IR with a hamstring injury suffered in Week 4, but also left Week 1 early due to a chest bruise. Regardless, his totals were underwhelming. Only once did he tally more than three receptions in a game, topping eight PPR points twice over 12 games. Pittsburgh's passing offense struggled mightily, ranking in the bottom five for teams in completions, yards, and touchdowns. While Freiermuth burst on the scene with seven touchdowns as a rookie, he's only scored four TDs in 28 games since. He saw six red-zone looks last year after 10 in 15 games in '22 and tying for the league lead with 20 in 16 contests as a rookie. This is a troubling trend. New starter Russell Wilson should improve the passing outcomes, but new offensive coordinator Arthur Smith is known for his run-oriented approach and squandering Kyle Pitts' potential in Atlanta. Freiermuth may have the talent to succeed as a fantasy option, but he'll have to prove he can earn viable opportunities in this offense to be a fantasy starter. He's currently the TE16 in both RotoBaller's half-PPR ranks and ADP.
Fantasy Week | Pts | Scoring |
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Week 1 | 4.30 | Pat Freiermuth 1 receiving TD (3.00 pts) . . . Pat Freiermuth 3 yd TD pass from Kenny Pickett Pat Freiermuth 1 reception (1.00 pts) Pat Freiermuth 3 receiving yds (0.30 pts) |
Week 2 | 1.20 | Pat Freiermuth 1 reception (1.00 pts) Pat Freiermuth 2 receiving yds (0.20 pts) |
Week 3 | 11.10 | Pat Freiermuth 1 receiving TD (3.00 pts) . . . Pat Freiermuth 13 yd TD pass from Kenny Pickett Pat Freiermuth 13 yd TD reception (1.00 pts) Pat Freiermuth 3 receptions (3.00 pts) Pat Freiermuth 41 receiving yds (4.10 pts) |
Week 4 | 3.70 | Pat Freiermuth 3 receptions (3.00 pts) Pat Freiermuth 7 receiving yds (0.70 pts) |
Week 5 | 0.00 | |
Week 6 | ||
Week 7 | 0.00 | |
Week 8 | 0.00 | |
Week 9 | 0.00 | |
Week 10 | 0.00 | |
Week 11 | 1.70 | Pat Freiermuth 1 reception (1.00 pts) Pat Freiermuth 7 receiving yds (0.70 pts) |
Week 12 | 24.00 | Pat Freiermuth 9 receptions (9.00 pts) Pat Freiermuth 120 receiving yds (12.00 pts) Pat Freiermuth 120 receiving yds (3.00 pts) |
Week 13 | 5.90 | Pat Freiermuth 3 receptions (3.00 pts) Pat Freiermuth 29 receiving yds (2.90 pts) |
Week 14 | 6.80 | Pat Freiermuth 1 receiving 2XP (2.00 pts) Pat Freiermuth 3 receptions (3.00 pts) Pat Freiermuth 18 receiving yds (1.80 pts) |
Playoff Week 1 | 4.60 | Pat Freiermuth 3 receptions (3.00 pts) Pat Freiermuth 16 receiving yds (1.60 pts) |
Playoff Week 2 | 0.00 | |
Playoff Week 3 | 7.40 | Pat Freiermuth 3 receptions (3.00 pts) Pat Freiermuth 44 receiving yds (4.40 pts) |
Playoff Week 4 | 4.10 | Pat Freiermuth 2 receptions (2.00 pts) Pat Freiermuth 21 receiving yds (2.10 pts) |
Nobody performed better and more consistently for four weeks during offseason workouts than Pittsburgh Steelers tight end Pat Freiermuth. He had an instant connection with new quarterback Russell Wilson and came across as a potential playmaker in new offensive coordinator Arthur Smith's tight-end-heavy offense. Pittsburgh can overcome their shortcomings at the receiver spot by relying more on Freiermuth this year. Falcons tight end Kyle Pitts went over 1,000 yards as a rookie in Smith's offense, and Jonnu Smith had 50 catches with the Falcons in 2023, so there is a history of TEs thriving in this system. Freiermuth is talented enough to take a short pass and turn it into a big gain. Despite catching a career-low 32 passes for 308 yards and two TDs last year in 12 regular-season games, Freiermuth is entering his fourth season as a highly attractive high-end TE2 in fantasy.
From RotoBaller
Pittsburgh Steelers tight end Pat Freiermuth enjoyed immediate success when he entered the NFL as a second-round pick out of Penn State in 2021. As a rookie, he caught 60 of his 79 targets for 467 yards and seven touchdowns. In Year 2, he hauled in 63 passes for 732 yards and two scores and looked the part of an emerging high-floor fantasy tight end. Unfortunately, he was limited to just 12 games in 2023 and tallied just 308 yards and two touchdowns. However, with Russell Wilson at quarterback and Arthur Smith running the Pittsburgh offense, he could be headed toward a bounce-back campaign in 2024. Steelers reporter Mark Kaboly said Freiermuth was not only targeted heavily in OTAs, but he has looked like a "legitimate playmaker," and the team might extend his contract before Week 1. The Atlanta Falcons ranked among the top five teams in total tight end targets in two of Smith's three seasons as head coach, and in his final season as the Tennessee Titans offensive coordinator in 2020, they ranked seventh in total tight end targets. Given the weak group of wide receivers behind George Pickens, it would not be a surprise if Freiermuth is the No. 2 option in the revamped passing game. He could be a solid value pick at his mid-range TE2 cost in early fantasy drafts.
From RotoBaller
Pittsburgh Steelers tight end Pat Freiermuth has been one of new quarterback Russell Wilson's favorite targets during organized team activities this week. The Athletic's Mark Kaboly writes that it's hard not to notice the connection the two have already built. The two had a throwing session in San Diego earlier in the spring, which might have helped. Wilson seems to have the most trust in Freiermuth right now, and the big tight end is fully healthy and is entering a contract year in 2024. Having a more accurate QB and an offensive coordinator in Arthur Smith who will highlight the tight end position could be the factors that lead to the 25-year-old having a breakout year. A hamstring injury cost Freiermuth five games in 2023, and he caught just 32 passes for a career-low 308 yards and two touchdowns in 12 regular-season games (nine starts) in 2023. With better health, he's a value pick at TE to consider in fantasy this fall.
From RotoBaller
Pittsburgh Steelers tight end Pat Freiermuth said on the Around the 412 podcast on Wednesday that he wants "to be in Pittsburgh for the rest of my career" as he heads into the final year of his rookie contract in 2024. He missed five games in 2023 due to a hamstring injury, but overall his numbers declined from the previous two seasons. Subpar quarterback play didn't help, and the 25-year-old former second-round pick in 2021 out of Penn State caught a career-low 32 passes for 308 yards and only two touchdowns in 12 regular season games (nine starts). In new offensive coordinator Arthur Smith's offense, Freiermuth could have a bounce-back campaign in 2024 and will be a nice sleeper target in fantasy drafts this fall.
From RotoBaller
The addition of new offensive coordinator Arthur Smith bodes well for Pittsburgh Steelers tight ends Pat Freiermuth and Darnell Washington. From 2021 to 2023 when Smith was the head coach of the Atlanta Falcons, they ran the most plays with multiple tight ends on the field (1,549), while the Steelers ran only 844 plays with multiple TEs, ranking 22nd in the league. Smith was inconsistent in using Kyle Pitts after his 1,000-yard rookie season, but Smith's scheme could help Freiermuth and Washington get more involved in 2024. The team's QB issues didn't help his cause, but Freiermuth had his worst season in his third year with Pittsburgh in 2023, catching 32 passes for only 308 yards and two touchdowns in 12 regular-season games. However, the 25-year-old finished the year strong and could bounce back in 2024 with better QB play.
From RotoBaller
NFL Week | Opp | Pts | Rec | Rec Yds | Rec TDs | Rec Tgt | 100 Yds | Rush Att | Rush Yds | Rush TDs | Fum Lost |
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2023 Season | 74.80 | 32 | 308 | 2 | |||||||
Week 1 | SF | 4.30 | 1 | 3 | 1 | ||||||
Week 2 | CLE | 1.20 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||||||
Week 3 | @LV | 11.10 | 3 | 41 | 1 | ||||||
Week 4 | @HOU | 3.70 | 3 | 7 | 0 | ||||||
Week 5 | BAL | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Week 6 | bye | ||||||||||
Week 7 | @LAR | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Week 8 | JAX | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Week 9 | TEN | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Week 10 | GB | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Week 11 | @CLE | 1.70 | 1 | 7 | 0 | ||||||
Week 12 | @CIN | 24.00 | 9 | 120 | 0 | ||||||
Week 13 | ARI | 5.90 | 3 | 29 | 0 | ||||||
Week 14 | NE | 6.80 | 3 | 18 | 0 | ||||||
Week 15 | @IND | 4.60 | 3 | 16 | 0 | ||||||
Week 16 | CIN | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Week 17 | @SEA | 7.40 | 3 | 44 | 0 | ||||||
Week 18 | @BAL | 4.10 | 2 | 21 | 0 | ||||||
Wildcard | @BUF | 12.60 | 5 | 76 | 0 |