
Draft Note by John Paulsen
Freiermuth is being overlooked in early drafts despite a strong 2024 season where he caught 65 passes for 653 yards and seven scores, finishing as the fantasy TE10. The Steelers added Jonnu Smith in the offseason, which has seemingly spooked drafters, but new offensive coordinator Arthur Smith has a history of utilizing multiple tight ends. Given the lack of depth in Pittsburgh’s receiving corps, it’s likely we’ll see plenty of “12” personnel with both Freiermuth and Smith on the field. Freiermuth has proven to be a reliable target with a nose for the end zone, something new QB Aaron Rodgers will appreciate. He’s not flashy, but he’s a solid mid-round option with weekly TE1 upside who is currently going at a TE2 discount.
Pat Freiermuth
- TE
- , Pittsburgh Steelers
- 27
- 258 lbs
- 6' 5"
- Penn State
- 172
- 2
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Draft note
Freiermuth is being overlooked in early drafts despite a strong 2024 season where he caught 65 passes for 653 yards and seven scores, finishing as the fantasy TE10. The Steelers added Jonnu Smith in the offseason, which has seemingly spooked drafters, but new offensive coordinator Arthur Smith has a history of utilizing multiple tight ends. Given the lack of depth in Pittsburgh’s receiving corps, it’s likely we’ll see plenty of “12” personnel with both Freiermuth and Smith on the field. Freiermuth has proven to be a reliable target with a nose for the end zone, something new QB Aaron Rodgers will appreciate. He’s not flashy, but he’s a solid mid-round option with weekly TE1 upside who is currently going at a TE2 discount.
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2025 Strength of Schedule - PIT
W1 | W2 | W3 | W4 | W5 | W6 | W7 | W8 | W9 | W10 | W11 | W12 | W13 | W14 | W15 | W16 | W17 | W18 |
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7 @NYJ | 11 SEA | 22 @NE | 20 MIN | BYE | 15 CLE | 30 @CIN | 23 GB | 32 IND | 1 @LAC | 30 CIN | 24 @CHI | 12 BUF | 17 @BAL | 19 MIA | 5 @DET | 15 @CLE | 17 BAL |
Schedule difficulty based on schedule-adjusted, positional defensive ranking. Top DEF = 1, bottom DEF = 32.
Game Stats
Week | Opp | Rec | RecYds | RecTD | Tgts | YPR | RuAtt | RuYds | RuTD | Fum | YPC | STD | 0.5 PPR | PPR | Snaps | % |
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1 | @ATL | 4 | 27 | 0 | 4 | 6.75 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2.7 | 4.70 | 6.7 | 50/68 | 73.5% |
2 | @DEN | 4 | 39 | 0 | 4 | 9.75 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 3.9 | 5.90 | 7.9 | 38/66 | 57.6% |
3 | LAC | 4 | 33 | 0 | 5 | 8.25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 3.3 | 5.30 | 7.3 | 55/68 | 80.9% |
4 | @IND | 5 | 57 | 1 | 7 | 11.40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 11.7 | 14.20 | 16.7 | 53/70 | 75.7% |
5 | DAL | 3 | 22 | 1 | 3 | 7.33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 6.2 | 7.70 | 9.2 | 46/58 | 79.3% |
6 | @LV | 2 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 8.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1.6 | 2.60 | 3.6 | 58/67 | 86.6% |
7 | NYJ | 2 | 51 | 0 | 3 | 25.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 5.1 | 6.10 | 7.1 | 48/68 | 70.6% |
8 | NYG | 2 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 9.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1.9 | 2.90 | 3.9 | 43/66 | 65.2% |
9 | BYE | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
10 | @WAS | 3 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 5.67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 7.7 | 9.20 | 10.7 | 45/78 | 57.7% |
11 | BAL | 2 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 7.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1.4 | 2.40 | 3.4 | 45/78 | 57.7% |
12 | @CLE | 4 | 59 | 0 | 4 | 14.75 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 5.9 | 7.90 | 9.9 | 44/69 | 63.8% |
13 | @CIN | 6 | 68 | 1 | 7 | 11.33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 12.8 | 15.80 | 18.8 | 46/69 | 66.7% |
14 | CLE | 3 | 48 | 1 | 3 | 16.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 10.8 | 12.30 | 13.8 | 40/65 | 61.5% |
15 | @PHI | 3 | 22 | 1 | 6 | 7.33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 8.2 | 9.70 | 11.2 | 30/43 | 69.8% |
16 | @BAL | 3 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 5.33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1.6 | 3.10 | 4.6 | 41/60 | 68.3% |
17 | KC | 7 | 60 | 0 | 8 | 8.57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 4.0 | 7.50 | 11.0 | 45/75 | 60.0% |
18 | CIN | 8 | 85 | 1 | 11 | 10.62 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 14.5 | 18.50 | 22.5 | 49/61 | 80.3% |
Per game | 3.82 | 38.41 | 0.41 | 4.59 | 10.05 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.12 | 0.00 | 6.08 | 7.99 | 9.90 | 45.65/66.41 | 69.12% | |
Totals | 65 | 653 | 7 | 78 | 10.05 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.00 | 103.3 | 135.8 | 168.3 | 776/1129 | 69.12% |