Pat Freiermuth

TE

#88

Experience: 2 years

Height: 6-5

Age: 24

Weight: 258 lbs

College: Penn State

2022 SEASON

REC
63
YDS
732
AVG
11.62
TDS
2

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Recent Games

WK	OPP	RESULT	REC	YDS	AVG	LNG	TD
1	@Bengals	W 23 - 20	5	75	15	31	0
2	Patriots	L 14 - 17	4	22	5.5	8	1
3	@Browns	L 17 - 29	2	41	20.5	26	0
4	Jets	L 20 - 24	7	85	12.1	24	0
5	@Bills	L 3 - 38	2	12	6	8	0
6	Buccaneers	W 20 - 18
7	@Dolphins	L 10 - 16	8	75	9.4	21	0
8	@Eagles	L 13 - 35	4	57	14.2	21	0
10	Saints	W 20 - 10	4	36	9	12	0
11	Bengals	L 30 - 37	8	79	9.9	27	0
12	@Colts	W 24 - 17	3	39	13	17	0
13	@Falcons	W 19 - 16	3	76	25.3	57	0
14	Ravens	L 14 - 16	3	33	11	14	1
15	@Panthers	W 24 - 16
16	Raiders	W 13 - 10	7	66	9.4	17	0
17	@Ravens	W 16 - 13	3	36	12	20	0
18	Browns	W 28 - 14	0	0		0	0

Career Stats

WRTE Career

SEASON	TEAM	G	GS	REC	YDS	AVG	LNG	TD	ATT	YDS	AVG	LNG	TD	FUM	LOST
2021	Pittsburgh Steelers	16	9	60	497	8.3	24	7						1	1
2022	Pittsburgh Steelers	16	8	63	732	11.6	57	2
TOTAL		32	17	123	1229	10	57	9	0	0	0	0	0	1	1

Biography

PRO CAREER

Made NFL debut in Week 1 of 2021 (at Buffalo)
Made NFL starting debut in Week 1 of 2021 (at Buffalo)

PRO CAREER

Made NFL debut in Week 1 of 2021 (at Buffalo)
Made NFL starting debut in Week 1 of 2021 (at Buffalo)

2021 (STEELERS)

Played in 16 of 17 games as a rookie with nine starts
Led NFL rookie tight ends in TD receptions (seven), and ranked second in targets (79), receptions (60), receiving yards (497), yards after the catch (247) and first downs gained (34).
His 60 receptions in 2021 are the most by a rookie tight end in franchise history and fifth-most by a rookie tight end in NFL history
Became the fifth rookie tight end in NFL history with 60 or more receptions in a season.
Caught seven TD passes in 2021 nearly equal the rest of the entire rookie TE class (nine) and are tied for the most by a rookie tight end in franchise history.
His seven TD receptions are tied for the fourth-most by a rookie tight end in NFL history.

COLLEGE

Played in 30 games (26 starts) at Penn State (2018-20)
Owns the Penn State record for career TD receptions by a tight end with 16, passing Mike Gesicki (15; 2014-17)
Finished career tied for eighth all-time at Penn State with 16 career TD receptions with O.J. McDuffie (1988-92)
Tallied 1,185 career receiving yards to rank 26th overall and third among tight ends in program history
Recorded 92 career receptions, tied for 20th all-time at Penn State
Finished career catching a pass in 29 straight games, dating back to the Pitt game (9/8/18), a school-record among tight ends
Became the 34th Nittany Lion and seventh Penn State tight end to accumulate 1,000 career receiving yards
Nineteen career receptions of 20 or more yards
Ranked tied for 14th in a season at Penn State and third among tight ends in TD receptions with seven
Ranked second among Penn State tight ends and tied for 10th overall in season receiving TDs with eight in 2018
Set the mark for most receiving touchdowns by a freshman tight end
Named the 2020 Kwalick-Clark Big Ten Tight End of the Year, the first-ever Penn State tight end to win the award
Earned first-team All-Big Ten by the coaches and second-team All-Big Ten by the media
Started four games in 2020 before missing the rest of the season due to injury
Team captain was third on the team in receptions (23) and yards (310)
Two-time Coaching Staff Player of the Week (Indiana and Nebraska)
Finished the season leading all Big Ten tight ends in receiving yards (310)
Named AFCA second-team All-America in 2019
Selected second-team All-America by The Athletic in 2019
Fourth-team Phil Steele All-America in 2019
Second-team All-Big Ten by the coaches and media in 2019
Pro Football Focus first-team All-Big Ten in 2019
Tabbed second-team All-Big Ten by the Associated Press in 2019
Phil Steele first-team All-Big Ten in 2019
Named the team's Most Valuable Offensive Player at the team's awards banquet in 2019
Named John Mackey Award Tight End of the Week following the Michigan State game (10/26) in 2019
Selected John Mackey Award Tight End of the Week following the Buffalo game (9/7)
Team captain made 13 starts and caught 43 passes for 507 yards (both good for second on the team)
Ranked seventh in the Big Ten with seven TD receptions, which ranked fourth among FBS tight ends

PERSONAL

Five-year letterman at the Brooks School
Team captain as a senior in 2017
Helped the Bishops to the New England Preparatory School Athletic Council (NEPSAC) Class C Championship as a senior with a 7-2 record
Claimed a first-team spot on USA Today's All-USA Massachusetts Football Team as a senior
Named all state in 2016 as a linebacker
Earned All-New England Class B as a junior and senior
Chosen as NEPSAC Class C Player of the Year and ISL co-MVP
Selected All-New England and All-ISL three times each
Named to Boston Globe's All-Scholastics team as a senior
Named to the Massachusetts High School Football Coaches Association All-State Super 26 Team as a linebacker in 2016
Collected four Eagle Tribune All-Star honors in 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017
Three-time Boston Herald All-Star (2015, 2016, 2017)
Team MVP as a senior and caught 26 passes for 613 yards and seven TDs
Tabbed a four-star recruit by all three major recruiting outlets – 247Sports, ESPN and Rivals
Ranked as the No. 2 player in Massachusetts, No. 13 tight end and No. 323 overall prospect by 247Sports
Ranked as the No. 289 overall prospect, No. 8 tight end, No. 1 in Massachusetts and No. 31 in the region by ESPN
Ranked the 148 overall prospect in the country, No. 6 tight end and No. 1 player in Massachusetts by Rivals
Full name is Patrick John Freiermuth
Son of Dianne and John Freiermuth
Has one brother, Tim, and one sister, Megan
Father, John, played basketball at St. Anselm
Brother, Tim, was an offensive lineman on the Springfield College football team
Born Oct. 25, 1998 in Newburyport, Massachusetts

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