Pat Freiermuth

PRO CAREER

• Has played in 32 career games (17 starts)
• Has caught 123 passes for 1,229 yards and nine touchdowns
• His 123 receptions are the most by a tight end in franchise history over their first two years in the NFL and sixth-most by a tight end in NFL history over their first two years in the NFL
• 10th tight end in NFL history to reach 100 career receptions in 25 games or less
• Reached 100 career receptions in his 25th game in the NFL, which is the 10th-fewest games needed to reach 100 receptions in NFL history
• Reached 1,000 receiving yards in his 26th career games, tied for the fastest by a tight end in franchise history (Eric Green)
• His 1,229 receiving yards are the most by a tight end in franchise history over their first two years in the NFL
• His nine TD catches are the third-most by a tight end in franchise history over their first two years in the NFL and tied for the ninth-most among tight ends since the start of the 2021 season
• Made NFL debut in Week 1 of 2021 (at Buffalo)
• Made NFL starting debut in Week 1 of 2021 (at Buffalo)

PRO CAREER

• Has played in 32 career games (17 starts)
• Has caught 123 passes for 1,229 yards and nine touchdowns
• His 123 receptions are the most by a tight end in franchise history over their first two years in the NFL and sixth-most by a tight end in NFL history over their first two years in the NFL
• 10th tight end in NFL history to reach 100 career receptions in 25 games or less
• Reached 100 career receptions in his 25th game in the NFL, which is the 10th-fewest games needed to reach 100 receptions in NFL history
• Reached 1,000 receiving yards in his 26th career games, tied for the fastest by a tight end in franchise history (Eric Green)
• His 1,229 receiving yards are the most by a tight end in franchise history over their first two years in the NFL
• His nine TD catches are the third-most by a tight end in franchise history over their first two years in the NFL and tied for the ninth-most among tight ends since the start of the 2021 season
• Made NFL debut in Week 1 of 2021 (at Buffalo)
• Made NFL starting debut in Week 1 of 2021 (at Buffalo)

2022 (STEELERS)

• Played in 16 regular-season games (eight starts)
• Registered 63 receptions (second-best on the team) for 732 yards (third-best on the team) and two touchdowns
• His 63 receptions were sixth-most by a tight end in 2022 and fourth-most in a season by a tight end in franchise history
• His 732 receiving yards were sixth-most by a tight end in 2022 and fifth-most in a season by a tight end in franchise history
• One of four tight ends in the League in 2022 with at least five games of at least 75 yards receiving (Travis Kelce, 9; George Kittle, 5; Mark Andrews, 5)
• Opened the season with his first 75 yard performance on five receptions, including a 31-yard grab for the second longest of his career, in Week 1 at Cincinnati
• Reached a career-high 85 receiving yards on seven receptions in Week 4 vs. New York Jets
• Was inactive Week 6 vs. Tampa Bay due to a concussion
• Caught a team-high eight receptions for a team-high 75 yards, including a 21-yard reception on fourth down in the fourth quarter, in Week 7 at Miami
• Recorded a team-high eight catches for 79 yards, including a 27-yard grab, in Week 11 vs. Cincinnati
• Caught a career-long 57-yard reception in Week 13 at Atlanta, the third-longest reception by a tight end in 2022 and third-longest by a Pittsburgh tight end since 2000

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
• His seven receiving TDs in 2021 nearly equaled 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
• Caught his first career touchdown on a four-yard pass from QB Ben Roethlisberger in the second quarter of Week 3 vs. Cincinnati
• Reached season highs in receptions (7) and receiving yards (58) in an overtime victory in Week 6 vs. Seattle
• Registered his first multi-touchdown performance with two in Week 9 vs. Chicago
• Was inactive Week 16 at Kansas City due to a concussion

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