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Pat Freiermuth Pittsburgh Steelers · #88

Tight End · 6' 5", 258 lbs · Merrimac, MA · Age 28

Pat Freiermuth is a Tight End for the Pittsburgh Steelers, drafted 55th overall, 2021. In 2026 he caught 14 passes for 125 yards and 2 touchdowns.

Tight EndDrafted 55th overall6-yr veteran
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Pittsburgh Steelers · #88 · Tight End
Pat Freiermuth
Season avg14 rec · 125 yds · 2 td
Career avg275 rec · 2,801 yds · 24 td
Live win probabilitySeason
No scheduled game — showing season pace. Illustrative.
Tonight's projectionmodel
14rec
125yds
2td
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Scouting report

Pat Freiermuth — the report card

Read his whole game at a glance, then dive into any skill. Grades are percentiles vs every active player at his position.

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Tight End · Rotation piece · Impact 50
Pat Freiermuth is a Tight End for the Pittsburgh Steelers, drafted 55th overall, 2021. In 2026 he caught 14 passes for 125 yards and 2 touchdowns.
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Receiving
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Big-play
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Scoring
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Receiving yards
Excellent · offense
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Volume
Excellent · offense
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Scoring
Elite · offense
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Big-play
Strong · offense
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Target share
Excellent · offense
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Act II

Where Pat Freiermuth stands

Live ladders from the Balladex models, and what he's chasing. Rankings recompute nightly from real production, accolades, and search demand.

The laddersmodel · recomputes nightly
1
Jared Goff Detroit Lions▬
29%
2
Bryce Young Carolina Panthers▬
23%
3
Brock Purdy San Francisco 49ers▬
22%
4
Tyler Shough New Orleans Saints▬
11%
5
Kirk Cousins Las Vegas Raiders▬
9%
✦ Balladex Consensus: #90 of 1982 — a blend of the Impact index, current production, career résumé and live search demand. Recomputes as the data does.
Futures & chases
—MVP odds
50Impact index
243Star score
Career scoring average0.0 ppg
Seasons in the index0
Accolades on file0
Stat explorer

Pat Freiermuth — every number, three levels deep

Headline → metric → the raw history behind it. Real career data; tracking-only metrics labeled.

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Receiving
125 YDS
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Volume
14 REC
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Big-play
8.9 Y/R
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A+
Scoring
2 TD
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The engine

How the model sees Pat Freiermuth

Projection = recency-weighted per-season production, nudged along a position aging curve, banded by his year-to-year volatility. No black box — every number shows its work.

Projected 2027  modeled
31
rec
10–51
323
rec yds
112–535
3
td
1–5
39
targets
16–63
11
games
5–16
Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 6-season history below.
What moves the rec line vs last season
Last season 14 → projected 31 rec
Baseline (recency-weighted)
+17.5
Age curve
-0.9
Net vs last season+16.6 rec
Everything it reads
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6 seasons of real box production
every game line, verified
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Recency × games weight
recent, healthy years anchor the baseline
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Year-over-year trend
his own trajectory, season to season
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Position aging curve
age 28 — applied to the projection
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Role & usage context
target / carry share and snaps fold in
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Availability signal
games last 3: 17 / 17 / 4
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The real history it trains onsource: Pro-Football-Reference / ESPN · verified

Pat Freiermuth career stats, season by season

Career stats by season
SeasonGRecYdsTDTgtY/R
202116604977798.3
2022166373229811.6
202312323082479.6
2024176565377810.0
2025174148645411.9
2026 in progress · 4 games4141252198.9
Career822752,80124375
Source: Pro-Football-Reference. Backtested against completed player-seasons in the index. The same engine powers the report-card percentiles and the DNA radar — one model, asked different questions. Illustrative.
Act III

The Lab

Every number, live and interactive. Real career data; models labeled.

Gold = award / milestone season · hover any bar. Real season totals.
Context

Are the Pittsburgh Steelers built to win?

Team projection rolled up from the roster + last-season baselines — and what it means for his role.

10–7proj record
72off index
88def index
+26net
74%playoff odds
64roster
Roster delta · what changed
Offense grades C+ (72), defense A- (88) by our position-percentile roster model. QB play indexes at 54, pass rush 76, coverage 99.
How his role moves
Projected 10–7 on a 17-game slate — modeled from the current roster's production percentiles, not a calibrated Vegas line. His snaps, target/carry share and usage move with roster health.
Balladex Impact
50 of 99
Rotation piece tier.
Rarity
◆ Rated
Collectible tier.
Résumé
0 accolades
Career honors on file.
Act IV

The Ballad of Pat Freiermuth

Birth to now — the making of a legend, narrated and scored.

1998-10-25

The beginning

Pat Freiermuth is a Tight End for the Pittsburgh Steelers, in his 6th NFL season.

Pittsburgh Steelers

Turning pro

Drafted 55th overall, 2021 as a Tight End.

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Pat Freiermuth is a Pittsburgh Steelers tight end, drafted 55th overall, 2021.

Chapter

Across 6 seasons (2021–2026) he has caught 275 passes for 2,801 yards and 24 touchdowns.

Chapter

Most recently he caught 14 passes for 125 yards and 2 touchdowns in 2026.

Off the field

Measurables
Active
Height
6' 5"
Weight
258 lbs
Draft
55th overall, 2021
Born
Merrimac, MA
Age
28
Jersey
#88
Background

Pat Freiermuth is from Merrimac, MA and is 28 years old. He was drafted 55th overall, 2021 and plays tight end at 6' 5", 258 lbs.

Over 6 seasons (2021–2026) he has caught 275 passes for 2,801 yards and 24 touchdowns. Freiermuth is currently on the Pittsburgh Steelers roster.

The person

Pat Freiermuth is a starting tight end who has caught 275 passes for 2,801 yards and 24 touchdowns across 6 seasons (2021–2026).

Receiving275 career receptions for 2,801 yards and 24 touchdowns.
Best season63 catches for 732 yards in 2022.
Draft pedigree55th overall, 2021.
Durability82 career games played.
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FAQ

Pat Freiermuth — frequently asked

The questions people ask most about Pat Freiermuth, answered.

What position does Pat Freiermuth play?
Pat Freiermuth is a Tight End for the Pittsburgh Steelers.
When was Pat Freiermuth drafted?
Pat Freiermuth was drafted 55th overall, 2021.
How many seasons has Pat Freiermuth played?
6 (2021–2026).
What are Pat Freiermuth's career stats?
He has caught 275 passes for 2,801 yards and 24 touchdowns.
Pat Freiermuth career stats & accolades are real, and team projections and recent-game home/away splits are computed from real production. DNA ratings, grades, tonight's projection, ladders, live win probability and simulator outputs are Balladex model output. Not affiliated with the NBA.
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Current role & opportunity

Usage last season · depth chart current · nflverse
Depth chart
TE2
behind the starter
Snap share
69%
of offensive snaps
Target share
13%
WOPR 0.27

This role & opportunity data feeds the model's competition-aware projection — snap and target share from last season, depth-chart rank from the current roster.

Weekly matchups

Fantasy points allowed by position · 2026 schedule · Balladex
Next matchup
vs ATL
Week 1 · Plus
Season outlook
53
avg matchup score (0–100)
Smash / Tough
2 / 6
weeks favorable / tough
Playoff weeks
45
Wk 15–17 outlook
W1 vs ATLW2 @ NEW3 vs CINW4 @ CLEW5 vs INDW6 @ TBW7 @ NOW8 vs CLEW9 · BYEW10 @ CINW11 @ PHIW12 vs DENW13 vs HOUW14 @ JAXW15 vs BALW16 vs CARW17 @ TENW18 @ BAL

Each week grades Pat Freiermuth's opponent by the fantasy points that defense allowed to his position (2025), tiered Smash → Avoid. A transparent Balladex model estimate; see the full weekly matchups grid.

Injury history

Weekly injury reports · nflverse
Injury episodes
10
since 2021
Games missed
4
listed Out
Lower-body
7
ankle / knee / soft-tissue
Concussions
2
head, reported
Most recent reports
2025 Wk9 · Quadricep2024 Wk6 · Calf2023 Wk16 · Knee2023 Wk11 · Hamstring (Questionable)2023 Wk7 · Hamstring (Out)2023 Wk5 · Hamstring (Out)

Home surface: grass (natural grass).

Real weekly injury-report history (game-status designations, most recent 5 seasons). Rest days and load-management designations are excluded.

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Pat Freiermuth head-to-head

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