Tight end, Penn State, 2018–20
Pat Freiermuth
- Number
- No. 87
- Height
- 6′5″
- Weight
- 258 lb
- Class (2020)
- Junior
- Hometown
- Merrimac, MA
- Born
- Oct 25, 1998
Pat Freiermuth played tight end at Penn State (2018–20). The Pittsburgh Steelers took Freiermuth in round 2, No. 55 overall in the 2021 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
8catches, career highvs. Buffalo, 2019113receiving yards, career highat Nebraska, 20203receiving touchdowns, career highat Michigan State, 2019Honors
Players of the year, conference and regional honors: Wikipedia’s lists (CC BY-SA), each linked from its honor.
Receiving
| Season | Team | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Penn State | 26 | 368 | 14.2 | 8 | 27 |
| 2019 | Penn State | 43 | 507 | 11.8 | 7 | 28 |
| 2020 | Penn State | 23 | 310 | 13.5 | 1 | 74 |
| Career | 92 | 1,185 | 12.9 | 16 | 74 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Penn State | 87 | TE | Fr. | ||
| 2019 | Penn State | 87 | TE | So. | ||
| 2020 | Penn State | 87 | TE | Jr. | 6′5″ | 258 |
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Per play
| Season | Team | Plays | EPA/play | Pctile | Median | Total | Usage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Penn State | 42 | 0.66 | 70th (n=497) | 0.53 | 27.9 | 5% |
| 2019 | Penn State | 58 | 0.90 | 91st (n=499) | 0.54 | 51.9 | 7% |
| 2020 | Penn State | 35 | 0.81 | 85th (n=346) | 0.55 | 28.5 | 11% |
Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.
Game by game
2020 Penn State 4 games, 23 catches, 310 yards, 1 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 24 | at | L 35–36 | 7 | 60 | 1 | 16 |
| Oct 31 | vs. | L 25–38 | 3 | 46 | 0 | 19 |
| Nov 7 | vs. | L 19–35 | 6 | 91 | 0 | 24 |
| Nov 14 | at | L 23–30 | 7 | 113 | 0 | 74 |
2019 Penn State 13 games, 43 catches, 507 yards, 7 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. | W 79–7 | 1 | 25 | 0 | 25 |
| Sep 7 | vs. | W 45–13 | 8 | 99 | 2 | 28 |
| Sep 14 | vs. | W 17–10 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 16 |
| Sep 27 | at | W 59–0 | 2 | 22 | 0 | 14 |
| Oct 5 | vs. | W 35–7 | 3 | 16 | 1 | 7 |
| Oct 12 | at | W 17–12 | 2 | 25 | 0 | 15 |
| Oct 19 | vs. | W 28–21 | 3 | 28 | 1 | 17 |
| Oct 26 | at | W 28–7 | 5 | 60 | 3 | 19 |
| Nov 9 | at | L 26–31 | 7 | 101 | 0 | 20 |
| Nov 16 | vs. | W 34–27 | 2 | 32 | 0 | 17 |
| Nov 23 | at | L 17–28 | 6 | 40 | 0 | 11 |
| Nov 30 | vs. | W 27–6 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Dec 28 ✦ | vs. | W 53–39 | 2 | 39 | 0 | 20 |
2018 Penn State 12 games, 26 catches, 368 yards, 8 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 8 | at | W 51–6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Sep 15 | vs. | W 63–10 | 2 | 35 | 0 | 23 |
| Sep 21 | at | W 63–24 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 |
| Sep 29 | vs. | L 26–27 | 3 | 44 | 1 | 27 |
| Oct 13 | vs. | L 17–21 | 3 | 32 | 0 | 25 |
| Oct 20 | at | W 33–28 | 2 | 32 | 1 | 23 |
| Oct 27 | vs. | W 30–24 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 18 |
| Nov 3 | at | L 7–42 | 3 | 51 | 0 | 25 |
| Nov 10 | vs. | W 22–10 | 3 | 34 | 0 | 16 |
| Nov 17 | at | W 20–7 | 3 | 47 | 2 | 23 |
| Nov 24 | vs. | W 38–3 | 2 | 27 | 1 | 22 |
| Jan 1 ✦ | vs. | L 24–27 | 2 | 38 | 1 | 20 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Pro day 2021 | Combine or pro day 2021 |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 6′5″W | |
| Weight | 251 lbW | |
| Arm length | 32½″W | |
| Hand size | 9⅞″W | |
| Wingspan | 77¾″W | |
| Broad jump | 9′5″ |
Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
6 seasons, 79 games with a stat; latest team: Pittsburgh Steelers.
| Season | Team | G | Rec | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 16 | 60 | 497 | 7 |
| 2022 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 15 | 63 | 732 | 2 |
| 2023 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 11 | 32 | 308 | 2 |
| 2024 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 17 | 65 | 653 | 7 |
| 2025 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 15 | 41 | 486 | 4 |
| 2026 (so far) | Pittsburgh Steelers | 5 | 19 | 169 | 4 |
| NFL career | 79 | 280 | 2,845 | 26 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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