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

Best season
507
Receiving yards, 2019 (Penn State, 11–⁠2)
Drafted
No. 55
Round 2, 2021 NFL Draft (Pittsburgh Steelers)

Career highs

8catches, career highvs. Buffalo, 2019113receiving yards, career highat Nebraska, 20203receiving touchdowns, career highat Michigan State, 2019

Honors

Players of the year, conference and regional honors: Wikipedia’s lists (CC BY-SA), each linked from its honor.

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2018Penn State2636814.2827
2019Penn State4350711.8728
2020Penn State2331013.5174
Career921,18512.91674

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2018Penn State87TEFr.
2019Penn State87TESo.
2020Penn State87TEJr.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

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2018Penn State420.6670th (n=497)0.5327.95%
2019Penn State580.9091st (n=499)0.5451.97%
2020Penn State350.8185th (n=346)0.5528.511%

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
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Oct 24atIndianaL 35–⁠36760116
Oct 31vs.Ohio StateL 25–⁠38346019
Nov 7vs.MarylandL 19–⁠35691024
Nov 14atNebraskaL 23–⁠307113074
2019 Penn State 13 games, 43 catches, 507 yards, 7 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Aug 31vs.IdahoW 79–⁠7125025
Sep 7vs.BuffaloW 45–⁠13899228
Sep 14vs.PittsburghW 17–⁠10116016
Sep 27atMarylandW 59–⁠0222014
Oct 5vs.PurdueW 35–⁠731617
Oct 12atIowaW 17–⁠12225015
Oct 19vs.MichiganW 28–⁠21328117
Oct 26atMichigan StateW 28–⁠7560319
Nov 9atMinnesotaL 26–⁠317101020
Nov 16vs.IndianaW 34–⁠27232017
Nov 23atOhio StateL 17–⁠28640011
Nov 30vs.RutgersW 27–⁠61404
Dec 28 ✦vs.MemphisW 53–⁠39239020
2018 Penn State 12 games, 26 catches, 368 yards, 8 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 8atPittsburghW 51–⁠61505
Sep 15vs.Kent StateW 63–⁠10235023
Sep 21atIllinoisW 63–⁠241515
Sep 29vs.Ohio StateL 26–⁠27344127
Oct 13vs.Michigan StateL 17–⁠21332025
Oct 20atIndianaW 33–⁠28232123
Oct 27vs.IowaW 30–⁠24118118
Nov 3atMichiganL 7–⁠42351025
Nov 10vs.WisconsinW 22–⁠10334016
Nov 17atRutgersW 20–⁠7347223
Nov 24vs.MarylandW 38–⁠3227122
Jan 1 ✦vs.KentuckyL 24–⁠27238120

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

Before the draft

DrillPro day 2021Combine or pro day 2021
Height6′5″W
Weight251 lbW
Arm length32½″W
Hand size9⅞″W
Wingspan77¾″W
Broad jump9′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.

SeasonTeamGRecYdsTD
2021Pittsburgh Steelers16604977
2022Pittsburgh Steelers15637322
2023Pittsburgh Steelers11323082
2024Pittsburgh Steelers17656537
2025Pittsburgh Steelers15414864
2026 (so far)Pittsburgh Steelers5191694
NFL career792802,84526

Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.

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