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Pat Freiermuth
ADP: 8.5
Bye: 6
Experience: 2 Yr(s)
Age: 24.9
Height: 6'5"
Weight: 258
40 Time: 4.77

Pat Freiermuth's Weekly Outlook

Week 5 Projections
Rec Rec Yds Rec TDs Fantasy Pts
0 0 0 0
Weekly Writeup

Rest Of Way Outlook

Rec Rec Yds Rec TDs Fantasy Pts
3.4 35.8 0.3 5

Pat Freiermuth's 2023 Projections & Outlook

Scoring

#18 Tight End

80.2 Projected Points

ADP Rec Rec Yds Rec TDs 100 Fum
8.5 54.2 572 4.3 0.8 1.4

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Basic StatsPat Freiermuth's Preseason Player Analysis

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Bottom Line

Freiermuth showed flashes of being one of the best TEs in fantasy football last season. He should have an opportunity to take a leap forward in 2023 and repeat his success.

Concussion issues and injury concerns cloud his outlook, but beggars can’t be choosers at the TE position in fantasy football.

What We Learned Last Year
  • Freiermuth followed up a stellar rookie campaign with a TE6 overall finish in PPR scoring (9.3 points per game) in 2022.
  • He logged nine top-12 weekly finishes with a pair of top-24 finishes. Freiermuth finished as a TE3 or worse in his other five games in 2022.
  • The former Penn State product stayed relatively healthy last season. However, he did pick up his third documented concussion in his career and sustained a pretty scary MCL sprain that, fortunately, didn’t require surgery.
  • Among 27 TEs who received 50+ targets in 2022, Freiermuth ranked:
    • 6th in Pro Football Focus receiving grade
    • 6th in target share (19.6%)
    • 6th in air yards share (19.7%)
    • 6th in yards per route run (1.68)
  • Freiermuth really took off after WR Chase Claypool was traded to the Bears. From Week 9 on, he led the Steelers in targets per route run rate (23%), ranked sixth among all TEs in targets per game (6.2), and seventh in target share (20.9%).
  • What makes that even more impressive is that he ranked 22nd in snaps player per game among TEs (47.8) during that stretch.
What to Expect in 2023
  • When considering the underlying implications of what we saw from Freiermuth in the second half of last year, there’s good reason to believe he’s a prime breakout candidate.
  • Assuming he continues to be a safety blanket for QB Kenny Pickett, there’s no reason why Freiermuth can’t be a solid TE1 again.
  • The only red flag is his documented concussion issue. Health will be a significant factor here.

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Pat Freiermuth, TE PIT

9:39pm EDT 10/2/23

Pat Freiermuth expected to miss 2-3 weeks

Steelers TE Pat Freiermuth is expected to miss 2-3 weeks with his hamstring injury, according to The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette's Gerry Dulac. The Steelers have a Week 6 bye, so it's possible that Freiermuth ends up missing just one game. He'll be replaced by some combination of rookie TE Darnell Washington and TE Connor Heyward. Neither guy is a recommended fantasy add.

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Steelers QB Kenny Pickett "will miss some time" with his knee injury, according to NFL Network's Ian Rapoport. How much time will depend on the results of Monday's MRI. The Steelers don't believe Pickett's ACL is damaged, but there's concern about the MCL and meniscus, Rapoport says. "The belief is that this is not a season-ending situation." We should have a more concrete timeline for Pickett's return by the end of Monday. QB Mitchell Trubisky will step in as Pittsburgh's starter for however long Pickett is out. Trubisky completed 65.0% of his passes at 7.0 yards per attempt across four starts and seven total appearances for the Steelers last year.

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Steelers TE Pat Freiermuth has been knocked out of Sunday's game vs. the Texans with a hamstring injury. We'll look for an update on the severity.

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Steelers WR George Pickens led the team in receiving with 75 yards and 4 catches in Week 3’s win vs. the Raiders. Second-year wideout Calvin Austin III had a nice performance as well, hauling in 2 of 6 targets with a 72-yard TD. Fantasy managers also saw a bounce back from TE Pat Freiermuth in the contest. He totaled 3 catches for 41 yards and a score on Sunday night. This is the best that the Steelers’ passing offense has looked all season. Still, we’re not going to get overly excited about this one, given the poor state of the offense. We’ll see if this unit can build upon their achievements in Week 4 vs. the Texans.

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Pat Freiermuth, TE PIT
Dynasty MVP 63.4
Position Rank #12 TE
3yr Projection
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Dynasty Write-up
As a rookie, Freiermuth paid immediate dividends with 7 TDs on 60 catches. He missed just one game, but his two concussions from 2021 -- plus one from this past season -- are worth monitoring. When healthy, his 2022 play showed us no cause for concern. QB Kenny Pickett is in position to take a step forward in 2023. But we'll need to keep an eye on the usage of hulking TE Darnell Washington, who joined Pittsburgh as a Round 3 pick.
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