Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2018-2020Penn State
Pat Freiermuth
TE • 6'5" • 258 lbs • Merrimac, MA, USA
Alpha targetExplosive finisher
Pat Freiermuth reads as a alpha target based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Impact Production
74
High-end production for a tight end
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Reliability
88
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
72
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2020 Regular Season · Penn State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 3
- Program Path
- Penn State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Michigan
Player Story
Pat Freiermuth built his college career from 2018 through 2020 as a tight end from Merrimac, MA wearing No. 87, spending time with Penn State. The clearest part of Pat Freiermuth's career was his receiving role: 92...
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- Committed To
- Penn State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2018
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2021
- Selection
- Round 2 · Pick 23
- Overall
- No. 55
- NFL Team
- Pittsburgh Steelers
Pat Freiermuth, TE. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2020 Regular Season · Penn State. Pat Freiermuth reads as a alpha target based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Receiving yards
- 1,185
- Receptions
- 92
- Touchdowns
- 16
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Pat Freiermuth Penn State Highlights
2020 · Penn State · Player Highlight
Pat Freiermuth college highlights at Penn State.
- Season
- 2020
- Type
- Player highlight
Quick Answers
Pat Freiermuth quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Penn State · TE
- Career Receiving Yards
- 1,185
- Tracked sample
- 3 unique seasons · 5 entries · 29 games
- Best season
- 2020 Regular Season · Penn State
- Top game
- Michigan
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Brooks School · Penn State
- High school pipeline
- Brooks School · 2 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- NFL Draft
- 2021 · Round 2 · Pick 23 · Pittsburgh Steelers
- Latest roster
- No. 87 · Junior
- 2020 Receiving yards rank
- 310 receiving yards · TE 29th (top 9%) · Big Ten 21st (top 12%) · National 263rd (top 15%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Postseason | Penn State | 12 | 2 | 38 | 1 | 70 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Penn State | 12 | 24 | 330 | 7 | 70 |
| 2019 Postseason | Penn State | 13 | 2 | 39 | 0 | 72.9 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Penn State | 13 | 41 | 468 | 7 | 72.9 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Penn State | 4 | 23 | 310 | 1 | 77.5 |
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Pat Freiermuth played TE for Penn State. Across 3 tracked seasons, Pat Freiermuth recorded 1,185 receiving yards and 16 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2019 with Penn State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2020 Regular Season
Penn State paired 310 primary output with 89.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
2020 Regular Season role shape
target-driven usage with 89.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2020 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Nebraska
Loss with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2020 Regular Season · Penn State
Games
4
Receiving Yards / G
77.5
Efficiency
89.3
Usage
26.5
Consistency
71.2
Best Game by takeover score
Nebraska
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Indiana: 60. Ohio State: 46. Maryland: 91. Nebraska: 113
Volume vs Efficiency
Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Indiana: 7 by 57.1. Ohio State: 3 by 100. Maryland: 6 by 100. Nebraska: 7 by 100
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
First Half53 · Games = 2 · -49 vs Second Half
Second Half102 · Games = 2 · +49 vs First Half
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
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Featured metric
Receiving Yards
Top game by takeover score
Nebraska
Best efficiency game
100 vs Nebraska
Player Story
Pat Freiermuth story
Pat Freiermuth built his college career from 2018 through 2020 as a tight end from Merrimac, MA wearing No. 87, spending time with Penn State. The clearest part of Pat Freiermuth's career was his receiving role: 92 catches, 1,185 receiving yards, and 16 touchdowns across 29 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2019 with Penn State. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
The value of the career arc is that it connects production to role, not just a name on a roster. With 29 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Penn State.
The arc is straightforward: Pat Freiermuth moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
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Penn State
2018-2020
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20182018201920192020
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Postseason | Penn State | 368 | 83.4 | 14.3 | — |
| 2018 Regular Season | Penn State | 368 | 83.4 | 14.3 | 0 |
| 2019 Postseason | Penn State | 507 | 75.7 | 20.4 | 139 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Penn State | 507 | 75.7 | 20.4 | 0 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Penn State | 310 | 89.3 | 26.5 | -197 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Michigan
Week 10 · L 7-42 · Conference game
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
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Receiving Yards
100 takeover
51 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#2
@ Nebraska
Week 11 · L 23-30 · Conference game
113
Receiving Yards
100 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
113 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#3
@ Minnesota
Week 11 · L 26-31 · Conference game
101
Receiving Yards
98.7 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
101 receiving yards with a 96.2 efficiency score.
#4
vs Buffalo
Week 2 · W 45-13
99
Receiving Yards
93.5 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
99 receiving yards with a 82.5 efficiency score.
#5
vs Maryland
Week 10 · L 19-35 · Conference game
91
Receiving Yards
84.8 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
91 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2020 Regular Season · Penn State
310 primary output · 89.3 efficiency · 26.5 usage
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#2
2019 Postseason · Penn State
72.9
507 primary · 75.7 efficiency · 20.4 usage
#3
2019 Regular Season · Penn State
72.9
507 primary · 75.7 efficiency · 20.4 usage
Milestones
2
100+ receiving yards
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8+ catch outings
3
2+ TD games
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