Player facts
- Team
Pittsburgh Steelers- Position
- Tight End
- Number
- 88
- Born
- Oct 25, 1998 (age 27)
- Birthplace
- Merrimac, MA, USA
- Height
- 6' 5"
- Weight
- 258 lbs
- College
- Penn State
- Experience
- 6 seasons
- Status
- Active
Stats
Among the NFL leaders, 2026 Regular Season:
- 9th in receiving touchdowns 4
2026 Offense
| REC | TGTS | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG | FD | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG | FUM | LST | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular Season | 19 | 27 | 169 | 8.9 | 4 | 22 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 1.3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Last 5 Games | 19 | 26 | 169 | 9.3 | 4 | 22 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 1.3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 280 | 383 | 2,845 | 10.2 | 26 | 68 | 150 | 3 | 4 | 1.3 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 |
Advanced stats
2026 season through week 6. EPA per play is the points a play added to the team’s expected score; success rate is the share of plays that kept the offense on schedule; CPOE is completion percentage over what the throws’ difficulty predicted. Rank is by EPA per play.
| Plays | EPA/play | Success | CPOE | League rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Receiving | 29 targets | +0.18 | 52% | 62nd of 94 |
Recent games
| Receiving | Rushing | Fumbles | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Opponent | Result | REC | TGTS | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG | FD | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG | FUM | LST |
vs  IND | W 34-22 | 5 | 7 | 44 | 8.8 | 2 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
@  CLE | L 27-24 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 5.7 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
vs  CIN | W 30-27 | 2 | 4 | 30 | 15.0 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
@  NE | L 20-3 | 4 | 5 | 32 | 8.0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
vs  ATL | W 20-13 | 5 | 5 | 46 | 9.2 | 1 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Last 5 games. Click a game for its box score.
About
Patrick John Freiermuth (fryer-MOOTH; born October 25, 1998) is an American professional football tight end for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Penn State Nittany Lions and was selected by the Steelers in the second round of the 2021 NFL draft.
From Wikipedia’s article on Pat Freiermuth, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.1
Background
Early life
A longtime resident of Merrimac, Massachusetts, Freiermuth attended Pentucket Regional High School in West Newbury, Massachusetts, before transferring to the Brooks School in North Andover, Massachusetts. At Brooks, he played tight end and outside linebacker on the football team, wearing jersey number eight. He also played basketball there as a power forward and a small forward. During his career, he had 1,531 total yards and 24 total touchdowns. A four-star recruit, he committed to Penn State University to play college football.
College career
As a freshman for the Nittany Lions in 2018, Freiermuth made nine starts and recorded 26 receptions for 368 yards and eight touchdowns, breaking the record of most receiving touchdowns by a freshman tight end. He remained the starter for the next two seasons, was voted Penn State Football's Most Valuable Offensive Player in 2019, and was invited to the NFL Scouting Combine a year earlier. Although rumor said he would jump at this, he declined this chance, and in a press conference with Coach James Franklin announced that he had planned to recommit to Penn State for yet another year. He played in a total of 30 games there, and started all but four of them. He scored sixteen career touchdowns, tied for eighth place overall at Penn State for career touchdowns and first place by a tight end. In the end, he had a total of 92 career receptions, 1,185 career receiving yards, and he was named the Big Ten Conference's Kwalick–Clark Tight End of the Year in 2020, making him the first ever Penn State tight end to win this award. He was also voted first-team All-Big Ten by the coaches, and finished the season leading the conference for most receiving yards by a tight end.
Personal life
Freiermuth's uncle, Michael Foley, was a longtime college football coach, most recently as the offensive line coach for UMass. His father, John Freiermuth, played basketball at St. Anselm College in New Hampshire and in 1988 he was named New Hampshire's "Mr. Basketball." His mom is a history teacher and former coach (fifteen seasons) for North Andover High School field hockey. She retired from coaching in 2007 after leading her team to two North sectional titles and a 147–85–66 record. She was also president of the Penn State Football Parents Association. His brother Tim played offensive line for Springfield College and is currently a high school football coach.
He married his wife, Jillian Cataldo, in June 2026.
From Wikipedia’s article on Pat Freiermuth, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the full article.1
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Sources
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- 1WikipediaPat Freiermuth on Wikipedia
- 2Wikimedia CommonsPhoto of Pat Freiermuth