PAT FREIERMUTH
Second-round pick, No. 55 overall
Tight end, Penn State
6-5, 251
Stats: 92 catches, 1,185 yards, 16 TDs in three seasons
Hometown: Merrimac, Mass.
Tidbits: Declared for the NFL Draft after his junior season. … Steelers GM Kevin Colbert, coach Mike Tomlin and new TE coach Alfredo Roberts scouted Freiermuth at Penn State’s pro day in March. … Wore No. 87 at Penn State, drawing inevitable comparisons to Rob Gronkowski. … Last Penn State tight end taken by the Steelers was Jesse James in the fifth round of the 2015 draft. … Began his career at Penn State with eight touchdown receptions as a freshman. … Was named Penn State’s most valuable offensive player as a sophomore in 2019 when he caught 43 passes for 507 yards and seven touchdowns. … His junior season was limited to four games because of injury. … His 16 career touchdown catches are a school record. … Freiermuth caught passes in the final 29 of the 30 games he played for the Nittany Lions.
