Pat Freiermuth Week 13 Outlook - Steelers at Falcons

By Derek Brown (FantasyPros), Thu, Dec 1st 2022, 1:05pm EST

Without Claypool, Freiermuth has been a volume monster and seen the biggest uptick in the Steelers' passing attack. Sans Claypool, he has a 24.7% target share averaging 51.3 receiving yards per game with 1.6 yards per route run. Despite only one touchdown this season, he's seen a recent boom in his red zone usage with four targets inside the 20 yards line in his last three games. Freiermuth is fourth in PFF receiving grade and fifth in yards per route run (minimum 25 targets). The Falcons have given up the 13th-highest catch rate and ninth-most receiving yards per game to tight ends. Freiermuth is a strong TE1 with weekly usage to creep into the top five.