Pat Freiermuth

The Steelers tight end is coming off career-highs in catches (65) with seven touchdowns, finishing as the TE10 in half-PPR in 2024. He has finished as a top-10 fantasy tight end in two of the last three seasons and has finished no worse than TE14 while playing at least 16 games. Since stats are fun, Freiermuth averaged 41 receiving yards and 8.8 fantasy points per game (backend TE1 fantasy numbers) in all games not against the Baltimore Ravens, who had his number last season. But with the addition of Arthur Smith's favorite, Jonnu Smith, the Muth seems like a longshot to hit TE1 numbers with TE14 more likely his best case outcome without an injury.

The Steelers have little proven talent at wide receiver beyond new acquisition D.K. Metcalf, but Pat Freiermuth's 2025 target outlook is jeopardized by the arrival of TE Jonnu Smith, who went from Miami to Pittsburgh in a late-June trade. Freiermuth had 65 catches for 653 yards and seven touchdowns last year, finishing TE10 in half-point PPR fantasy scoring. Steelers offensive coordinator Arthur Smith is a former TE coach who likes to keep his tight ends prominently involved. The problem is that Smith like to use multiple tight ends, and Smith is coming off a strong season with the Dolphins.