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Pat Freiermuth

Pos: TE1 Team: PIT YoE: 5
Draft: RD 2, PICK 55
Injury Status: H



I. Player News & Analysis


ESPN

RotoWire

Trends


"Olave is entering his fourth NFL season following a troubling 2024 campaign in which he played only six full games while battling concussion woes. The good news is that Olave appears healthy for 2025 and he's been productive when active throughout his career. That includes 2024, as he produced 80-plus yards four times in those six games. He handled a 24% target share, which wasn't far off his 27% and 25% rates during his first two seasons. The 2022 first-round pick has yet to reach his ceiling (he's yet to clear five TDs in a season), but he produced top-25 fantasy campaigns in his first two seasons and is set up well to pace New Orleans in targets in 2025. Of course, there's added risk here as the Saints turn to rookie QB Tyler Shough and Spencer Rattler following Derek Carr's retirement. Olave is safest as a WR3/flex, with a hint of post-hype sleeper appeal."


"The stretch-run chemistry between rookie signal-caller Tyler Shough and Olave continued in fine fashion Sunday, with the latter leading the Saints in receptions, receiving yards and targets. Olave went in for his ninth touchdown of the season on a 19-yard grab early in the third quarter, and he eclipsed the century mark through the air for the third time on the campaign. Olave has at least six receptions and 85 receiving yards in three straight games and has already locked in his first 100-catch season ahead of a Week 18 road matchup against the Falcons."

Chris Olave's receiving touchdowns have increased by 300.0% over the past 8 weeks.

Chris Olave's total touchdowns have increased by 300.0% over the past 8 weeks.

Chris Olave's total points have increased by 300.0% over the past 8 weeks.

Chris Olave's target share has increased by 11.07% over the past 6 weeks.

Chris Olave's receiving yards have increased by 71.67% over the past 20 weeks.

Pat Freiermuth

Pos: TE1 Team: PIT YoE: 5
Draft: RD 2, PICK 55
Injury Status: H



I. Player News & Analysis


ESPN

RotoWire

Trends


"Freiermuth is entering his fifth NFL season having yet to emerge as a viable fantasy starter. The 2021 second-round pick peaked with an 11th-place finish in fantasy PPG in 2022 and, despite catching a career-high 65 passes and matching a career best with seven TDs last season, he ended up 14th in PPG. One concern here is that the TD output is unsustainable, as Freiermuth ranked 20th in expected TDs (3.1, which aligned with where he was when he scored two TDs in both 2022 and 2023) and had a career-low two end zone targets. Another concern is the acquisition of Jonnu Smith, who even in an offense short on WR depth, is sure to cut into Freiermuth's target share. The arrival of Aaron Rodgers helps his cause a bit, and he may settle in second in target priority behind DK Metcalf, but there's not much of a ceiling here. Freiermuth is a mid-to-back-end TE2."


"Freiermuth continued his recent trend of coming on late in games when he missed both of his targets in the first half before erupting for 51 yards on three receptions after halftime. The 26-year-old generated a 44-537-4 receiving line while operating in a TE rotation also featuring Darnell Washington (forearm) and Jonnu Smith (38-222-2) in 2025. Freiermuth should continue receiving extra looks in the playoffs after Washington was placed on IR after suffering an injury in Week 17."

Pat Freiermuth's receiving yards have increased by 300+% over the past 6 weeks.

Pat Freiermuth's target share has increased by 122.16% over the past 6 weeks.

Pat Freiermuth's targets have increased by 133.33% over the past 6 weeks.

Pat Freiermuth's receptions have increased by 100.0% over the past 6 weeks.

Pat Freiermuth's total yards have increased by 300+% over the past 6 weeks.


II. Historical Performance



Season

Week

Home

Score

Away

TGT

REC

YD

TD

FUM

YPA

TGT SHARE

2025

17

NO

34 - 26

TEN

11.0

8.0

119.0

1.0

0.0

10.82

0.407

2025

16

NYJ

6 - 29

NO

16.0

10.0

148.0

2.0

0.0

9.25

0.32

2025

15

CAR

17 - 20

NO

9.0

6.0

85.0

1.0

0.0

9.44

0.273

2025

14

NO

24 - 20

TB

5.0

3.0

30.0

0.0

0.0

6.0

0.25

2025

13

NO

17 - 21

MIA

7.0

4.0

47.0

1.0

0.0

6.71

0.184

2025

12

ATL

24 - 10

NO

13.0

9.0

70.0

0.0

0.0

5.38

0.289

2025

10

NO

17 - 7

CAR

8.0

5.0

104.0

1.0

0.0

13.0

0.286

2025

9

NO

10 - 34

LAR

4.0

3.0

57.0

0.0

0.0

14.25

0.16

2025

8

TB

23 - 3

NO

12.0

8.0

63.0

0.0

0.0

5.25

0.235

2025

7

NO

14 - 26

CHI

7.0

5.0

98.0

2.0

0.0

14.0

0.219

2025

6

NE

25 - 19

NO

10.0

6.0

98.0

0.0

0.0

9.8

0.385

2025

5

NYG

14 - 26

NO

11.0

7.0

59.0

0.0

0.0

5.36

0.344

2025

4

NO

19 - 31

BUF

6.0

3.0

20.0

1.0

0.0

3.33

0.214

2025

3

NO

13 - 44

SEA

14.0

10.0

57.0

0.0

0.0

4.07

0.341

2025

2

SF

26 - 21

NO

10.0

6.0

54.0

0.0

0.0

5.4

0.294

2025

1

ARI

20 - 13

NO

13.0

7.0

54.0

0.0

0.0

4.15

0.283

2024

9

NO

22 - 23

CAR

1.0

1.0

13.0

0.0

0.0

13.0

0.031

2024

8

NO

8 - 26

LAC

14.0

8.0

107.0

0.0

0.0

7.64

0.333

2024

6

TB

51 - 27

NO

1.0

1.0

5.0

0.0

1.0

5.0

0.025

2024

5

NO

13 - 26

KC

4.0

2.0

10.0

0.0

0.0

2.5

0.114

2024

4

NO

24 - 26

ATL

10.0

8.0

87.0

0.0

0.0

8.7

0.278

2024

3

PHI

15 - 12

NO

6.0

6.0

86.0

1.0

0.0

14.33

0.24

2024

2

NO

44 - 19

DAL

6.0

4.0

81.0

0.0

0.0

13.5

0.375

2024

1

CAR

10 - 47

NO

2.0

2.0

11.0

0.0

0.0

5.5

0.083

2023

18

ATL

17 - 48

NO

3.0

3.0

56.0

1.0

0.0

18.67

0.107

2023

17

NO

23 - 13

TB

6.0

3.0

26.0

0.0

0.0

4.33

0.176

2023

16

NO

22 - 30

LAR

13.0

9.0

123.0

0.0

0.0

9.46

0.325

2023

14

CAR

6 - 28

NO

5.0

4.0

28.0

1.0

0.0

5.6

0.192

2023

13

DET

33 - 28

NO

8.0

5.0

119.0

0.0

0.0

14.88

0.276

2023

12

NO

15 - 24

ATL

9.0

7.0

114.0

0.0

0.0

12.67

0.237

2023

10

NO

19 - 27

MIN

9.0

6.0

94.0

1.0

0.0

10.44

0.209

2023

9

CHI

17 - 24

NO

8.0

6.0

46.0

1.0

0.0

5.75

0.229

2023

8

NO

38 - 27

IND

9.0

5.0

46.0

0.0

0.0

5.11

0.31

2023

7

JAX

31 - 24

NO

15.0

7.0

57.0

0.0

0.0

3.8

0.273

2023

6

NO

13 - 20

HOU

10.0

7.0

96.0

0.0

0.0

9.6

0.196

2023

5

NO

34 - 0

NE

5.0

2.0

12.0

1.0

0.0

2.4

0.192

2023

4

TB

26 - 9

NO

6.0

1.0

4.0

0.0

0.0

0.67

0.154

2023

3

NO

17 - 18

GB

11.0

8.0

104.0

0.0

0.0

9.45

0.324

2023

2

NO

20 - 17

CAR

11.0

6.0

86.0

0.0

0.0

7.82

0.297

2023

1

TEN

15 - 16

NO

10.0

8.0

112.0

0.0

0.0

11.2

0.303

2022

18

CAR

10 - 7

NO

12.0

5.0

60.0

1.0

1.0

5.0

0.48

2022

17

NO

20 - 10

PHI

5.0

4.0

42.0

0.0

0.0

8.4

0.208

2022

15

ATL

18 - 21

NO

4.0

3.0

53.0

0.0

0.0

13.25

0.211

2022

13

NO

16 - 17

TB

6.0

4.0

65.0

0.0

0.0

10.83

0.207

2022

12

NO

0 - 13

SF

9.0

5.0

62.0

0.0

0.0

6.89

0.3

2022

11

LAR

20 - 27

NO

6.0

5.0

102.0

1.0

0.0

17.0

0.214

2022

10

NO

10 - 20

PIT

5.0

3.0

40.0

0.0

0.0

8.0

0.179

2022

9

BAL

27 - 13

NO

9.0

6.0

71.0

0.0

0.0

7.89

0.3

2022

8

LV

0 - 24

NO

7.0

5.0

52.0

0.0

0.0

7.43

0.226

2022

7

NO

34 - 42

ARI

14.0

7.0

106.0

0.0

0.0

7.57

0.286

2022

5

SEA

32 - 39

NO

6.0

4.0

54.0

1.0

0.0

9.0

0.24

2022

4

MIN

28 - 25

NO

7.0

4.0

67.0

1.0

0.0

9.57

0.25

2022

3

NO

14 - 22

CAR

13.0

9.0

147.0

0.0

0.0

11.31

0.317

2022

2

TB

20 - 10

NO

13.0

5.0

80.0

0.0

1.0

6.15

0.325

2022

1

NO

27 - 26

ATL

3.0

3.0

41.0

0.0

0.0

13.67

0.088