TE GRADE RECEIPT

Pat Freiermuth

Pittsburgh Steelers / TE / Healthy

Model version: player-forecast-v24 Data updated: August 24, 2026 at 6:13 PM EDT

NFSMELL RATING78.5B

POSITION RANK#12of 32 rated TEs

WHY THIS RATING

Grade components

Solid production forecastvalidated two-season forecast

Current form78.0

Player-created value78.5

Next-season projection77.5

Production forecast77.5

Position-relative forecast grade78.5

Model receipt

TE production measures receiving value and opportunity; public data does not isolate individual blocking quality.

The displayed performance component is recency-weighted across qualifying 2025, 2024, 2023 seasons.

OVR uses the validated two-season forecast because it outperformed the prior composite in the 2024-2025 walk-forward audit.

The non-QB forecast target is next-season position-relative production, not an independent film or talent grade.

OVR preserves that forecast ordering on the common position-relative grade scale; the separately displayed projection stays regressed for uncertainty and team impact.

2025 PERFORMANCE

Position-specific metrics

Receiving EPA Per Target0.432

63rd percentile

First Down Rate38.9

52nd percentile

Targets Per Game3.600

15th percentile

Yac Above Expectation2.360

73rd percentile

Drop Pct0

66th percentile

Air Yards Share10.4

39th percentile

Avg Separation3.186

43rd percentile

Snap Pct51.3

41st percentile

77.1 season score54 qualifying plays