Pat Freiermuth 2026 fantasy outlook and rest-of-season projection
- Age
- 27
- Height / weight
- 6'5", 258 lb
- Experience
- 6th season
- Drafted
- 2021 R2, #55
2026 Season
- PPR PPG
- 9.7
- Pos rank
- TE2
- Rostered
- 19%
Week 5 vs. Colts, Sun Oct 11, 1:00 PM ET 7th vs. TEs, favorable
Pat Freiermuth Rest-of-Season Outlook
Efficient TE1 every week
Preseason Projection vs. Reality
He finished TE25 last season at 6.7 points per game.
Our Take After Week 4
Through 4 games he's TE2 at 9.7 PPR points per game, against 6.7 over 17 games last season (TE25). He's running ahead of last season's pace.
Last season he ranked 23rd of 81 in route participation (56.3%), 25th of 82 in target share (10.3%) and 19th of 82 in efficiency (1.49 yards per route run). His points come from his efficiency. Aaron Rodgers is his quarterback.
The job is secure: he's the listed starter and one of the best at his position. The main risk is health, and Darnell Washington is next on the depth chart if he misses time.
The next favorable matchups are the Colts in Week 5 (7th against TEs) and the Saints in Week 7 (3rd against TEs).
Read our preseason outlook (June 2026)
Published June 17, 2026. Kept for reference; the take above replaces it.
Freiermuth slid backward in 2025, catching 41 of 54 targets for 486 yards and four touchdowns over 15 games, good for just 72.6 fantasy points and a TE24 rank. That is a sharp drop from his TE12 2024, when a 79.6 percent route share and 17 percent target share fueled 65 grabs, 653 yards and seven scores worth 105.3 points. His snap share collapsed from 69.3 to 50.4 percent and routes fell from 434 to 326, gutting the volume that made him a back-end starter.
The efficiency was actually elite, a 0.432 EPA per play and zero drops on 41 catches, but the role shrank around him. As a 2021 second-rounder now 26, his floor still rests on red-zone work (nine red-zone targets, four end-zone looks), yet a 10.3 percent target share makes weekly reliability tenuous. Treat him as a matchup-based streaming TE2, not a set-and-forget option.
What Drives His Outlook
His 2025 rank among the 81 tight ends who played at least six games. Each bar is one tight end, best on the left; his is highlighted.
Route participation
Target share
Efficiency
- Average depth of target
- 6.0
- Drop rate
- 0.0%
- Red-zone targets
- 9
- Route participation
- 56.3%
- YAC per reception
- 6.2
What Could Change His Value
Upside
- A soft stretchThe Colts in Week 5 and the Saints in Week 7 are top-10 matchups for TEs.Wk 5 IND, 7thWk 6 TB, 11thWk 7 NO, 3rdWk 8 CLE, 10th
- Every-down route participation56.3% route participation, 23rd of 81 TEs in 2025.
- Heavy target share10.3% target share, 25th of 82 TEs in 2025.
Risk
- HealthHis role is secure; if he misses time, Darnell Washington is next on the depth chart.
All Pat Freiermuth stats & analysis
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What is Pat Freiermuth's fantasy outlook for the rest of the 2026 season?
Pat Freiermuth projects as an efficient TE1 every week for the rest of the 2026 season: a weekly starter in TE-premium, 12-team and 10-team leagues. His efficiency (1.49 yards per route run, 19th of 82 TEs in 2025) supports that. See his live rank in Redraft Command.
What is Pat Freiermuth's rest-of-season fantasy ranking?
Pat Freiermuth is the TE2 in PPR points per game through Week 4. That puts him in TE1 territory, a weekly starter in 12-team leagues.
What is Pat Freiermuth's projected role going forward?
Pat Freiermuth is the listed starting TE, with Darnell Washington next on the depth chart. Nothing on the chart threatens the job, so the role is his to lose on performance.
Will Pat Freiermuth get more targets?
Pat Freiermuth's targets are holding steady: 4.5 a game over his last two games against 4.8 for the season. His share of the offense is what his fantasy value rides on.
What is Pat Freiermuth's fantasy football upside?
Pat Freiermuth's upside: his ceiling this season is 15.6 PPR points (Week 1, TE6), his efficiency (1.49 yards per route run, 19th of 82 TEs in 2025) gives him a weekly floor to build on and the Colts in Week 5 and the Saints in Week 7 are top-10 matchups for TEs.
What could hurt Pat Freiermuth's fantasy value?
Pat Freiermuth's risks: Darnell Washington is next on the depth chart if he is benched or hurt. See his injury status and history.
How difficult is Pat Freiermuth's remaining fantasy schedule?
Favorable: of his next seven games, 4 come against a top-10 matchup for TEs and 1 against one of the stingiest defenses, by PPR points allowed to the position.