Pat Freiermuth Stats, EPA & Player Profile

Performance Analysis · 2018 · vs TE peers

Player type

Red Zone Weapon TE

Goes from good to great inside the 20 — high TD conversion on limited looks makes this receiver a scoring machine.

Red zone targetHigh TD rateSize/catch radius advantage

Peer percentiles

Opponent-adjusted EPA (WEPA/play)100th %ile · elite

Game-to-game consistency69th %ile · average

Key findings

▸Top-10% efficiency among TEs — elite opponent-adjusted EPA rate.
▸Limited usage share suggests a rotational or specialist role.
▸8 high-impact games (EPA/play > 0.4) this season — elite ceiling.
▸Strong second-half surge — EPA/play improved 0.22 from the first to second half of the season.
▸Peak game: 2.19 EPA/play in Wk 8 vs Indiana (SP+ 2).

Historical Comparables · TE · efficiency + volume + value

Players from 2014–2024 matched on EPA efficiency, play volume, and adjusted value tier — not just one metric.

Player	Team	Yr	Plays	WEPA/play	Line val	Total EPA
Ty Thompson	Tulane	2024	48	0.420	0.4	20.2
Seth Green	Minnesota	2018	83	0.390	0.0	32.4
Johnny Langan	Rutgers	2020	59	0.300	0.0	17.7
Evan Svoboda	Wyoming	2024	75	0.290	0.0	21.8
Jordan Myers	Rice	2021	59	0.270	0.2	15.9

Comps are statistical — efficiency, volume, and value tier all factor in. Style and conference context differ.

Game Log · box score + EPA, week by week

EPA per play, by weekabove 0 = added points · below = lost

Wk	Opponent	Result	Opp SP+	Rec	Rec Yds	Avg	Rec TD	Long	EPA/play
2	@Pittsburgh	W51-6	2.7	1	5	5.0	0	5	-0.53
3	vsKent State	W63-10	-20.4	2	35	17.5	0	23	0.42
4	@Illinois	W63-24	-7.9	1	5	5.0	1	5

Usage & Situational · Pro

Snap-share proxy

Overall

5.1%

Passing plays

11.4%

Rushing plays

0.0%

Standard downs

5.7%

Passing downs

3.8%

EPA by down type

Standard downs: 0.75
Passing downs: 0.65
Pass / Rush EPA: 0.73 / —

Usage = share of team plays (CFBD has no true snap counts).

Pat Freiermuth

Penn State

Position: TE
Jersey: #87
Class: JR
Ht / Wt: 6'5", 258 lb
Hometown: Merrimac, MA

2018 Season

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Plays

Usage

Last Game

vs KentuckyWk 1

EPA 0.3

Rec 2 · Rec Yds 38 · Avg 19.0 · Rec TD 1

#87Pat Freiermuth

2018 Production