Lance Zierlein of NFL.com compared Penn State tight end Pat Freiermuth to a former first-round draft pick of the Bengals. So if Cincinnati are looking for their next Tyler Eifert and don’t want to take Kyle Pitts, Freiermuth might be the guy.
Freiermuth is a junior coming out of Penn State. In 31 games for the Nittany Lions, he hauled in 92 receptions for 1,185 yards and 16 touchdowns. In 2020, he was named a First-Team All-Conference selection in the Big Ten.
Along with Eifert, Freiermuth has also drawn comparisons to Rob Gronkowski, earning the nickname “Baby Gronk.