PISCATAWAY, N.J.
Penn State’s leader in touchdown receptions is a freshman. No, it’s not electrifying Paul Hornung finalist KJ Hamler. It’s not five-star wideout Justin Shorter, either.
No, that title belongs to Pat Freiermuth — the somewhat surprising successor to Mike Gesicki.
Freiermuth, a four-star tight end out of Massachusetts, didn’t generate a crazy amount of buzz in the offseason. Heck, as a recruit he was ranked below classmate Zack Kuntz. But the 6-foot-5, 258-pound pass-catcher developed into Trace McSorley’s primary red-zone target.
Freiermuth, who leads the Nittany Lions with six touchdowns, found the end zone twice at Rutgers.