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Frelund Has Steelers’ Pat Freiermuth Second In Analytics-Based Top-Five Rankings Of 2021 Rookie TEs

Will Pittsburgh Steelers tight end Pat Freiermuth be one the best rookies at his position in 2021? With him being the second tight end selected in the 2021 NFL Draft and a second-round pick, one certainly would hope that the Penn State product will ultimately and easily be one of top rookies at his position come the end of his first NFL season. On Monday, NFL Network analytics expert Cynthia Frelund explained why she expects Freiermuth to be the second best rookie tight end in 2021.

Here is her detailed reasoning:

Pro Football Focus data shows that the Penn State offense ran though Freiermuth with his 27.