Billy Jones highlighted Pat Freiermuth’s 10-pick ADP rise as a signal that late-round tight-end drafters are finally catching on. He likes Freiermuth specifically in three-TE builds, projecting several weeks of 5-for-55 and a touchdown— the exact profile that pops in best-ball spike-week formats. With George Pickens potentially leaving town and Justin Fields favoring tight ends, Billy sees room for additional target share and called Freiermuth an ideal Round-12 safety valve when the wide-receiver pool dries up.

Liam Murphy said Pat Freiermuth is "a big winner" now that Diontae Johnson is in Carolina, because George Pickens is really the only proven perimeter option left in Pittsburgh. Murphy expects Freiermuth to settle in as the clear No. 2 in targets behind Pickens, noting that Johnson’s 26-percent target share vacates more than 9 looks per game. Despite that runway, Freiermuth’s ADP has barely budged, still sitting in the late-TE2 range. Murphy thinks the market is sleeping on how condensed this passing game could become under Arthur Smith, who funneled 24 percent of the Falcons’ routes to tight ends last year. Given the cheap price and realistic path to 90-plus targets, Murphy is scooping Freiermuth as his second tight end on Best Ball and Eliminator rosters.

Pat Fantasy Dog Pound said Pat Freiermuth is still too cheap in BBM6 drafts now that George Pickens trade rumors are swirling. He expects any Pickens departure—or even the threat of it—to consolidate intermediate targets around Freiermuth, who already owns a 22% red-zone target rate over the last two seasons. Pat pointed out that Pittsburgh’s depth chart behind Freiermuth is replacement-level (Darnell Washington averaged just 0.62 yards per route) and the Steelers appear willing to roll into Week 1 with Mason Rudolph and rookie Will Howard. That combination likely means a conservative, run-heavy approach that funnels 5-to-7 dump-offs per game to the tight end. Pat anticipates a career-high 90–95 targets and thinks Freiermuth’s ADP will settle in the late-120s once the market realizes he could lead the team in receptions.

When deciding on a second tight end, Liam Murphy chose Pat Freiermuth and argued the market is sleeping on him. He pointed to ongoing rumors that George Pickens could be dealt—possibly to Dallas—which would vacate a 23-percent target share and force Pittsburgh to funnel more short-area looks to Freiermuth. The fourth-year tight end already owns a 17-percent red-zone target rate and logged two 100-yard games in his first month back from last season’s hamstring injury. Murphy believes a healthy Russell Wilson or Justin Fields will lean on Freiermuth as a safety valve, giving the big tight end weekly top-six upside. Given that he often lasts into the 13th round, Murphy said Freiermuth “should be going more expensive” and is an ideal TE2 on builds that invest early capital elsewhere.

Murphy advised nudging Pat Freiermuth up best-ball boards, slotting him just above Hunter Henry in the low-TE2 range. With the Steelers rumored to be courting Aaron Rodgers and already adding George Pickens plus potentially Allen Lazard, Murphy expects a clear uptick in passing efficiency and red-zone trips. That improved environment, combined with Freiermuth's established 16 percent career target rate and top-10 yards-per-route mark among tight ends last season, gives him more weekly spike-week equity than the dusty veteran TE cluster. Murphy still cautioned drafters not to chase Freiermuth into the Engram/Njoku tier, but sees him as the preferred pick once the late-round tight-end window opens.

Davis Mattek warned drafters not to chase Pat Freiermuth into Round 10 after the Metcalf trade jolted Pittsburgh hype. Mattek said he "can’t get the image out of my head" of Freiermuth catching the ball and immediately getting blown up—his 2.6 yards after catch per reception ranked 33rd among 35 qualified tight ends last year. Pittsburgh still projects bottom-five in pass attempts under Mike Tomlin unless Aaron Rodgers somehow arrives, and Mattek doubts Rodgers would funnel targets to a plodding tight end with zero separation skills. He would rather click Jake Ferguson two rounds later or punt the position entirely than buy into a Steeler passing game that remains "slow, brutal, run-heavy."