Entering the 2023 season, the Pittsburgh Steelers looked to have a pretty strong tight end room. Pat Freiermuth was entering his third season and had a solid 2022 season with 63 receptions for 732 yards and two touchdowns. The Steelers spent a third round draft pick on Darnell Washington, and Connor Heyward had a solid rookie season in his own right in 2022.
The arrow seemed to be pointing up for the tight end group, but the numbers tell a different story now that the 2023 regular season is over.
| 2023 Tight End Group Totals | |||||
| Player | Games Played | Receptions | Targets | Yards | TDs |
| Connor Heyward | 17 | 23 | 34 | 167 | 0 |
| Darnell Washington | 17 | 7 | 10 | 61 | 0 |
| Pat Freiermuth | 12 | 32 | 47 | 308 | 2 |
| Rodney Williams | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| TE TOTAL: | 62 | 93 | 536 | 2 | |
So the leading tight end, Freiermuth, barely broke the 300-yard mark and that is including his 120-yard game against the Cincinnati Bengals in Week 12.