The Pittsburgh Steelers have finally invested high draft capital to the Tight End position since draft Heath Miller in the first round in 2005! Rejoice! With having a similar skillset to stat monger tight end Hunter Henry one could expect Freiermuth to be set up to break some Steelers tight end rookie records. But can he actually do it?
Let’s start with the obvious name and see what Heath Miller was able to pull off his rookie year. As a rookie, Miller snagged 39 passes for 459 yards and six touchdown receptions. In a 17 game season, Freiermuth would only have to average 2.