Luckily for the 27-year-old Freiermuth, he\u2019s in a position to truly redeem himself. Under a new head coach and a new focus on the offensive side of the ball, Muth<\/a> can return to being the team\u2019s top pass-catching tight end and become a truly dependable target for the Steelers in 2026. That\u2019s why he enters the season 19th on the team\u2019s Top 25<\/a> most important players for this season. <\/p>\n Freiermuth Looking to Reset in 2026<\/p>\n After posting just 486 receiving yards and four touchdowns in 2025, you’d be fair to have lower expectations for Freiermuth’s 2026 campaign. The Steelers, however, are holding much higher hopes for the almost 28-year-old tight end. <\/p>\n While the exact schemes and tendencies will be revealed when the season begins, the Steelers will likely feature a pass-heavy attack with Aaron Rodgers trying to put together one more run to the Super Bowl. After a feeling-out period in 2025, Freiermuth is looking to reset and return to prominence in the Pittsburgh offense in 2026. <\/p>\n Pittsburgh Steelers tight end Pat Freiermuth (88) is tackled by Cincinnati Bengals safety Nick Scott (33) after a catch a in the first quarter of a Week 12 NFL football game between the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Cincinnati Bengals, Sunday, Nov. 26, 2023, at Paycor Stadium. | USA TODAY Network via Reuters Connect<\/p>\n Freiermuth\u2019s 2026 Expectations<\/p>\n Freiermuth might be the most important question to answer in this offense. With a pair of trustworthy running backs and a rebuilt wide receiver room, the missing ingredient to a balanced offensive attack is a pair of productive tight ends. Darnell Washington will bring some chunk plays and tons of blocking, but can Freiermuth return to being a pass-catching threat over the middle of the field? <\/p>\n If he does, the previous 650-yard tight end that Freiermuth was will return. An expectation of 60 receptions and at least 600 yards is the bare minimum. <\/p>\n If he continues on the path he started in 2025, however, things will keep getting worse. Washington will eat all of the tight end snaps, and there are plenty of young players on the depth chart chomping for more opportunity. <\/p>\n![\"Pittsburgh](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/01kwvv022t4ttkaf58bm.jpg\" "\\"Pittsburgh")
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