The Pittsburgh Steelers will face the Cincinnati Bengals in Week 13. Here’s the latest fantasy football news and advice to help you with your lineups this week and moving forward, especially regarding TE Pat Freiermuth.
Is Pat Freiermuth Playing in Week 13?
Freiermuth is not listed on the injury report this week, so barring any setbacks, he is on track to play this weekend.
We’ll continue to monitor the Steelers’ injury report. You can also visit and bookmark our NFL Injury Tracker and Fantasy News Tracker for the latest updates.
Should You Start or Sit Pat Freiermuth in Week 13?
We entered Week 12 with concerns about Darnell Washington’s upward trending snap share, but Pat Freiermuth clearly has Russell Wilson’s trust, which resulted in a respectable four-catch, 59-yard outing against the Browns in the snow last Thursday night.
Freiermuth has caught 35 of 40 targets this season (13 of 14 from Russell Wilson), and I was encouraged by the Steelers experimenting with working him down the field a bit in Week 12. It’s a tiny sample, and I’m not adjusting my per-target upside projection, though it was good to see him haul in a pair of passes thrown 10+ yards downfield (he had one such catch in his previous five games).
With the bye behind him and a net positive matchup grade over the next month, I have Freiermuth penciled in as a fringe TE1, just ahead of the streamer tier, and a player you can hold onto.
Are you looking for start/sit advice for other players in your lineup? Read our Week 13 Fantasy Start-Sit Advice Cheat Sheet for every fantasy-relevant player in every game.
Pat Freiermuth’s Fantasy Points Projection in Week 13
As of 8 AM ET on Sunday morning, Freiermuth is projected to score 7.8 fantasy points in PPR formats. This includes 3.2 receptions for 31.8 yards and 0.2 touchdowns.
Check out the free PFN Fantasy Start-Sit Optimizer for the latest projections and advice for your lineups this week.
Pat Freiermuth’s Fantasy Ranking
Our Weekly Consensus PPR Rankings are below — both positional and overall. They were last updated at 7:00 PM ET on Thursday, December 12. If you're in a Superflex league, make sure you check out our Weekly Consensus Superflex Rankings.
Week 15 TE PPR Rankings
1) Brock Bowers | LV (vs. ATL)
2) Trey McBride | ARI (vs. NE)
3) George Kittle | SF (vs. LAR)
4) Travis Kelce | KC (at CLE)
5) Jonnu Smith | MIA (at HOU)
6) David Njoku | CLE (vs. KC)
7) Evan Engram | JAX (vs. NYJ)
8) T.J. Hockenson | MIN (vs. CHI)
9) Sam LaPorta | DET (vs. BUF)
10) Tucker Kraft | GB (at SEA)
11) Pat Freiermuth | PIT (at PHI)
12) Mark Andrews | BAL (at NYG)
13) Will Dissly | LAC (vs. TB)
14) Zach Ertz | WAS (at NO)
15) Dalton Schultz | HOU (vs. MIA)
16) Jake Ferguson | DAL (at CAR)
17) Juwan Johnson | NO (vs. WAS)
18) Dalton Kincaid | BUF (at DET)
19) Kyle Pitts | ATL (at LV)
20) Cade Otton | TB (at LAC)
21) Grant Calcaterra | PHI (vs. PIT)
22) Chigoziem Okonkwo | TEN (vs. CIN)
23) Cole Kmet | CHI (at MIN)
24) Noah Gray | KC (at CLE)
25) Mike Gesicki | CIN (at TEN)
26) Noah Fant | SEA (vs. GB)
27) Isaiah Likely | BAL (at NYG)
28) Tyler Conklin | NYJ (at JAX)
29) Ja'Tavion Sanders | CAR (vs. DAL)
30) Hunter Henry | NE (at ARI)