Pat Freiermuth is a fair Week 2 play — our TE20 at 7.1 projected points, right around the TE starter line.
- Projection
- 7.1 pts
- TE rank
- #20
- Matchup
- at NE
Pat Freiermuth's fantasy role in Week 2
Pat Freiermuth goes into Week 2 of the 2026 season as a deep-league TE flyer for the PIT. He is rostered in 22% of leagues and actually started in 6% of them, and we rank him TE20 on our own weekly board at 7.1 projected points.
Roster rates are steady week over week, so his role looks settled rather than in flux.
No injury designation to work around right now, which keeps his projection honest.
Week 2 matchup breakdown
The matchup: at NE. Our Pepper Meter heat rating for this spot is 2 out of 5, which is how we grade the combination of role, projection and opponent difficulty.
Against a typical starting TE baseline of 7 points, his 7.1-point projection is 0.1 points better. That gap is the whole start/sit argument in one number.
How to play it
Pat Freiermuth is a fair Week 2 play — our TE20 at 7.1 projected points, right around the TE starter line.
If you are deciding between him and another TE, compare projections first, then lean on the Pepper Meter heat rating as the tiebreaker.
Sally's take
Peppers & Picks ranks Pat Freiermuth (PIT TE), our TE20 this week for Week 2 of the 2026 NFL season at NE, projecting 7.1 projected points with a spicy Pepper Meter rating. The math is unsexy and convincing: 7.1 points, 1% above what the position pays out on average. NE is the opponent, and that's the part of this I'm least worried about. Only 22% of leagues roster him, so this is cheap production before the price goes up. Sally keeps the Pepper Meter at Spicy here because the ceiling is capped, not the role.
Tina's take
Peppers & Picks ranks Pat Freiermuth (PIT TE), our TE20 this week for Week 2 of the 2026 NFL season at NE, projecting 7.1 projected points with a spicy Pepper Meter rating. The math is unsexy and convincing: 7.1 points, 1% above what the position pays out on average. NE is the opponent, and that's the part of this I'm least worried about. Only 22% of leagues roster him, so this is cheap production before the price goes up. Tina keeps the Pepper Meter at Spicy here because the ceiling is capped, not the role.