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Usage comparison · Tight ends

Pat Freiermuth vs Tyler Higbee

Pat Freiermuth gets more of the deep throws (14% of his team's air yards vs 12%), and they get the same share of their teams' passes (15%). Pat Freiermuth has played 5 games and Tyler Higbee 3 games. Near the end zone, Pat Freiermuth has had more chances (5 vs 2 plays within 20 yards) and a bigger share of his team's chances there (18% vs 7%). Pat Freiermuth is scoring more fantasy points a game (12.1 vs 11.0, PPR), but the chances Tyler Higbee gets usually score more: 10.7 vs 10.0 expected points a game Est..

2026 season · Weeks 1–5 · Updated Oct 12, 2026

TEPIT

Pat Freiermuth
Fantasy points per game (PPR)
12.1
Expected points per gameEst.
10.0

5 games with a target, carry or dropback

TELA

Tyler Higbee
Fantasy points per game (PPR)
11.0
Expected points per gameEst.
10.7

3 games with a target, carry or dropback

Side by side

Season totals through week 4. Shares are of each player's team totals in the games he played. For counts and shares, the bigger number is in bold and the bars grow from the centre line.
Pat Freiermuth and Tyler Higbee, season usage side by side
StatPat FreiermuthTyler Higbee
Games53
Passes thrown to him
Targets2619
Target share15%15%
Air-yards share14%12%
Catches1915
Receiving yards169141
Near the end zone
Red-zone chances52
Red-zone share18%7%
End-zone targets30
Touchdowns
Touchdowns41
Expected touchdownsEst.2.00.8
Fantasy points
Fantasy points per game (PPR)12.111.0
Fantasy points (PPR)60.333.1
Expected points per gameEst.10.010.7
Points vs expectedEst.+2.1+1.0

Week by week

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Target share by week

Out of all the passes his team threw in his games, the part thrown to him.

  • Pat Freiermuth
  • Tyler Higbee

— no game with a target, carry or dropback that week.

Target share by week
WeekPat FreiermuthTyler Higbee
114%against ATL7%against SF
214%against NE— no game with a target, carry or dropback
313%against CIN22%against DEN
413%against CLE12%against PHI
523%against IND— no game with a target, carry or dropback

Next to each number: that week's opponent. — no game with a target, carry or dropback that week.

Where they rank

Each player's place among players at his position who meet the leaderboard's minimum. Open a leaderboard for the full list.
Leaderboard ranks for Pat Freiermuth and Tyler Higbee
LeaderboardPat FreiermuthTyler Higbee
Target share leaders#21of 38 tight ends#20of 38 tight ends
Air-yards share leaders#14of 38 tight ends#16of 38 tight ends
Red-zone share leaders#4of 28 tight endsBelow the minimum (at least 3 red-zone opportunities in at least 2 games)
Red-zone opportunity leaders#11of 101 tight ends#44of 101 tight ends
End-zone target leaders#12of 101 tight ends#99of 101 tight ends
Expected fantasy points leadersEst.#10of 101 tight ends#7of 101 tight ends

Talking points

Fact-checked notes from the weekly usage report, with the numbers behind them.

Pat Freiermuth

Touchdowns above usage

Pat Freiermuth has scored 4 touchdowns on opportunities that usually produce 2.0, per FFO's expected-points model.

Touchdowns
4
Expected touchdownsEst.
2.0
Expected PPR per gameEst.
10.0
PPR vs expected, per gameEst.
+2.1

Weeks 1–5 · 5 games

  • Model estimate, not a forecast: v1 predicts about as well as raw points.

Role up

Pat Freiermuth's target share rose to 23% in week 5 (7 targets), from 13% in weeks 1-4.

Target share, week 5
23%
Targets, week 5
7
Target share, weeks 1–4
13%
Targets, weeks 1–4
19

Weeks 1–5 · 5 games

  • Share of team targets/carries in games he played. Snap counts aren't in FFO's licensed data, so a low earlier share can mean limited playing time.

Tyler Higbee

No talking points for him in this week's report.

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