WHAT HE DID: Freiermuth finished his senior season at Brooks School with 27 receptions for 613 yards (22.7 YPC) and seven touchdowns. He added another 202 yards on the ground via 22 rushes (9.2 YPC), scoring eight touchdowns. Playing both side of the ball, he helped the Brooks School to a 7-2 record in 2017. Freiermuth and his teammates finished this season with 24-14 win over New Hampton School in the Ken O’Keefe Bowl.
WHAT HE WON: For his efforts, Freiermuth was named the most valuable player of the Independent School League, as well as being named to the All-ISL team. As a junior, he was named the Eagle-Tribune defensive Player of the Year, but having played five seasons of high school football, Freiermuth was ineligible to win the newspaper’s postseason all-star honors this year. Freiermuth is the No. 132-ranked player in the penultimate Rivals250. The four-star is considered the No. 6-overall tight end and the top prospect in Massachusetts Class of 2018.
WHERE HE VISITED: Beginning his recruiting process with an unofficial visit to Notre Dame in April 2016, Freiermuth quickly picked up offers from the likes of UMass, Toledo, Boston College, Syracuse and Rutgers. After camping at Penn State in July 2016, he earned a scholarship offer and quickly returned to Happy Valley the next month. While on that unofficial, Freiermuth made the call for the Nittany Lions. He ultimately returned for three more unofficial visits before taking his official visit Dec. 8-10.
QUOTABLE: “Fry is just a special kid,” Brooks coach Pat Foley told the Eagle-Tribune following the Ken O’Keefe Bowl win. “He has this uncanny ability to make plays and cause fumbles. And he did it a few times tonight. And we tried to get the ball in his hands any way we could on offense.”
PHIL’S TAKE: Freiermuth should be a perfect fit for Penn State’s spread offense. He has a great combination of size, physicality and speed, which should allow him to not only vertically stretch the field, but also provide protection as a blocker. Freiermuth plays the game with a mean streak and is already very polished as a blocker. That’s the perfect combination and exactly what Coach Franklin wants from his tight ends.
