Aaron Rodgers evaluates Pat Freiermuth, Pittsburgh Steelers tight end room

Aaron Rodgers is ready to do some big things with Pat Freiermuth and the Pittsburgh Steelers tight ends when the 2025 season kicks off this fall. During his appearance on The Pat McAfee Show earlier this week, Rodgers shared his thoughts on the Steelers tight ends.

“I really like the tight end room,” Aaron Rodgers told Pat McAfee. “Pat Freiermuth is my locker roommate now, which is great because he was the one that was DMing me the most on Instagram. Pat is a super-talented guy. He can do a lot of different things. He can block at the point of attack, he can split out and run routes, he can run choice routes, he can run seam routes.

“Then you got big Darnell [Washington], who’s an on-the-ball tight end, like a true wide tight end. He reminds me of Marcedes [Lewis]. Size, first and foremost, because he’s 6’8” and he’s pushing (300 pounds). But you would think big guy, he’s that big, he can’t run. The last play of the entire minicamp, he caught a seam down the middle against cover 2.”

Rodgers continued, “I think Connor Heyward, Cam [Heyward]’s little brother, is a super-talented guy. He’s like a Swiss Army knife. He can do it all. He can block, he can move, he can slide across the formation, he can catch the ball moving, he can run choice routes. So I really like that room.”

Pat Freiermuth compares Aaron Rodgers to Steelers legend

Pat Freiermuth had a solid season for the Steelers in 2024. In 17 games with 11 starts, Freiermuth caught 65 passes for 653 yards and seven touchdowns.

Darnell Washington played in all 17 games for the Steelers last season and recorded 19 catches for 200 yards and one touchdown. Connor Heyward caught six passes for 40 yards and one TD in 17 games last year.

Earlier this month Freiermuth shared his thoughts on Aaron Rodgers joining the Steelers. “I think he’s similar to Ben [Roethlisberger] in a way where like he’s gonna trust you to where you’re gonna be, and he’s gonna throw you open,” Freiermuth said on the latest episode of Not Just Football with Cam Heyward. “Aaron, I can see on film where he’s expecting you to be somewhere, and if he trusts you, he’s gonna throw it to that spot and go let you make a play. I think that is what I’ve noticed a lot on film.”