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Updated: 12:35 AM EDT May 1, 2021 By Russ Reed A Massachusetts native who grew up a fan of the New England Patriots has been drafted by one of his favorite team s longtime rivals.Pat Freiermuth, who grew up in Merrimac, was selected with the 55th overall pick in the second round by the Pittsburgh Steelers.Freiermuth is a 6-foot-5, 251-pound tight end who was a two-time team captain at Penn State University. In 30 career games across three seasons, including 26 starts, he caught 92 passes for 1,185 yards and 16 touchdowns which is the school record for career touchdown receptions by a tight end.The 22-year-old wore No. 87 in college as a tribute to his favorite player, Patriots legendary tight end Rob Gronkowski. Because of this, along with his size and receiving prowess, Freiermuth earned the nickname Baby Gronk. Freiermuth was named Penn State s Offensive MVP as a sophomore in 2019 and was selected as the Big Ten Tight End of the Year as a junior, despi ....
Liam Eichenberg, OT, Notre Dame When you watch Eichenberg on film, you quickly understand why the words “sturdy” and “dependable” show up on his scouting reports. Eichenberg doesn’t have overwhelming size or athleticism, and his relatively short arms (32⅜ inches) are a concern. Generally, 33-inch arms are a minimum requirement for a tackle to succeed at the NFL level, but Braden Smith (33¼ inches) has proven in Indianapolis that doesn’t have to be the case. Eichenberg played with violence and a competitive edge that will endear him to Colts fans and his teammates along the offensive line. Not all offensive linemen from Notre Dame pan out, but a lot of them do. Eichenberg might not have the tools to develop into a star left tackle, but he could give the Colts something they’ve had over much of the past 10 years with Anthony Castonzo anchoring the line: a sturdy, dependable left tackle. ....
Let s hope Tom Allen never does get his hands on a roster full of Big Ten average talent, because he knows what to do with it, at least on defense. Fortunately he hasn t been able to recruit like his predecessors, and that leaves some major gaps he s constantly plugging. From a film analyst perspective a good and desperately undermanned coach like Allen is awesome. It takes me back to watching the defenses Mattison was calling at Michigan in 2011, except Allen s talent is mostly in the secondary. Oh what he wouldn t give for a Mike Martin or Ryan Van Bergen. Instead he s rolling out the 3-stars people wanted Michigan to go after when they whiffed on the twitchier giants, and the generic 300-pound three-stars are getting deposited into the second level. Allen makes up for it by leaving no linebackers in the way. It s a gamble he has to take, and works well enough to keep them in games when his opposition is trying to just do their thing and getting frustrated that nobody seems ....