UNIVERSITY PARK — Penn State junior tight end Pat Freiermuth decided to forgo his fourth season and has declared for the 2021 NFL Draft.

“It has been an absolute honor representing the Blue and White these past three seasons,” Freiermuth said. “When I received my offer from Penn State, I knew right away it was the place I wanted to be. Obviously, the way my career ended wasn’t what I wished for, needing season-ending surgery on my shoulder. Nittany Nation, I can promise you, I gave you everything I had.”

Freiermuth’s 16 career touchdown receptions are the most all-time by a PSU tight end and rank eighth overall in program history. His 1,185 career receiving yards rank 26th in program history and third among tight ends. He became the 34th Nittany Lion and seventh Penn State tight end to accumulate 1,000 career receiving yards.