While the Pittsburgh Steelers did address the tight end position during this year’s draft, the player they selected in the fifth-round, Michigan product Zach Gentry, likely has quite a bit of developing to do before he starts seeing any considerable playing time on offense. Assuming that’s true, tight end Xavier Grimble will likely open the 2019 regular season as the No. 2 behind starter Vance McDonald. While Grimble was technically the Steelers No. 3 tight end last season, he certainly logged quite a bit of snaps as if he were the team’s No. 2.
In total, Grimble played 162 total offensive snaps last season that didn’t include kneel-downs or plays negated by penalties, according to our own charting done by Matthew Marczi.