First-Round
2010 – Maurkice Pouncey, C, Florida Pro Bowl (7)
2011 – Cam Heyward, DE, Ohio State Pro Bowl (2) replaced Khalil Mack
2012 – David DeCastro, OL, Stanford Pro Bowl (4)
2013 – Jarvis Jones, LB, Georgia
2014 – Ryan Shazier, LB, Ohio State Pro Bowl (1)
2015 – Bud Dupree, LB, Kentucky
2016 – Artie Burns, DB, Miami (Fla.)
2017 – T.J. Watt, LB, Wisconsin Pro Bowl (1)
2018 – Terrell Edmunds, S, Virginia Tech
2019 – Devin Bush, LB, Michigan
Quick Hits

• Eight of the ten players hail from the defensive side of the football.
• All are Power 5 conference selections.
• 60% of their first-round selections with Colbert as GM have made the Pro Bowl

2020 Round 1: 18th overall )Traded to Miami
Possible Selections

Pick Is In
Minkah Fitzpatrick, S, Alabama| 6’1 202 – Pittsburgh traded their No. 1 to Miami in exchange for Fitzpatrick.

Second-Round
2010 – Jason Worilds, LB, Virginia Tech
2011 – Marcus Gilbert, OT, Florida
2012 – Mike Adams, OL, Ohio State
2013 – Le’Veon Bell, RB, Michigan State Pro Bowl (3)
2014 – Stephon Tuitt, DT, Notre Dame
2015 – Senquez Golden, DB, Mississippi
2016 – Sean Davis, S, Maryland
2017 – JuJu Smith-Schuster, WR, USC Pro Bowl (1)
2018 – James Washington, WR, Oklahoma State
2019 – No Selection
Quick Hits

• Steelers have selected a WR in both 2017 & 2018
• Zero tight ends selected in top two rounds with Colbert as GM

Round 2: 49th overall
Possible Selections
Antoine Winfield Jr., DB, Minnesota
Terrell Lewis, Edge, Alabama
Bradlee Anae, LB, Utah

Pick Is In
Damon Arnette, DB, Ohio State | 6’0 195 – Pittsburgh has always shown interest with player from Ohio State. Arnette can be a long-term fill-up that allows the backside of the defense to continue to flourish. 

Third-Round
2010 – Emmanuel Sanders, WR, SMU Pro Bowl (1 – with Denver Broncos)
2011 – Curtis Brown, DB, Texas
2012 – Sean Spence, LB, Miami
2013 – Markus Wheaton, WR, Oregon State
2014 – Dri Archer, WR/RB, Kent State
2015 – Sammie Coates, WR, Auburn
2016 – Javon Hargrave, DT, South Carolina State
2017 – Cameron Sutton, DB, Tennessee State
2017 – James Conner, RB, Pittsburgh Pro Bowl (1)
2018 – Mason Rudolph, QB, Oklahoma State
2019 – Diontae Johnson, WR, Toledo
2019 – Justin Layne, DB, Michigan State
Quick Hits

• • History shows receiver then defensive backs are most often targeted
  • Zero tight ends selected in top three rounds under Colbert’s tenure as GM

Round 3:
Kevin Dotson, OL, Louisiana
Davon Hamilton, DL, Ohio State
Darrell Taylor, Edge, Tennessee

Pick Is In (Compensatory pick)
Ben Bredeson, OL, Michigan | 6’5 320 – Again, this is under the assumption that Bud Dupree is retained in free agency and Pittsburgh investing early in an edge rusher opposite of T.J. Watt. B.J. Finney is a free agent and Ramon Foster is unlikely to be brought back leaving the offensive line due for a little upgrade in influx of top end talent. Bredeson is one nasty SOB to put it the simplest way possible. Definitely would be embraced by Steeler Nation immediately.

Fourth-Round
2010 – Thaddues Gibson, DE, Ohio State
2011 – Cortez Allen, DB, Citadel
2012 – Alaeda Ta’amu, DT, Washington
2013 – Shamarko Thomas, S, Syracuse
2014 – Martavis Bryant, WR, Clemson
2015 – Doran Grant, DB, Ohio State
2016 – Jerad Hawskins, OL, LSU
2017 – Joshua Dobbs, QB, Tennessee
2018 – None
2019 – Benny Snell, RB, Kentucky
Quick Hits

• The Buckeyes have been a popular team for Pittsburgh to target. Ohio State has shown up twice in the fourth-round with two defensive players
• Zero tight ends selected in top four rounds under Colbert’s tenure as GM
• Defense has been selected in five out of the eight selections with the defensive line

Round 4: 
Possible Selections
Jared Pinkney, TE, Vanderbilt 6-4 254 (Steelers prefer above 260lbs.)
Van Jefferson, WR, Florida
Jason Strowbridge, DL, North Carolina (lighter than they prefer but love his game)

Pick Is In (99 via Miami)
Leki Fotu, DT, Utah | 6’5 323 – Pittsburgh is unlikely to match the market value that Javon Hargrave will receive. It doesn’t necessarily put the team on its heels to replace him but puts them on notice that a key piece to the defensive front is now missing.

Pick Is In (114)
Jalen Hurts, QB, Oklahoma | 6’2 218 – It was hard to know exactly what Mason Rudolph had in potential last season. The offense was a mess at all skill positions, but on the horizon a new quarterback is upon Steelers Nation, like it or not.

Fifth-Round
2010 – Chris Scott, G, Tennessee
2010 – Crezdon Butler, DB, Clemson
2010 – Stevenson Sylvester, LB, Utah
2011 – Chris Carter, LB, Fresno State
2012 – Chris Rainey, RB, Florida
2013 – Terry Hawthorne, DB, Illinois
2014 – Shaquille Richardson, DB, Arizona
2014 – Wesley Johnson, OL, Vanderbilt
2015 – Jesse James, TE, Penn State
2016 – No Pick
2017 – Brian Allen, DB, Utah
2018 – Marcus Allen, S, Penn State
2019 – Zach Gentry, TE, Michigan
Quick Hits

• Utah shows up twice in this round as well as Penn State
• 58% of their fifth-round selections play defense
• Under Colbert this is the round Pittsburgh takes a TE

Round 5:
Possible Selections

Pick Is In
No Pick, from Jacksonville, traded to Seattle (137)

No Pick, Traded to Miami (145)

Sixth-Round
2010 – Jonathan Dwyer, RB, Georgia Tech
2010 – Antonio Brown, WR, Central Michigan Pro Bowl (7)
2011 – Keith Williams, OG, Nebraska
2012 – No Pick
2013 – Justin Brown, WR, Oklahoma
2013 – Vince Williams, LB, Florida State
2014 – Jordan Zumwalt, LB, UCLA
2014 – Daniel McCullers, DL, Tennessee
2015 – Leterrius Walton, DE, Central Michigan
2015 – Anthony Chickello, LB, Miami
2016 – Travis Freeney, LB, Washington
2017 – Colin Holba, LS, Louisville
2018 – None
2019 – Sutton Smith, LB, Northern Illinois
2019 – Isaiah Buggs, DE, Alabama
2019 – Ulusses Giblert III, LB, Akron
Quick Hits

• No offensive players selected in 6^thround since 2013
• Two selections from Central Michigan
• Brown, Williams, McCullers and Chickello make the sixth-round one of the most productive rounds for Pittsburgh they have three selections in this round in 2019
• MAC is on the board four times in sixth round 

Round 6
Possible Selections
Albert Okwuegbunam, TE, Missouri
Joe Bachie, LB, Michigan State
Ke’Shawn Vaughn, RB, Vanderbilt

Pick Is In (179th overall)
Amik Robertson, DB, LA Tech | 5’9 183 – Tough as nails defensive back, despite not being that big. Terrific value in the sixth round. Bachie is another to keep an eye on especially with some questions on who Pittsburgh may keep at the position this off-season.

Seventh-Round
2010 – Doug Worthington, DT, Ohio State
2011 – Baron Batch, RB, Texas Tech
2012 – Toney Clemons, WR,Colorado
2012 – David Paulson, TE, Oregon
2012 – Terrance Frederick, DB, Tennessee
2012 – Kelvin Beachum, OG, SMU
2013 – Nick Williams, DT, Samford
2014 – Rob Blanchflower, TE, Massachusetts
2015 – Gerod Hamilton, S, Louisville
2016 – Demarcus Ayers, WR, Houston
2016 – Tyler Matakevich, LB, Temple
2017 – Keion Adams, LB, Western Michigan
2018 – Joshua Frazier, DT, Alabama
2019 – Derwin Gray, T, Maryland
Quick Hits

• Three tight ends drafted since 2011 and two are from the 7^thround and all on day 3 of NFL Draft
• 101 starts from seventh round picks for Steelers (Beachum 99, Paulson 9, Ayers 1, Matakevich 1)
• Nick Willliams had five starts for the Chicago Bears in 2019 (106 starts from players drafted in round seven under Colbert)
• Deonte Harris, WR, Assumption was a guy I wanted them to take last year in this round. Ugh!

Round 7:
Possible Selections
Khalil Brooks, S, MTSU
Binjimen Victor, WR, Ohio State
Aaron Parker, WR, Rhode Island

Pick Is In
Blake Ferguson, LS, LSU | 6’3 235 – Current long snapper is a free agent and if Pittsburgh as to pinch pennies in an effort to keep Dupree they may elect to snatch Ferguson up in the NFL Draft. His brother Reid Ferguson another LSU alum is the current long snapper for the Buffalo Bills.