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Kevin Colbert Draft History and Grades

11 draft classes, 2012-2022. Every pick graded against its slot.

The answer

Kevin Colbert has made 88 picks. 31 became starters and 11 were busts. Draft Value Added per pick: -7.0, league average -7.6. That ranks 30 of 55 GMs with 20+ picks.

Best at offensive linemen (+19.4 vs league on 3 picks) and wide receivers (+9.3 vs league on 13 picks). Weakest at cornerbacks (-23.5 on 6 picks) and defensive backs (-18.8 on 6 picks).

88Picks

41%Hit rateleague 40%

35%Starter rateleague 31%

32%Bust rate (R1-3)league 31%

-7.0DVA per pickleague -7.6

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By position

Draft Value Added compares each pick's peak season to what that draft slot usually produces. Click a position to see those picks in the explorer.

Pos	Picks	Starters	Busts	Hit	DVA/pick	Verdict
WR	13	6	1	62%	+3.4	+9.3 vs league
LB	10	3	3	30%	-16.5	-10.2 vs league
DT	9	1	1	33%	-6.8	+2.8 vs league
TE	7	2	0	57%	+8.4	+5.7 vs league
RB	6	3	0	67%	+2.8	+4.2 vs league
DB	6	0	0	0%	-30.7	-18.8 vs league
CB	6	3	4	17%	-34.4	-23.5 vs league
QB	5	3	1	20%	-14.8	+7.6 vs league
T	5	2	1	40%	-1.3	+5.1 vs league
OLB	5	2	0	40%	-3.1	+4.3 vs league
DE	4	1	0	25%	-13.1	+0.7 vs league
S	4	1	0	25%	-13.3	-13.0 vs league
OL	3	2	0	67%	+8.5	+19.4 vs league
G	2	2	0	100%	+26.9	too few to judge
DL	1	0	0	100%	+15.4	too few to judge
P	1	0	0	-	-	too few to judge
LS	1	0	0	-	-	too few to judge

Best and worst picks

Best value

Kelvin Beachum (T, R7 2012) +65 DVA
Justin Brown (WR, R6 2013) +51 DVA
Kevin Dotson (G, R4 2020) +49 DVA

Worst value

Senquez Golson (CB, R2 2015) -62 DVA
Ryan Shazier (LB, R1 2014) -59 DVA
Jarvis Jones (LB, R1 2013) -59 DVA

Tenure

Steelers: 2000-2022 (Retired after the 2022 draft)

Whoever was in the chair on draft day owns that class. Our pick window starts in 2012, so earlier classes are not counted.

Every pick

Year	Pick	Player	Pos	School	DVA	Result
2022	R1, #20	Kenny Pickett	QB	Pittsburgh	-30.0	bust
2022	R2, #52	George Pickens	WR	Georgia	+30.3	starter
2022	R3, #84	DeMarvin Leal	DT	Texas A&M	-49.0	bust
2022	R4, #138	Calvin Austin III	WR	Memphis	+9.1	starter
2022	R6, #208	Connor Heyward	TE	Michigan St.	+13.8	backup
2022	R7, #225	Mark Robinson	LB	Mississippi	-10.8	backup
2022	R7, #241	Chris Oladokun	QB	South Dakota St.	-22.1	active
2021	R1, #24	Najee Harris	RB	Alabama	+1.6	starter
2021	R2, #55	Pat Freiermuth	TE	Penn St.	+25.2	starter
2021	R3, #87	Kendrick Green	OL	Illinois	+3.0	starter
2021	R4, #128	Dan Moore	OL	Texas A&M	-18.1	starter
2021	R4, #140	Buddy Johnson	LB	Texas A&M	-28.0	backup
2021	R5, #156	Isaiahh Loudermilk	DE	Wisconsin	-43.3	backup
2021	R6, #216	Quincy Roche	DL	Miami (FL)	+15.4	active
2021	R7, #245	Tre Norwood	DB	Oklahoma	-16.1	backup
2021	R7, #254	Pressley Harvin III	P	Georgia Tech	-	backup
2020	R2, #49	Chase Claypool	WR	Notre Dame	+7.3	starter
2020	R3, #102	Alex Highsmith	LB	Charlotte	+33.8	starter
2020	R4, #124	Anthony McFarland Jr.	RB	Maryland	-36.4	active
2020	R4, #135	Kevin Dotson	G	Louisiana	+49.2	starter
2020	R6, #198	Antoine Brooks Jr.	S	Maryland	-21.2	active
2020	R7, #232	Carlos Davis	DT	Nebraska	-15.8	active
2019	R1, #10	Devin Bush Jr.	LB	Michigan	+16.9	starter
2019	R3, #66	Diontae Johnson	WR	Toledo	+22.0	starter
2019	R3, #83	Justin Layne	CB	Michigan St.	-40.4	bust
2019	R4, #122	Benny Snell Jr.	RB	Kentucky	+7.3	backup
2019	R5, #141	Zach Gentry	TE	Michigan	-0.7	backup
2019	R6, #175	Sutton Smith	DE	Northern Illinois	-35.8	active
2019	R6, #192	Isaiah Buggs	DT	Alabama	+19.4	backup
2019	R6, #207	Ulysees Gilbert	LB	Akron	-14.4	active
2019	R7, #219	Derwin Gray	T	Maryland	-27.0	active
2018	R1, #28	Terrell Edmunds	S	Virginia Tech	+17.3	starter
2018	R2, #60	James Washington	WR	Oklahoma St.	+0.6	starter
2018	R3, #76	Mason Rudolph	QB	Oklahoma St.	-0.2	starter
2018	R3, #92	Chukwuma Okorafor	T	Western Michigan	+39.2	starter
2018	R5, #148	Marcus Allen	S	Penn St.	-26.4	backup
2018	R5, #165	Jaylen Samuels	TE	North Carolina St.	+15.6	backup
2018	R7, #246	Joshua Frazier	DT	Alabama	-21.7	released
2017	R1, #30	T.J. Watt	OLB	Wisconsin	+25.4	starter
2017	R2, #62	JuJu Smith-Schuster	WR	USC	+30.7	starter
2017	R3, #94	Cameron Sutton	CB	Tennessee	+38.6	starter
2017	R3, #105	James Conner	RB	Pittsburgh	+43.4	starter
2017	R4, #135	Joshua Dobbs	QB	Tennessee	+3.5	starter
2017	R5, #173	Brian Allen	DB	Utah	-26.2	active
2017	R6, #213	Colin Holba	LS	Louisville	-	active
2017	R7, #248	Keion Adams	OLB	Western Michigan	-21.3	released
2016	R1, #25	Artie Burns	CB	Miami (FL)	-49.6	bust
2016	R2, #58	Sean Davis	CB	Maryland	-46.3	bust
2016	R3, #89	Javon Hargrave	DT	South Carolina St.	+37.8	starter
2016	R4, #123	Jerald Hawkins	T	LSU	-36.6	active
2016	R6, #220	Travis Feeney	OLB	Washington	-26.8	released
2016	R7, #229	Demarcus Ayers	WR	Houston	-18.5	active
2016	R7, #246	Tyler Matakevich	OLB	Temple	-6.7	backup
2015	R1, #22	Bud Dupree	OLB	Kentucky	+13.9	starter
2015	R2, #56	Senquez Golson	CB	Mississippi	-61.8	bust
2015	R3, #87	Sammie Coates	WR	Auburn	-12.7	backup
2015	R4, #121	Doran Grant	CB	Ohio St.	-47.0	active
2015	R5, #160	Jesse James	TE	Penn St.	+37.4	starter
2015	R6, #199	Leterrius Walton	DT	Central Michigan	-16.0	backup
2015	R6, #212	Anthony Chickillo	DE	Miami (FL)	-0.6	backup
2015	R7, #239	Gerod Holliman	S	Louisville	-23.1	released
2014	R1, #15	Ryan Shazier	LB	Ohio St.	-59.5	bust
2014	R2, #46	Stephon Tuitt	DE	Notre Dame	+27.2	starter
2014	R3, #97	Dri Archer	WR	Kent St.	-42.2	bust
2014	R4, #118	Martavis Bryant	WR	Clemson	+10.5	backup
2014	R5, #157	Shaquille Richardson	DB	Arizona	-39.5	released
2014	R5, #173	Wesley Johnson	OL	Vanderbilt	+40.6	backup
2014	R6, #192	Jordan Zumwalt	LB	UCLA	-32.4	released
2014	R6, #215	Daniel McCullers	DT	Tennessee	-12.8	backup
2014	R7, #230	Rob Blanchflower	TE	Massachusetts	-24.8	released
2013	R1, #17	Jarvis Jones	LB	Georgia	-58.6	bust
2013	R2, #48	Le'Veon Bell	RB	Michigan St.	+30.0	starter
2013	R3, #79	Markus Wheaton	WR	Oregon St.	-20.3	backup
2013	R4, #111	Shamarko Thomas	DB	Syracuse	-39.5	backup
2013	R4, #115	Landry Jones	QB	Oklahoma	-25.1	active
2013	R5, #150	Terry Hawthorne	DB	Illinois	-41.0	released
2013	R6, #186	Justin Brown	WR	Oklahoma	+51.4	active
2013	R6, #206	Vince Williams	LB	Florida St.	+27.3	backup
2013	R7, #223	Nick Williams	DT	Samford	+36.9	backup
2012	R1, #24	David DeCastro	G	Stanford	+4.6	starter
2012	R2, #56	Mike Adams	T	Ohio St.	-46.8	bust
2012	R3, #86	Sean Spence	LB	Miami (FL)	-39.7	bust
2012	R4, #109	Alameda Ta'amu	DT	Washington	-39.6	active
2012	R5, #159	Chris Rainey	RB	Florida	-29.1	active
2012	R7, #231	Toney Clemons	WR	Colorado	-24.7	active
2012	R7, #240	David Paulson	TE	Oregon	-7.9	backup
2012	R7, #246	Terrence Frederick	DB	Texas A&M	-21.7	active
2012	R7, #248	Kelvin Beachum	T	SMU	+64.9	starter

Questions

How good is Kevin Colbert at drafting?

Kevin Colbert has 31 starters and 11 busts from 88 picks, with a hit rate of 41% and -7.0 Draft Value Added per pick. A positive number means the picks outperformed their draft slot.

How good is Kevin Colbert at evaluating wide receivers?

Kevin Colbert has drafted 13 wide receivers: 6 starters, 1 busts, +3.4 DVA per pick. That is 9.3 points above the league average for wide receivers.

How good is Kevin Colbert at evaluating linebackers?

Kevin Colbert has drafted 10 linebackers: 3 starters, 3 busts, -16.5 DVA per pick. That is 10.2 points below the league average for linebackers.

How good is Kevin Colbert at evaluating defensive tackles?

Kevin Colbert has drafted 9 defensive tackles: 1 starters, 1 busts, -6.8 DVA per pick. That is 2.8 points above the league average for defensive tackles.

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