The Pittsburgh Steelers’ reputation as being one of the very best teams in the NFL in the draft during the 2000s rested largely on their tremendous success in the first round. From Troy Polamalu and Ben Roethlisberger to Heath Miller and Santonio Holmes up to Maurkice Pouncey and David DeCastro and Cameron Heyward, former general manager Kevin Colbert couldn’t miss.
At least not for a while. Some players never fully blossomed into what they’d hoped, like Ziggy Hood, but it wasn’t until 2013’s Jarvis Jones that they hit on their first two bust; sadly not the last one.