On last week’s episode of The Steelers Preview Podcast, Jeff Hartman, Bryan Anthony Davis, and Dave Schofield each gave a grade to every draft-day trade in the Kevin Colbert era. Here are the results of the 13 trades since the year 2000, not including the too-soon-to-grade trade of 2019.
2001
Trade down in Round 1
Bryan: A
Jeff: A
Dave: A
Trade up in Round 2
Gave up: Rd 2 (50) Dominic Raiola (NE, traded), Rd 4 (112) Carlos Polk (NE, traded)
Bryan: A
Jeff: A
Dave: A
2003
Trade up in Round 1
Gave up: Rd 1 (27) Larry Johnson (KC), Rd 3 (92) Julian Battle (KC), Rd 6 (200) Brooks Bollinger (KC, traded)
Bryan: A
Jeff: A
Dave: A
2004
Trade up in Round 2
Gave up: Rd 2 (44) Bob Sanders (IND), Rd 4 (107) Kendyll Pope (IND)
Bryan: D
Jeff: F
Dave: D
2006
Trade up in Round 1
Gave up: Rd 1 (32) Mathias Kiwanuka (NYG), Rd 3 (96) Gerris Wilkinson (NYG), Rd 4 (129) Guy Whimper (NYG)
Bryan: A
Jeff: A
Dave: A
Trade down in Round 2
Gave up: Rd 2 (64) Tavaris Jackson (MIN)
Bryan: B
Jeff: D
Dave: C
2007
Trade up in Round 4
Got: Rd 4 (112) Daniel Sepulveda
Bryan: D
Jeff: F
Dave: F
2008
Trade down in Round 4
Bryan: B
Jeff: C
Dave: B
2009
Bryan: A
Jeff: B
Dave: A
2010
Trade down in Round 5
Got: Rd 6 (195) Antonio Brown, (Player) Bryant McFadden
Bryan: A+
Jeff: A
Dave: A
2012
Trade up in Round 4
Got: Rd 4 (111) Alemeda Te’amu
Bryan: F
Jeff: F
Dave: D
2013
Trade into Round 4
Bryan: D-
Jeff: D-
Dave: D
2018
Trade up in Round 3
Bryan: A
Jeff: INC
Dave: INC
Of the 13 trades, six of them were graded as an A average, one each of B and C, five trades graded D or lower, and one incomplete.