For whatever chatter may arise now and then about the supposed decline in the quality of drafting from Kevin Colbert under Mike Tomlin, in comparison to the era under his predecessor, Bill Cowher, the one constant praise has always been that he has never delivered a first-round bust.
In fact, a good majority of his first-round selections, as they should, tended to grow into cornerstones of the franchise, which produced two Super Bowl trophies in three appearances in the championship game.
And the Colbert-Tomlin team have truly knocked some out of the park as a tandem.