In a Terrible Take I recorded last week, I mentioned the Pittsburgh Steelers’ scarce history of drafting small school players, especially early in the draft. And while I’m sure we’ve written and discussed it in past years, I wanted to revisit the topic today.
Over the Kevin Colbert era, a large sample size of 21 draft classes (2000-2020), here are all the players he’s selected who played below the FBS-level. So that includes FCS, Division II, and Division III players.
Check out the very short list.
| 2013 | Nick Williams/DL | Samford | 7th |
| 2011 | Cortez Allen/CB | Citadel | 4th |
| 2006 | Willie Colon/OG | Hofstra | 4th |
| 2004 | Ricardo Colclough/CB | Tusculum | 2nd |
One quick note.