Colbert Says CB and OT are Two Deep Positions in the Draft

It’s a good year to want and need a corner back in the NFL draft, that at least according to Steelers director of football operations Kevin Colbert.

Colbert says that the three deepest positions in the NFL draft are cornerback, offensive tackle and wide receiver. The Steelers could use a CB and tackle, which lines up perfect for the Black and Gold.

Of the three positions, cornerback is the area the Steelers most likely will target in the early rounds, especially the first. Colbert added there are more good corners because so many teams in college football run the spread offense.

“Spread offenses are going to be countered with, for lack of a better term, spread defenses, which is three down linemen and five linebackers or three linebackers and two hybrid linebackers/safeties and the secondary. So there’s more defensive back types,” Colbert said at the NFL Scouting Combine.

“You’re going to be in nickel or dime more now and going forward, I’m sure, than we were in the past. “You’re only going to be able to dress four or five corners, so you’ve got to hope that they’re quality and can help you win. You’re not going to change the makeup of your team drastically, other than to get the best players that you can.”