1[1] Jacksonville Jaguars: QB Trevor Lawrence [Clemson]
1[2] NY Jets: QB Zach Wilson [BYU]
1[3] San Francisco 49ers [Mia]: QB Mac Jones [Alabama]
1[4] Atlanta Falcons: TE Kyle Pitts [Florida]
1[5] Cincinnati Bengals: WR Ja'Mar Chase [LSU]
1[6] Miami Dolphins: OT Penei Sewell [Oregon]
1[7] Denver Broncos [Det]: QB Trey Lance [NDSU]
*Trade: The Chicago Bears trade 1[20], 3[83], 1[2022] to the Carolina Panthers for 1[8]
1[8] QB Justin Fields [Ohio St] 6'3" 230lbs.
If you do not have a QB in the NFL you are 100% irrelevant. The Bears can deal with improving OT, CB, WR3 after they have a QB in the building worth developing and who can be elite.
*Trade: The Chicago Bears trade 2[52] to the Kansas City Chiefs for 2[58] and 4[144]. The Bears need to recoup picks, even if they are on day 3. They need to add bodies to weather the trade for Fields and Pace's cap mismanagement.
2[58] WR Dyami Brown [UNC] 6'1" 195lbs.
This may be a CB, but Nagy and his staff have so much riding on getting the offense going and adding a dynamic WR3 seems to fit more with the need to show more on offense than a CB. Brown adds more speed and is a true downfield threat. He has averaged 20 ypc over his last 100 catches and was a very productive deep threat for the Tar Heels. The Bears simply do not have enough speed on offense and it has allowed teams to crowd the line. Now with Mooney, Goodwin, Brown, they are starting to assemble a track team that can flat out fly. Mitch was a terrible deep ball thrower, with Dalton and eventually Fields you have QBs who are much better at spinning the ball deep. The Bears need more explosive and chunk plays and they need more dynamic speed to do that.
4[144] CB Keith Taylor [Washington] 6'2" 195lbs.
A lomg outside CB that comes from a well coached defense. He also had a nice Senior Bowl and seems ideally suited to play some press man for the Bears defense. Taylor can come in and compete with Trufant and at a minimum give the Bears a high upside developmental player at a position of need. The main issue with Taylor is that he does not have a lot of ball production and that element of his game is going to need to take a step forward in the NFL. The Bears are not going to be able to add a top end CB to the group after releasing Fuller, but they can provide themselves with a number of options.
5[164] OT Dan Moore [Texas A&M] 6'6" 309lbs.
The Bears have bigger 2021 needs than OT and with a need to show something this season they may move OT down the list, but they need to add young, high upside, developmental options to the group and finally start developing someone to take Leno's job. In the NFL, even more so with a young QB, you cannot run out of OTs. If they are pressured bad habits develop. Moore has a ton of physical tools. He has good height, length and power. He looks like a starting NFL OT with some more experience and coaching.
*Trade: The Chicago Bears trade WR Anthony Miller to the Baltimore Ravens for 5[177]
5[177] TE Tre McKitty [Georgia] 6'4" 247lbs.
Jimmy Graham is old and over paid. I think he is likely still on the roster because they simply do not have anyone to fill his role. This means they need to start the process of developing his replacement and we know TEs take time to develop. McKitty has the athletic tools to be the U TE in this system. The fact that he is a solid blocker is just a bonus. McKitty just has not produced a ton. He transferred from Florida St and then got replaced by a 5 star recruit. I think there is some untapped potential here that has been blocked by circumstance.
6[204] WR Trevon Grimes [Florida] 6'4" 217lbs.
Grimes is not an elite athlete like the smaller and faster guys that have been added. What Grimes has is size and physicality. He is a high point catcher and a really effective run blocker. Grimes should be able to fill a role on special teams with his size and the way that he wants to play. This is some insurance for the red zone if Allen Robinson gets injured.
6[208] DE Khris Tonga [BYU] 6'4" 327lbs.
I am not sure Hick is guaranteed to be on the roster this season and for sure not in 2022. The Bears need to add a big bodied DT to the team that can play some NT and develop as a rotational option more for 2022 than 2021.
6[221] Jimmy Morrisey [Pitt] 6'3" 300lbs.
The Bears have a lot of Cs on the roster that are better at OG and they need to ensure that an injury to Musitpher doesn't cause a massive line shift. Morrisey is a lunch pale type of pivot with good size and movement skills. He is a solid pass protector and based on his experience should hopefully be able to make the active roster. He had a really impressive 3 cone time, which is a good test when it comes to playing C in a zone heavy scheme. With this expensive new QB the Bears can simply not go to the street or the PR to start guys in front of him.
6[228] CB Tre Norwood [OU] 5'11" 190lbs.
Ryan Pace likes to double dip on day 2 at need positions and Norwood is an experienced slot CB that has dealt with some injuries. The Bears are clearly going with an inexperienced NB in 2022 and by adding Norwood you have a battle between him, Shelley, and Vildor. That gives you options and depth, which you have to have if you don't have a locked in starter.
Depth Chart
QB: Dalton, Fields
RB: Montgomery, Cohen, Williams, Pierce
WR: Robinson, Mooney, Brown, Goodwin, Ridley, Grimes
TE: Kmet, Graham, McKitty, Holtz
LT: Leno, Moore
LG: Whitehair
C: Mustipher, Morrisey
RG: Daniels, Bars
RT: Ifedi, Wilkerson
RE: Nichols, Edwards
NT: Goldman, Tonga
LE: Hicks, Blackson
OLB: Attouchu, Quinn, Gipson
ILB: Smith, Woods
ILB: Trevathan, Jones, Iggy
OLB: Mack, Vaughters
CB: Johnson, Trufant/Taylor, Vildor/Shelley/Norwood
FS: Jackson, DHC
SS: Gipson, Bush
