Grade the Bears Rookies So Far

[Aquineas]

Whole idea of the thread is stupid....like rating a cake while it's still in the oven.

We're more than halfway through the season. I don't think extrapolations at this point are completely invalid.

 

[E.F.Hutton]

2 (39) Kyler Gordon DB Washington - 48 total tackles, 1 pick, 1 FF, 4 PD. Looks like he is getting better, but still seems pretty slow for an NFL corner to me B-
2 (48) Jaquan Brisker DB Penn State - 62 total tackles, 3 sacks, 1 pick, looks like a solid NFL safety B+
3 (71) Velus Jones WR Tennessee - Thought this was a huge reach on draft day and everyone was right. Can't give up on him because of his blazing speed. I give this a C-
5 (168) Braxton Jones OT Southern Utah - You can easily see he is an athlete, but obviously needs to get stronger at the point of attack as he consistently gets bull rushed. He will definitely get better when he gets stronger. Really good pick here for a starting left tackle in the 5th round - A
5 (174) Dominique Robinson LB Miami (OH) - Good developmental player although no sacks since week 1 with 1.5 - B+
6 (186) Zachary Thomas OG San Diego State - I actually thought he would be a good player on the practice squad. Since he is still on the team - C+
6 (203) Trestan Ebner RB Baylor - 18 carries / 46 yards 2.6 per carry. Disappointed how slow he looks - D
6 (207) Doug Kramer C Illinois - Put on IR (incomplete)
7 (226) Ja'Tyre Carter OG Southern - Haven't seen him yet
7 (254) Elijah Hicks DB California - 3 tackles mostly on special teams. In limited action may work out B+
7 (255) Trenton Gill P North Carolina State - Averaging 47.6 per kick, but block was a killer. This was obviously done to save cap space - B

Undrafted - Jack Sanborn - 19 tackles with 2 sacks last game and a pick over 1st two starts - Actually looks to be the most impactful rookie on the team - Roquan only had 5 tackles in his debut for Baltimore.

I give Gordon a D. Never during a game have I said about Gordon, "that's another good play." I have said 'crap' multiple times, in the same game.
Like you, I give Brisker a B+. Not only was he a great pick for the Bears and Eddie Jackson, he has played above his draft status all year long.
Velus Jones gets an F. The only thing he can do on a football field is run fast. At least I think so. He's never on the field long enough for anyone to know.
Braxton Jones deserves an A. Not because of his play as there are several areas he needs to improve but more because of where he was picked and the fact he gets better every game.
Dominque Robinson also deserves an A. I liked the pick at the time and still do.
Trenton Gill has earned a B-. So far he has been a little better than Megapunt so there's that.
None of the rest - Thomas, Ebner, Kramer, Carter, Hicks have done anything to excite or annoy me so I guess that's good. And it earns them all a C.

Sanborn gets an A. If he learns how to defend the pass it's an A+.

Let me reiterate, these are rookie grades so far. Any or all could change drastically by the end of the season.