NEWSLETTER
It’s Friday at the NFL Draft, and the Chicago Bears will continue on their path of talent acquisition in a short while.
Day 1 went about as well as it could have for the Bears, who drafted Georgia’s Roquan Smith, the best linebacker (and arguably the best defender) on the board. And, yes, the highlights are as excellent as you would expect from an All-American linebacker.
Soon, it will be time to continue load the roster with talent.
Draft Info
Location: AT&T Stadium; Arlington, Texas
Dates and remaining rounds: April 27 (Rounds 2-3), April 28 (Rounds 4-7)
Round 2 start time: 6 p.m. CT
How to watch/stream: ESPN, ESPN2, FOX, NFL Network
Bears’ Remaining Picks
Bears Picks
As a reminder, the Bears do not have a third-round pick as it was sent to San Francisco in the Mitch Trubisky trade last year. Had the Bears not made that deal, they would be owners of the sixth pick in the third round – which happens to be the 70th overall selection.
Best Available Players At Positions Of Need (Overall Ranking via Pro Football Focus)
- DL Maurice Hurst, Michigan (3)
- EDGE Harold Landry, Boston College (12)
- OG Will Hernandez, UTEP (17)
- OT Connor Williams, Texas (18)
- WR James Washingto, Oklahoma State (24)
- OT Jamarco Jones, Ohio State (32)
- CB Donte Jackson, LSU (33)
- CB Isaiah Oliver, Colorado (36)
- WR Courtland Sutton, SMU (38)
- EDGE Ogbonnia Okoronkwo, Oklahoma (40)
- CB Carlton Davis, Auburn (42)
- WR Michael Gallup, Colorado State (49)
- WR Anthony Miller, Memphis (50)
- CB Nick Nelson, Wisconsin (52)
- S Tarvarius Moore, Southern Miss (54)
- CB Parry Nickerson, Tulane (55)
- EDGE Kemoko Turay, Rutgers (56)
- OG Braden Smith, Auburn (57)
- S Justin Reid, Stanford (58)
- OG/C James Daniels, Iowa (59)
- EDGE Duke Ejiofor, Wake Forest (60)
- WR Antonio Callaway, Florida (61)
- EDGE Hercules Mata’afa, Washington State (63)
- WR Cedrick Wilson, Boise State (64)
- C Austin Corbett, Nevada (65)
- WR Equanimeous St. Brown, Notre Dame (66)
- C Will Clapp, LSU (67)
- WR Christian Kirk, Texas A&M (68)
- DB M.J. Stewart, North Carolina (70)
- OT Tyrell Crosby, Oregon (71)
- EDGE Arden Key, LSU (74)
- WR DaeSean Hamilton, Penn State (76)
Draft Thread
Your Day 2 draft thread is down in the comments, so let’s have some good, clean (safe-for-work) fun. Can’t wait to do this again when games actually matter with a coaching staff that is ready to unveil some new and exciting offensive concepts.
