Chicago Bears
Draft pick: Iowa State RB
David Montgomery; Georgia WR
Riley Ridley(No. 126); Kansas State CB
Duke Shelley (No. 205); Florida Atlantic RB
Kerrith White (No. 222); Valdosta State CB
Stephen Denmark (No. 238)
Day 1 grade: A
Day 2 grade: A-
Day 3 grade: A
Overall grade: A
Draft analysis: Khalil Mack was 100 percent worthy of the
Bears' interest. He played lights-out in 2018 and I suspect will be a force over the next few seasons, barring injury (which was a bit of a concern last year). There's no question he was worth giving up their 2019 first- and sixth-round picks, as well as the 2020 third-round pick as a sweetener. And parting with a 2020 first-round pick and swapping second-round picks with the
Raiders next year may only be a minimal loss for the
Bears if they are a playoff team and Oakland does not greatly exceed its win total from last season.
When they were finally on the clock Friday night (they dealt away their second-rounder this year in a draft day trade last year to land WR Anthony Miller), the
Bears found their new running back in Montgomery, who can carry a heavy workload. They had to give up a 2020 fourth-round pick as part of the deal, though.
Getting Ridley in the fourth round was an absolute
steal. I thought he was a second-round value. Shelley could be a nice slot corner. He hid behind
Devin Singletary at FAU, but the
Bears thought enough of White to pair him with Montgomery at RB in their draft class.
With the 2019 NFL Draft in the books, Chad Reuter reveals his final quick-snap grades for all 32 teams. Did the Patriots ace the test yet again? How did the Giants fare with their bounty of picks?
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