Today I will be Re-Drafting the Chicago Bears draft class as if I were the GM. The Bears still had a very solid draft considering they didn’t have a first-round pick this year. They selected two really good football players in the second round in tight end Cole Kmet and cornerback Jaylon Johnson. Even though I like both players they chose, I would have done things a little bit differently at each selection.
Re-Drafting for the Chicago Bears
What I Would Have Done
Actual Pick: Cole Kmet, tight end, Notre Dame.
My Pick: Josh Jones, offensive tackle, Houston. Jones would have been the perfect fit for the Bears. He was a left tackle at Houston but could play either guard spot as well. I like Kmet, but the chance to upgrade at the offensive line spot would have been too hard to pass up.
Actual Pick: Jaylon Johnson, cornerback, Utah.
My Pick: Trevon Diggs, cornerback, Alabama. Same position, but I was able to get the corner that was one spot above Johnson on my positional rankings. Trevon is a little bit rawer than Johnson but has a more significant upside. Diggs is a former wide receiver at Alabama that switched to cornerback. So he is new to the position but has the ball skills of a wide receiver, which will help him thrive in the defensive backfield.
Actual Pick: Trevis Gibson, defensive end, Tulsa.
My Pick: Nick Harris, center, Washington.
Actual Pick: Kindle Victor, cornerback, Georgia Southern.
My Pick: Donovan Peoples-Jones, wide receiver, Michigan.
Actual Pick: Darnell Mooney, wide receiver, Tulane
My Pick: Derrek Tuszka, edge, North Dakota St.
Actual Pick: Arlington Hambright, guard, Colorado.
My Pick: Javaris Davis, cornerback, Auburn.
Actual Pick: Lachavious Simmons, offensive tackle, Tennessee St.
My Pick: Thaddeus Moss, tight end, LSU.
My Draft Class
*Josh Jones
*Trevon Diggs
*Nick Harris
*Donovan Peoples-Jones
*Derrek Tuszka
*Javaris Davis
*Thaddeus Moss
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