19. DE Shea McClellin B-

Defensive end was a need, but I had other players rated higher at the position. I like McClellin a lot, but I don’t like him as much in a 4-3. He’s a little undersized and he’s at his best when he can move around and play different positions, which he won’t be able to do as purely a 4-3 defensive end.

45. WR Alshon Jeffery B-

They needed a receiver, but Jeffery is too similar to Brandon Marshall. Marshall is a possession type receiver and they really needed a deep threat opposite him. I don’t know why they traded up for a player like this. Why didn’t they take Peter Konz here?

79. S Brandon Hardin F

Where did this pick come from? Hardin was the first player drafted not on my top 250. I guess safety was a need, but what about the 2 3^rd round picks they spent on safeties in the last 2 years? Why not wait on them to develop rather than taking another one?

111. TE Evan Rodriguez B

They needed a tight end, but this is a little early for Rodriguez, a short tight end who doesn’t block. He’s a great receiver off the line and compliments Kellen Davis, an in-line tight end, well.

184. CB Isaiah Frey B-

The Bears brought in a lot of cornerbacks in free agency this year and resigned their own guys as well. I don’t see where Frey fits.

220. CB Greg McCoy B-

Another cornerback? Well at least this one was a better value. Hard to hate on 7^th round selections though.

Normally I like the Bears’ drafts, but this was not a very good one. McClellin was a reach over better defensive ends and one who fit the 4-3 scheme better. Alshon Jeffery didn’t fit what they needed in a wide receiver. And they also didn’t address major needs at linebacker, defensive tackle, and on the offensive line, instead opting to take 3 defensive backs when that wasn’t a position of major need, including on in the 3^rd round (Brandon Hardin) who was a major reach. Evan Rodriguez in the 4^th round might have been their best pick, but even that was a minor reach.

Grade: C