Kiper shares his thoughts on Caleb Williams, Rome Odunze, Kiran Amegadjie, Tory Taylor and Austin Booker
did an excellent job of improving the roster as the team gets ready to turn the page from rebuilders to contenders.for every team in the league, and while he was complimentary of what the Bears did, he wasn’t as impressed as others.“Williams, the No. 1 player on my Big Board, is an elite talent who will be surrounded by a great group of playmakers, which now includes wideout Rome Odunze , who finished No. 4 on my Big Board,” Kiper wrote.
From there, Kiper took off points for the Bears’ relative lack of picks. Poles improved the team a ton when he acquired Montez Sweat at last year’s deadline in exchange for a second-round pick. Sweat will almost certainly help them team more than anyone they would’ve drafted with that pick. Alas, Kiper isn’t grading the team’s roster building as a whole, just the draft.
Feeling out of the loop? We'll catch you up on the Chicago news you need to know. Sign up for the weekly“Chicago didn't have the capital to fully help both its offense and defense in this draft, and as a result, the other side of the ball needs some work,” Kiper wrote. By now, the Bears have filled many holes on their roster and shouldn’t have too many more open spots. However, following Kiper’s logic, the team could’ve added an extra defensive tackle– which they still need– if they had more picks.
“Kiran Amegadjie is a project offensive tackle coming off a partially torn quad injury,” Kiper wrote. “His physical traits are intriguing. I didn't love a team with only a handful of selections taking a punter in Round 4, but at least Tory Taylor was the best at his position. Austin Booker had eight sacks last season and could be a situational pass-rusher.”The Bears addressed two big needs by adding an offensive tackle and pass rusher, even though neither are expected to start this season.
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