The Chicago Bears’ needs entering the 2019 NFL Draft

Previewing the NFL Draft and analyzing the Bears’ needs position-by-position.

By Sun-Times staff | April 18, 2019 at 12:00 PM

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April 18, 2019 02:08 PM

Draft analysis: With playmakers Jackson, Clinton-Dix, Bears need safety depth

By Mark Potash

On a team with a strong front seven like the Bears ... it’s a potential bonanza to have two ballhawks like Jackson and Clinton-Dix in the secondary.
April 17, 2019 01:20 PM

Draft analysis: After committing almost $100M to CBs, Bears need backups

By Patrick Finley

To reward the Bears the way Kyle Fuller Fuller and Prince Amukamara did is a high bar for Buster Skrine to clear.
April 16, 2019 11:34 PM

Draft analysis: With Bobby Massie on board, continuity is king for Bears’ O-line

By Mark Potash

It gives the Bears the continuity every team likes. This will be the fourth consecutive season that Leno, Long, Whitehair and Massie will be together.
April 15, 2019 06:00 AM

Draft analysis: Bears love Khalil Mack, must develop depth behind him

By Patrick Finley

“He transformed the team on both sides of the ball,” chairman George McCaskey said last month.
April 14, 2019 11:39 PM

Draft analysis: Will Bears pick a kicker to fix their specialist slide?

By Patrick Finley

Fixing the team’s field-goal woes is about more than excising one player from the team and believing they’ve exorcised their demons.
April 14, 2019 11:35 PM

Draft analysis: With addition of Bilal Nichols, Bears have quality, depth at DL

By Mark Potash

Nichols quickly emerged as a rotation player in Vic Fangio’s defense, then became a starter for most of the second half last season.
April 14, 2019 02:13 PM

Draft analysis: WRs Robinson, Gabriel, Miller provide foundation for Year 2 leap

By Mark Potash

Nagy’s offense spreads the wealth, but each of them expects to put up bigger numbers in the second year of this offense.
April 13, 2019 12:29 AM

Draft analysis: After moving Jordan Howard, the Bears must replace him

By Patrick Finley

By trading Howard, who was a poor fit in Matt Nagy’s offense, the Bears created their biggest draft need later this month.
April 12, 2019 09:43 PM

Draft analysis: Impressive rookie Roquan Smith should be a self-upgrade in 2019

By Mark Potash

Once he got going, he was as good as advertised. ... Instead of hitting the rookie wall, he was noticeably improving as the season progressed.
April 11, 2019 05:39 PM

Draft analysis: 2 years later, what do the Bears have in TE Adam Shaheen?

By Patrick Finley

Since being drafted in the second round out of Ashland two years ago, Shaheen has caught 17 passes for 175 yards and four touchdowns.