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Bears general manager Ryan Pace finished his fifth draft. | Tim Boyle/For the Sun-Times)

UPDATE: General manager Ryan Pace signed 22 undrafted free agents on Thursday.

Tracking who they are, and where they’re coming from:

• BYU receiver Jonah Trinnaman will be at Halas Hall this weekend.

• Southern Utah offensive lineman Marquez Tucker is signing with the Bears.

• Central Michigan long snapper Luke Idoni will try out for the Bears, a source said.

• Missouri punter Corey Fatony will get a tryout with the Bears, his school said.

• Quarterback Austin Allen will attend the rookie minicamp, a source said. Allen played at Arkansas and spent time with the Buccaneers before being cut on the eve of last season as a rookie.

• The Bears will sign San Diego State kicker John Baron II, he wrote on Twitter.

• Minnesota State-Mankato punter/kicker Casey Bednarski will try out for the Bears during rookie minicamp, his private coaches Tweeted.

• McNeese State kicker/punter Alex Kjellsten will try out, too.

• Another kicker to attend rookie minicamp: Spencer Evans of Purdue.

• Minnesota kicker Emmit Carpenter will also try out, per Kohl’s Kicking.

• Kohl’s Kicking says South Dakota State punter Brady Hale will be in Chicago this weekend, presumably on a tryout basis.

• Add two Notre Dame offensive linemen — Sam Mustipher and Alex Bars — to the list. They’ll rejoin offensive line coach Harry Hiestand, who joined the Bears from South Bend last year.

• Missouri receiver Emanuel Hall, who had 37 catches for 828 yards as a senior, said he’s signing with the Bears.

• Michigan said defensive lineman Lawrence Marshall will sign.

• Utah State tight end Dax Raymond is signing with the Bears.

• Georgia Southern tight end Ellis Richardson is heading to Chicago, per Yahoo Sports.

• Chuck Harris, an edge rusher from Khalil Mack’s alma mater, will join the Bears.

• Baylor guard Blake Blackmar will join the Bears , per WNDU.

• Mathieu Betts, a Canadian defensive lineman, is signing with the Bears, per his team, Laval Rouge et Or.

• Ohio offensive lineman Joe Lowery will join the Bears.

• Jordan Powell, a safety from Widener, will sign with the Bears, per NFL Draft Diamonds.

• Illinois State slot receiver Spencer Schnell will attend two different rookie minicamps — the Bears next weekend and Buccaneers the following week — in hopes of a job.

• Clifton Duck, the Appalachian State cornerback, said he’s joining the Bears.

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