Chicago Bears Draft Profile: LB Kyle Woestmann

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The Chicago Bears had one of the best overall drafts in recent history and signed some interesting undrafted free agents as well. Over the next week Beargoggleson will be breaking down the Bears draft picks and the undrafted free agents with a legitimate shot to make the 2015 roster. With a new management team taking over the leadership of the Bears and the Bears transitioning to new schemes on both sides of the ball, there will be significant roster turnover. Rumors are already circulating about some veteran players and recent draft picks that may not be on the roster in 2015. With all of the turnover in the front office and coaching staff, there is more of an opportunity than usual for rookies to make the team.

LB Kyle Woestmann, Vanderbilt

Attributes:

Height | Weight: 6’3 | 253

40-time | 10-yard split: 5.01 | 1.65

Bench reps: 21

Vertical | Broad jump: 34″ | 9’1″

Overview:

Spent most of his career at Vanderbilt as a defensive end, but switched to OLB his senior season. Woestmann’s production dipped after the position change, but he showed flashes of being an impact player off the edge. He had success as a DE in the two years before moving to OLB (13 sacks), but is too small to play DE in the NFL. Despite his early season struggles with the transition to OLB, it is the position that gives Woestmann the best chance to have a future in the league. Woestmann wasn’t signed during the priority undrafted free agent stage, but earned an invite to the Bears rookie camp earlier this month and impressed the coaching staff enough that they signed him the next day. He’s a long shot to make the roster, but as we saw with Al Louis-Jean and Senorise Perry last year, it’s possible to go from mini-camp invite to having a spot on the final 53-man roster.

Stats / Awards:

• 2 Year starter
• 100 Tackles
• 5 Forced fumbles
• 20.5 TFLs
• 13 Sacks
• Team captain (2014)