Re-Grading Ryan Pace’s First Draft Class

2015 Chicago Bears Draft Class Overall Grade: C

After almost three seasons, a C is a fair grade. If you give Pace an actual GPA from these grades, he would have a 2.38 average which is a C+. The fact that White received an incomplete, while technically that should count against his overall grade, Pace gets knocked down a half a letter grade because it was a first-round pick.

What this draft class shows is inconsistency. But almost any team in the league would be satisfied with a draft class that includes Eddie Goldman, Adrian Amos, Cameron Meredith and Bryce Callahan. Pace scoring gold with his UDFA class significantly saves this rookie class. If you separate Pace’s draft from his UDFA class, his grade drops to a C-.