Chicago Bears: Predicting the draft based on Ryan Pace’s prior patterns

The Chicago Bears have options. These are some of them.

Either way, with any of the names currently rumored to the Chicago Bears, it seems unlikely that Ryan Pace will not be trading up anytime soon. The Chicago Bears have two sevenths, two sixths, and a fifth-round draft pick. History has shown to move up three to five spots in the 40s will require a fourth-round draft pick. To move up from the 50th selection, they would have to use their fifth-round selection.

Expect Pace to recoup some draft capital unless someone falls unexpectedly. I think if the Bears do trade down, using that 43rd pick to fall to about the 48th or 51st spot to gain back a fourth and an additional sixth-round selection.

Moving the 50th overall draft selection in history has shown to reward a team with a fifth-round and sixth-round draft selection. The key to getting more draft equity will be to take calls from teams desperate to move up instead of the Bears searching for teams. The better the prospect the better the draft capital return would be.

The Chicago Bears could get creative and move a player with their draft pick to gain additional compensation if they are to look for teams to trade down with. An example would be to use a player on their rookie deal that is already paid for like Tarik Cohen.

The Chicago Bears could offer their 43rd overall selection and Cohen for the Jets 48th second-round selection, 79th third-round selection, and the Jets 211th selection. The Cohen offer should move the needle from that Jets 120th fourth-round draft pick to the third-round one. This is actually the trade I will make to the Jets for my final mock draft later this month.