Chicago Bears trade up for depth Edge Trevis Gipson
The Chicago Bears had more needs than picks in 2020. They traded a future pick for Trevis Gipson
We knew Ryan Pace couldn’t go a whole draft without a trade, right? Ryan Pace waited until Day three but finally got back into the fifth round with the selection of Trevis Gipson from Tulsa.
The trade was a 2021 fourth for the 2020 pick. This is an interesting time to be trading picks, due to the COVID-19 reaction. On the one hand, trading for a 2020 rookie means potentially missing an offseason with your rookie. However, 2021 may be a class that misses an entire college football season. Which is riskier?
Nonetheless, every move the Bears have made this offseason is to win in 2020, and trading a future pick for more assets in 2020 makes this no difference.
The Bears also needed depth on the edge. Robert Quinn and Khalil Mack is one heck of a duo, but the depth behind them is bare. Barkevious Mingo and Trevis Gipson join Isaiah Irving and James Vaughters as depth names competing for roster spots.
Gipson may also signify a change to a more 4-man front look, where Vic Fangio played his edge rushers in space. Robert Quinn does not play in space, and Gipson comes into the NFL at 261 pounds.
He played 3-4 defensive end in most of his college career and moved out to the edge at times to rush as well. Still, he never played off of the football.
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Gipson is raw due to moving up and down the line, and not having a defined role at Tulsa. However, he is a bully at setting the edge and has the athletic upside that Ryan Pace desires in his picks.
We will see where Gipson stacks up on the depth chart, but he could very well be the third rusher behind Quinn and Mack.