5 NFL Draft prospects whose combine should have Chicago Bears attention

3. Kellen Diesch, Zach Tom, and Abraham Lucas

This one is a shout-out to Josh Norris, of Underdog sports. He has highlighted that every offensive lineman to have a 4.47 short shuttle or lower has a much-improved chance of starting. Everyone who has done this has started a combined 84% of their career games.

There are obviously some misses, but the hits are big time, and even some of the misses could be looked at as capable backups in the NFL. With that in mind, there is a low risk, high reward outcome from players who do this.

This is correlated because the short shuttle requires offensive linemen to sink their hips and change directions. This speaks to balance, weight distribution, and agility. You cannot fake these skills and these are requirements to be quick enough to block some of the most agile men in the world.

With that in mind, Kellen Diesch, Zach Tom, and Abraham Lucas all passed the threshold. In the case of Zach Tom, he played left tackle at Wake Forest, but NFL.com projects him to play center in the NFL.

This is worth noting considering the Bears’ needs. Still, the Bears are also not set at tackle either, and these two Pac-12 linemen have to be in the eyes of the team now. Diesch was a left tackle at Arizona State while Lucas played right tackle for Washington State.

Diesch has shorter arms but is not short enough to disqualify his draft stock. Lucas is more of a pass blocker than road grading run defender, but that can be worked on, while the quick feet are hard to be taught. Combined, these three play three different positions but all have a good chance of getting starting shots in the NFL due to the way that they can move. With the Chicago Bears’ needs on the offensive line, these are names to keep an eye on.