Chicago Bears 2022 positional mock draft

Fifth Round: Wide Receiver

Once again, it appears as though the meat of the draft comes through the wide receiver position. The reality is that while the team may not find a star at this point, there are plenty of role players and wideouts who can get on the field during their rookie season still around at this point.

Danny Gray is a small school transfer who is underrated, Tyquan Thornton adds instant speed, and whether the team wants size, speed, production, slot, outside, it does not matter. The depth of wide receivers in this draft allows them to double up between their third and fifth-round picks. That would be a best-case outcome.

Fifth round: Cornerback

The team has paused cornerback a bit, mainly because they will be hoping to get strong snaps out of Tavon Young. Beyond that, the depth of the cornerback class may allow them to wait a bit. Especially if they value the front getting pressure over the backend, which they appear to do after the Larry Ogunjobi possible signing.

Tariq Castro-Fields, Damarri Mathis, Akayleb Evans, Jalyn Armour-Davis, Josh Jobe, Jaylen Watson, Kalon Barnes, and Damarion Williams are all possible fourth and fifth-round cornerbacks. All of them have their own flaws, but this speaks to the ability to find some talent at these positions later than others.

Sixth-round: Linebacker

The deepest position in the draft is linebacker. The Bears hired a linebackers coach in Matt Eberflus, and he brought in Dave Borgonzi who coached up guys like Kwon Alexander, and Darius Leonard. This is a team that should be fundamentally built on developing the linebacker position.

The position is a need, but with Roquan Smith it is not a premium need. This should be the first chance for Eberflus to show off his coaching skills and scouting as he can pick out a cost-effective linebacker that can contribute.