The Chicago Bears have two picks in round two with one coming 39th and the other coming 48th. While we do not know who the team will take, we do know that they have to have a list of their top 16 players with thoughts that they should be able to draft two of these players.
If the Chicago Bears are going to draft offense it will be a wide receiver or offensive line. However, if they draft defense it could be anything from defensive line to linebacker, cornerback, or even safety.
With that in mind, this exercise will rank players from each position who should be in the top 16 options. The team should not focus on position but rather realize that these 16 across all positions will give them the top player available. The order is not a ranking, just a list of players.
Top Offensive Options for Chicago Bears
Wide Receiver
1. Christian Watson
2. George Pickens
3. Skyy Moore
If the Chicago Bears go with a wide receiver, it likely has to be one of these top three. The question from there comes down to picking their position. Watson has the size, speed, and athleticism but is raw from a small school. Pickens has shown WR1 upside but has injury concerns and Skyy Moore may be the most well-rounded, but also has the lowest ceiling due to his size.
Another name that could be considered here is Jalen Tolbert, however, the ESPN draft analyzer projected him to be at pick 71. Perhaps if they do not feel good with these three they will wait until round three to go wideout.
Offensive line
4. Bernard Raimann
5. Luke Goedeke
6. Jamaree Salyer
If the team goes offensive line at pick 39 you could see if being Bernard Raimann. You can see sky-high upside with Raimann and he is a left tackle which typically is not available at this point in the draft.
If they do not, these other two are likely candidates for 48 and not 39. Still, Goedeke is the teammate of Raimann who is going underrated. He is a capable option to step into right guard on day one and start. He missed the NFL combine with an injury that derailed his stock, but reports are that he is in the round two mix.
Salyer was a stud left tackle at Georgia who projects to move inside to guard. The projection has him slipping, but in seeing Cole Strange go round one it is not too high to bet on Salyer as a right guard option.
Defensive front options for Chicago Bears
Defensive Line
7. Travis Jones
8. Logan Hall
9. Perrion Winfrey
10. DeMarvin Leal
The Chicago Bears appear to be interested in drafting a three-technique. If they do so, it would probably come with one of their first two picks. That is because there are probably some good options for them in this area.
Travis Jones is more of a nose tackle, but his athletic testing shows that there is more meat on the bone when he hits the NFL. Logan Hall has been a name connected to Chicago often and the question is whether he falls.
With Perrion Winfrey and Leal, they appear to be backup options to Hall if he does not make it to pick 39. These two options would probably be in play for 48 and not 39.
Linebacker
11. Nakobe Dean
12. Christian Harris
The linebackers were tough to peg and you would have to find a good case that they are the best players available to draft them. In the case of Dean and Harris, you can at least make the argument that they should be on the final 16 list.
For Dean, he is just a small Roquan Smith and the last of the UGA defenders to get drafted. With the rest going round one, he will not be far behind.
Harris may be a reach for some, but the Bears did meet with him which makes it hard to dismiss him. Harris fits the athleticism and downhill thumper ability and he is a linebacker from Alabama which can often be a good pick.
Secondary options for Chicago Bears
Cornerback
13. Andrew Booth
14. Kyler Gordon
The two top cornerbacks to fall are Booth and Gordon. For Booth, the question has to be his medicals. He did not do anything in the pre-draft process so teams are not sure how healthy or how athletic he is.
In the case of Gordon, he is a bit small for the outside, and maybe a slot in the NFL, but he plays the game with insane intensity. He has traits that make him a matchup weapon that can move around depending on the team and formation and that type of dynamic upside in the second round is too good to pass up.
Safety
15. Jalen Pitre
16. Jaquan Brisker
Most fans would not expect a safety in the top two rounds, but these two names are good as any of the other players they could possibly be selected. Pitre would fit into the role similar to Gordon except he would move between the slot and free safety.
Brisker is the better fit next to Eddie Jackson, though. He is more physical and he would allow Jackson to be more of the centerfielder in the back end. If they take some of the tackle responsibility away from Jackson and put more ball-hawking on his plate, it is a huge win which makes the pick an easier decision, despite needing offense and some other spots on defense potentially having more value.