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10 worst Chicago Bears draft picks of Ryan Pace era

By Parker Hurley

Sep 1, 2016; Cleveland, OH, USA; Chicago Bears cornerback Deiondre Hall (32) reacts after breaking up a pass to Cleveland Browns wide receiver Terrelle Pryor (11) during the first half at FirstEnergy Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Ken Blaze-USA TODAY Sports
Sep 1, 2016; Cleveland, OH, USA; Chicago Bears cornerback Deiondre Hall (32) reacts after breaking up a pass to Cleveland Browns wide receiver Terrelle Pryor (11) during the first half at FirstEnergy Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Ken Blaze-USA TODAY Sports /
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4. Riley Ridley, 126

Riley Ridley being a fourth-round pick, and 126th overall does not necessarily make him such a bad pick. However, there was a lot of hype around this pick when it was made and many thought that Ridley was going to be a star in the making.

Ridley did no just flame out, he never took off, which to be fair, could have been expected considering he was mainly just a depth wide receiver with Georgia.

Either way, Ridley finished his time with Chicago collecting 10 passes for 108 yards in two seasons. He could not get on the field for special teams. While many are going to pin this one on Matt Nagy, that is hard to do because Ridley was cut in the summer of 2021, and spent the whole season unsigned. Not even making it to a new practice squad. He remains unsigned right now.

What hurts, even more, is seeing that Hunter Renfrow was the wide receiver taken after Riley Ridley. A duo of Michael Gallup and Hunter Renfrow was in the grasp of Ryan Pace. He just picked the wrong wideout twice and ended up with Ridley and Miller.

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