10 worst Chicago Bears draft picks of Ryan Pace era

3. Jonathan Bullard, 72

Almost every pick beyond this one was met with plenty of skepticism. Most liked the Bullard pick when Ryan Pace made it, and there seemed like plenty of upside. However, in what likely was the best draft that Ryan Pace had, Bullard became the worst pick.

The issues were obvious immediately, though. He could never beat out Mitch Unrein to start, and no offense to Unrein, but Bullard was essentially drafted to knock him out. Then, Roy Robertson-Harris started to rise and it was obvious that he was better.

All told, the third round pick soent just three seasons with the Chicago Bears, totalling five starts. To be fair to Bullard, he is still in the NFL and has 10 starts in the three years since Chicago moved on. Perhaps he was better off leaving earlier.

Either way, the pick was a failure from the start in Chicago, and his success elsewhere only helps him so much. Some names taken within 20 picks of Bullard are Austin Hooper, Joe Thuney, Kendall Fuller, and Javon Hargrave.

Hargrave obviously hurts the most. The South Carolina State product is a star and would have been a great fit, and an obvious better player than Bullard. The one time Ryan Pace goes with the SEC talent over the small school player and it ends up biting him even worse.