When the Chicago Bears finally used a draft pick on a running back in the seventh round, the selection didn't exactly right all wrongs.
Kyle Monangai was going to be the back field's key to helping this team reach the Super Bowl? Really?
A seventh-round pick was supposed to solve the supposed problem in the back field? Why would Ryan Poles wait so long to address a position that seemed like clear, evident need?
That was the sentiment from many Bears fans when Chicago selected him out of Rutgers, but one NFL expert not only loves the pick, yet just so happened to compare Monangai to a recent Super Bowl-winning running back.
Bears fans will love Kyle Monangai's staggering pro comparison to Isiah Pacheco
After the draft, CBS Sports NFL expert Emory Hunt went on the air to talk about two of his favorite underrated picks in the draft and included Monangai in that conversation.
"We spent three months putting Ashton Jeanty with the Bears," he said. Hunt alluded to the fact that Chicago bypassed running back multiple times before drafting Monangai late.
"This is a fantastic selection in my opinion. This guy reminds me a lot of Ahmad Bradshaw, runs angry, kiind of like the guy we currently see in the NFL from the Rutgers football program in Isiah Pacheco.
"Outstanding tailback. A guy that can be a 1B to D'Andre Swift's 1A. I thought this was a phenomenal selection for the Chicago Bears; an underrated guy who can be a co-starter," Hunt finished.
As it turns out, Poles' selection of Monangai would soon go on to become one of the best late-round picks as described by several experts in the first few days after the draft. Hunt was far from the only one who loved the pick.
ESPN's Mel Kiper Jr. loved the Bears' selection of Monangai, and so did NFL Media's Chad Reuter.
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The Pacheco comparison is pretty spot-on in terms of run style, but funny enough, the Chiefs also selected Pacheco in the seventh round out of Rutgers. The two of them share an affinity for running over defenders and taking things personal when attempted tacklers ascend.
If the Bears indeed drafted their own version of Pacheco, then fans will have no reason to panic going into the season. In fact, I'd take Hunt's assessment even further and state that Monangai could end up taking Swift's job in the end.