Why the Chicago Bears must draft Adetomiwa Adebawore and a mock draft selecting him

The Bears need to make their best effort to draft Adetomiwa Adebawore. The key to NFL success is adding as many elite players as possible to your team, especially at premium positions. I deeply investigated why Paris Johnson Jr. should be their top priority with the ninth pick in the draft. My logic was based on two reasons. Protecting Fields with the best blockers possible should be their top priority. Paris Johnson Jr. has elite traits and the right intangibles that project him to be an elite player who also plays a premium position.

Hopefully, after the Bears draft PJJ they will set their sights on drafting Adetomiwa Adebawore, or AA as he is also called. He is another player similar to PJJ, combining elite athletic traits with exceptional intangible characteristics. Even though there is a lot of chatter about the Bears still drafting Jalen Carter in spite of his character concerns, I do not believe he will become a Bear. One reason why I do not believe Carter comes to Chicago is he is not the only high-upside 3-technique defensive tackle (3T) in this draft. Adebawore has all the traits needed to become a force as a 3T.

The Chicago Bears must draft Adetomiwa Adebawore

Here are some compelling reasons why Ryan Poles should make a concerted effort to trade up from the 53rd pick to draft Adebawore. Let's start with some insight gleaned from Greg Gabriel when he was, recently, interviewed on the Barroom Network. Gabriel has many years of experience drafting for Cover 2 defenses. He was the Bears' director of college scouting when in 2004 the Bears drafted Tommie Harris, the very talented 3T that played on Lovie Smith's Cover 2 defense.

Gabriel says 3T's need to be explosive. He adds 290 lbs. Players are explosive if they can vertical jump over 30" and broad jump over 9'5" to 9'8". Here are Adebawore's Combine results. His weight and height are 282 lbs. and 6'2". His vertical is 37.5" and his broad jump is 10.5". Adebawore has 33-7/8’’ arms and 10-1/2’’ hands. Last but not least his 40-yard dash was an unheard-of 4.49. No one in the history of the combine who weighs 280 lbs. or more has ever run a sub 4.5 40-yard dash.