Prior to this month's draft, 1SBD's Mark Hogan takes an in-depth look into each team's current projected starters and identifies strengths and lingering team needs after the first waves of free agency.
Player stats collected from Pro Football Reference. Salary information per Over The Cap.
TAKEAWAYS
PROS
- General manager Ryan Pace has put an incredible number of stars together and built a Chicago team ready to win now. Quarterback Mitch Trubisky had a break-out season in 2018 and is set up with a strong cast of offensive play-makers around him. The defense has stand out players throughout - whether it be Akeem Hicks up front, Khalil Mack beside him, Prince Amukamara in coverage or Ha Ha Clinton-Dix covering the middle - so the team doesn't need to force a pick anywhere there. And that's a good thing because the Bears don't have their first selection until near the end of Day 2 because of the Mack trade and the team's move up for wide receiver Anthony Miller last year.
CONS
- We wrote in February that the Bears were stacked at running back but Jordan Howard's trade to Philadelphia obviously changes that. Human Joystick Tarik Cohen remains so the position has its starter, but the team will surely look to add a running back -- with USA Today reporting no team has met with more running backs prior to the draft. Other teams are worse off at running back, but Chicago has the luxury of fine-tuning its whole team.
- Former fourth round safety Eddie Jackson looks like a bit out-of-place on this defense. While there is plenty of defensive backs talent around him, Chicago could certainly look make Jackson a depth player and add to the position , potentially with its 87th overall pick in the third round.
- You can never get enough pass rushers, and with Leonard Floyd in the final year of his deal, the team could certainly add one in a deep draft class at linebacker.
Projected Starters
NOTE:
NAME, Draft Round.Overall Pick (TEAM, year). Starts/Games Played. Age. Cap Hit 2019
QB has an additional 'total yards, number of attempts (yards per attempt)' figure.
RB, WR and TE have an additional ‘total yards / number of touches (yards per touch)’ statistic
Age as of Sunday September 8, 2019 (Week 1)
QUARTERBACK
MITCH TRUBISKY, 1.02 (CHI, 2017). 26/26. 5,416 yards/ 764 attempts. (7.1 y/a). 25-years-old. $7,917,937
RUNNING BACK
TARIK COHEN, 4.119 (CHI, 2017). 11/32. 1,892 yards/ 310 touches (6.1). 24-years-old. $803,289
WIDE RECEIVER
ALLEN ROBINSON, 2.61 (JAC, 2014). 53/56. 3,611 yards/ 258 touches (14.0). 26-years-old. $15,000,000
ANTHONY MILLER, 2.51 (CHI, 2018). 4/15. 449 yards/ 39 touches (11.5). 24-years-old. $1,216,750
TAYLOR GABRIEL, undrafted (CLE, 2014). 24/74. 2,678 yards/ 224 touches (12.0). 28-years-old. $6,500,000
Average: 123rd overall pick. 81 starts/ 145 games played (55.7%). 6,738 yards/ 521 touches (12.9). 26-years-old. Total cap hit: $22.7M
TIGHT END
TREY BURTON, undrafted (PHI, 2014). 21/77. 1,210 yards/ 123 touches (9.8). 27-years-old. $8,550,000
OFFENSIVE LINE
CHARLES LENO JR., 7.246 (CHI, 2014). 62/70. 27-years-old. $8,900,000
JAMES DANIELS, 2.39 (CHI, 2018). 10/16. 22-years-old. $1,579,581
CODY WHITEHAIR, 2.56 (CHI, 2016). 48/48. 27-years-old. $1,344,181
KYLE LONG, 1.20 (CHI, 2013). 72/73. 30-years-old. $5,600,000
BOBBY MASSIE, 4.112 (AZ, 2012). 92/100. 30-years-old. $3,800,000
Average: 95th overall pick. 284 starts/ 307 games played (92.5%). 27.2-years-old. Total cap hit: $21.2M
DEFENSIVE LINE
AKIEM HICKS, 3.89 (NO, 2012). 81/109. 29-years-old. $10,100,000
EDDIE GOLDMAN, 2.39 (CHI, 2015). 48/52. 25-years-old. $5,300,000
BILAL NICHOLS, 5.145 (CHI, 2018). 6/14. 23-years-old. $644,870
Average: 91st overall pick. 135 starts/ 175 games played (77.1%). 25.7-years-old. Total cap hit: $16.0M
LINEBACKERS
KHALIL MACK, 1.05 (OAK, 2014). 77/78. 28-years-old. $11,900,000
ROQUAN SMITH, 1.08 (CHI, 2018). 14/16. 22-years-old. $4,199,356
DANNY TREVATHAN, 6.188 (DEN, 2012). 68/87. 29-years-old. $7,650,000
LEONARD FLOYD, 1.09 (CHI, 2016). 38/38. 27-years-old. $5,021,861
Average: 53rd overall pick. 197 starts/ 219 games played (90.0%). 26.5-years-old. Total cap hit: $28.8M
CORNERBACK
KYLE FULLER, 1.14 (CHI, 2014). 62/64. 27-years-old. $13,500,000
PRINCE AMUKAMARA, 1.19 (NYG, 2011). 84/98. 30-years-old. $9,500,000
Average: 17th overall pick. 146 starts/ 162 games played (90.1%). 28.5-years-old. Total cap hit: $23.0M
SAFETY
HA HA CLINTON-DIX, 1.21 (GB, 2014). 74/80. 26-years-old. $3,250,000
EDDIE JACKSON, 4.112 (CHI, 2017). 30/30. 26-years-old. $811,452
Average: 67th overall pick. 104 starts/ 110 games played (94.5%). 26-years-old. Total cap hit: $4.1M
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