The Bears have finally drafted a player!
After trading back from pick 148, pick 150 and pick 166 the Bears had pick 168 waiting for them. Well, GM Ryan Poles finally decided to draft some actual players!
With the 168th pick in the NFL draft the Chicago Bears have selected:
OT Braxton Jones
Jones is listed a 6"5, 310 pounds. He is also very athletic. He ran a 4.97 40-yard dash, which is very solid for a player of his size.
Braxton was named a first-team All-Big Sky Conference pick the past two seasons, starting all six games at left tackle in the 2021 spring season and all 11 contests last fall. He was a third-team all-conference selection in 2019, starting 10 contests on the blindside. Jones played in one game during his redshirt season and in eight games as a reserve in 2018. -- by Chad Reuter
Strengths (from Bleacher report)
� Excellent arm length to establish first meaningful contact on defenders.
� Solid run-blocker who runs his feet through contact with tight hand placement and strong hands to control and steer defenders.
� Plays with an aggressive demeanor and flashes some impressive rotational power and torque to create lift and tip defenders over in the running game.
� Processes line games quickly to sort out the most dangerous threat, pass and pick-up stunts.
Here is the instant reaction from bears analyst Jacob Infante:
Check out a few of his highlights from his college days:
