Chris Emma

All right, let's get into the draft.

Just to refresh people, the Bears draft picks as it stands right now.

They have their number one pick, which is 25 overall.

They have a couple of second rounders, 57 and 60th overall.

There's a third rounder,

at number 89 on the overall fourth rounder 129 and a pair of seventh rounders which are very close to one another 239 and 241 and my guess is as chris has indicated there'll be all sorts of jockeying and changes as the draft goes on trading up trading down as ryan poles is want to do as he did some of last year i will let you go first and i know that you've kind of alluded to what you're

Your draft hot take is, I think we've gotten a little piece of it, but what is on your mind right now as it pertains to the Bears about the upcoming draft in late April in Pittsburgh?

I'm so with you on, and specifically, not forcing defensive line for a couple of reasons.

Look, if they want to move up in the draft to get Reuben Bain Jr., I'm here for that or any of the elite pass rushers.

that exist in the draft.

We can definitely talk about that, but there's a couple of things here.

And some research I did over the last 10 years in the draft, picks 20 through 32, there have been very rare hits in those numbers for drafts

edge rushers and defensive tackles there have been some not a whole lot as a matter of fact Montez Sweat was one of those and we can debate how large of a hit that was I think for the most part Montez Sweat has been a hit in the NFL so there hasn't been a lot

of those number two I mean we know that Ryan Poles has struggled with drafting defensive linemen I mean just going through the quick sketch here last year Shamar Turner jury still out on him 2024 Austin Booker I think that might turn out to be a pretty good pick relative to where he was drafted 2023 Jervon Dexter

Zach Pickens.

And then in 2022, I have down Dominique Robinson.

And look, they gave him every opportunity.

It didn't work out.

Another guy that was converted from a different position, and he was not a high draft pick.

So the hits did not keep on coming for Ryan Pohl.