Chalk Talk: Which rookies impressed in minicamp?

Staley Da Bear

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Which undrafted rookie do you think has the best chance of making the 53-man roster?
Robert P.
Minnesota



It’s awfully early to make a prediction like that (but I will anyway). At this point I will go with tight end Dax Raymond from Utah State. He was ranked the No. 1 undrafted tight end by NFL.com analyst and longtime NFL personnel guru Gil Brandt. Plus the Bears aren’t as deep at tight end as they are at, say, receiver. At Utah State, Raymond caught 41 passes for 456 yards and one touchdown in 2017 and 27 passes for 345 yards and two TDs in 2018. Here’s what coach Matt Nagy had to say about Raymond at the conclusion of rookie minicamp: “He has some big hands, and usually when you have big hands you catch a lot of footballs and he did that. He’s shown that on tape. He has a really good skillset. I was happy with what he did this week.”


When was the last time the Bears did not pick a lineman on either side of the ball in the draft?
Phil A.
Morton Grove, Illinois



This year marked the first time the Bears did not select a lineman in the draft since 2005, when their class consisted of first-round running back Cedric Benson, second-round receiver Mark Bradley, fourth-round quarterback Kyle Orton, fifth-round receiver Airese Currie, sixth-round safety Chris Harris and seventh-round linebacker Rod Wilson.
 
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