The Chicago Bears had a phenomenal 2024 National Football League Draft.
Chicago selected young phenom Caleb Williams with the No. 1 overall pick in the draft and landed him a weapon by drafting Rome Odunze also in the first round. The Bears upgraded the roster in other ways in free agency or through trades and are expected to take a large step forward.
There still are holes on the roster unsurprisingly and Bleacher Report put together an early mock draft and mentioned the defensive end position as one that could use a boost and predicted that Chicago will land Nic Scourton from Texas A&M with the No. 18 pick.
"The Chicago Bears made a franchise-changing move at last year's trade deadline when they acquired Montez Sweat from the Washington Commanders," Bleacher Report said. "The move looked like an overpay at the time, yet Sweat's performance from that point forward was on par with some of the NFL's best defenders. Sweat is now the centerpiece of an ascending defense to complement this year's No. 1 overall pick, quarterback Caleb Williams, and his talented group of targets."
"While the Bears do have Darrell Taylor and Austin Booker to play on the other side of Sweat, Taylor is only on a one-year contract and Booker is a project who isn't a stout run defender," Holder said. "So Texas A&M's Nic Scourton should be on Ryan Poles' radar."
It's a little too early to make a prediction for the draft, but Scourton could make some sense.
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