Chicago Bears post-free agency 7-round mock draft

The Chicago Bears’ 2021 NFL Draft needs have been impacted, even if slightly, by their moves in free agency, including the decision to sign QB Andy Dalton and move on from cornerback Kyle Fuller, bringing less of a focus on quarterback in Round 1 …

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Round 5: Kary Vincent Jr., CB, LSU

Finally, the Bears land a cornerback, although Vincent isn’t the kind of prospect who’d come in and challenge for a starting job right away. That gig belongs to Desmond Trufant, the veteran signed to presumably replace Kyle Fuller in the starting lineup.

Vincent would continue the recent Ryan Pace draft history of adding Day-3 cornerbacks with special teams and sub-package upside like Kindle Vildor (2019, Rd. 5) and Duke Shelley (2018, Rd. 6).