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 6: Feleipe Franks, QB, Arkansas

Quarterback alert! I couldn’t let the Bears go an entire draft (once again) without picking a quarterback, and the best of the remaining prospects on the board is Franks, who after a promising start to his career is nothing more than a practice squad roll of the dice.

I have no expectation that Franks will be an NFL starter or even hang around the league for all that long. But sometimes, a random star emerges that no scout or evaluator could’ve predicted. If the Bears want to land one someday, they have to keep swinging.