Grading the 2019 Bears by position: Wide receivers

Heading into the 2019 season, the Bears WRs looked to be one of the deepest position groups on the team. How’d they grade for the season?

Riley Ridley: D+

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Riley Ridley was the latest Georgia Bulldog to be drafted by the Bears after he was selected in the fourth round of the 2019 NFL Draft. He was billed as an excellent route runner and was one of the more polished receivers in the draft. So why did he barely see the field, even with injuries and ineffective options at the receiver position throughout the year?

Ridley was inactive for every game until Week 13 and didn’t see much action until the final game of the season when he caught three passes for 54 yards, most notably converting a fourth down with a catch of 33 yards to set up the game-winning field goal. Ridley isn’t close to being a bust yet, but his rookie season feels like a wash. He’ll need to play a larger role in the offense next season to help justify his selection for a team that had very few picks in the 2019 draft.

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