Ranking the Chicago Bears’ 2021 NFL draft needs

A look at the Chicago Bears’ 2021 NFL draft needs prior to the start of NFL free agency.

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Edge Rusher

The Bears signed Robert Quinn in last year’s free agency period in an effort to provide Khalil Mack with the kind of help in the pass rush that star players require to take all of the offensive line’s attention off of them. Quinn finished the year with a career-low two sacks.

Quinn will be back in 2021, but he should have competition for reps. There will be some appealing edge rushers who slide to No. 20 overall, and while most Bears fans want the team to focus on offense in the first round, Chicago has to get better at rushing the passer if they’re going to get the defense back to the elite level it was playing at in 2018.