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5 things to know about new Bears OL Arlington Hambright, Lachavious Simmons

Both Arlington Hambright and Lachavious Simmons are still fairly unknown but show potential to contribute at the NFL level.

The Chicago Bears’ final two selections in the 2020 NFL Draft, OL Arlington Hambright and Lachavious Simmons, were picked in consecutive selections in the seventh round to round out the team’s draft picks.

Both players are still fairly unknown but show potential to contribute at the NFL level. They also got to this point while traveling on different paths. Hambright rose from junior college, landing at Oklahoma State before finishing his college career at Colorado. Simmons, however, played his entire career at FCS Tennessee State.

Now, the two are teammates in Chicago and here are a few things to know about the guys up front.

1. Simmons trained by throwing hay bales

The newest offensive lineman has something common with new teammate Cody Whitehair: Both players grew up on farms and trained by throwing hay bales. Simmons told Bears reporters he would toss hay bales as part of his chores and developed strength from it.

Perhaps Whitehair can mentor the young rookie and help him develop while swapping farm stories.

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6 takeaways from the Bears’ 2020 NFL Draft

There’s a lot to digest with this Bears’ draft class, including several implications for this team moving forward in 2020.

With the 2020 NFL Draft in the books, the Chicago Bears welcomed seven new players to their roster. General manager Ryan Pace addressed several roster needs, including tight end with Cole Kmet, cornerback with Jaylon Johnson and Kindle Vildor, pass rush with Trevis Gipson, receiver Darnell Mooney and offensive line with Arlington Hambright and Lachavious Simmons.

There’s a lot to digest with this Bears’ draft class, including several implications for this team moving forward in 2020.

Here are six takeaways from the Bears’ 2020 draft class.

1. Safety wasn’t a pressing priority in their eyes

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Heading into the 2020 NFL Draft, safety was listed among the top needs for the Bears. With a strong safety spot left to vacate with Ha Ha Clinton Dix’s departure, the Bears were expected to bring in a rookie to start opposite Eddie Jackson.

The stars looked to be aligning for Chicago in the second round. The Bears had some top safeties still on the board when picks 43 and 50 rolled around, and they’d have had their pick of LSU’s Grant Delpit, Minnesota’s Antoine Winfield Jr. and Southern Illinois’ Jeremy Chinn.

Instead, they opted to select tight end Cole Kmet at pick 43, surely a need, but it was definitely a surprise. When pick 50 rolled around, they nabbed one of the draft’s top cornerbacks in Utah’s Jaylon Johnson, which no one could argue with.

“It was a pretty deep corner draft and there was a run on them in the first round,” GM Ryan Pace told reporters. “We tried to stay true to our board as we could and when Cole was there with that first pick, we were excited to get him there at that spot.”

There were still some developmental safeties on the board when Round 5 rolled around, but the Bears opted to forgo safety for edge rusher, cornerback and wide receiver. If anything, it speaks more to the deeper cornerback class than anything.

The Bears feel comfortable, to a degree, with Deon Bush, Jordan Lucas and DeAndre Houston-Carson competing for that strong safety spot opposite Jackson. Not to mention, the Bears could still snag Tony Jefferson on the free-agent market if anything else.

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POLL: How would you grade Chicago Bears’ 2020 draft class?

The Bears 2020 draft class features some potential steals and some late-round gems that could become something down the line.

The Chicago Bears have welcomed the newest members of their roster with their 2020 draft class, which features some potential steals and some late-round gems that could become something down the line for them.

Oh, and they also got a potential Hall of Fame player that is one of the best defensive players in the league.

The Bears were without a first-round pick for the second straight year after a trade for former All-Pro Khalil Mack, who for all intents and purposes has been Chicago’s first-rounder for the last two years. With general manager Ryan Pace known for not always hitting on his first-round picks, Mack is certainly a “safe” choice.

Chicago had two selections in the second round — one from the Las Vegas Raiders in the Mack trade — and they nabbed two first-round talents in tight end Cole Kmet and cornerback Jaylon Johnson. There’s no doubt about it that the Bears got the consensus best tight end prospect in the draft in Kmet, who will be utilized as a class “Y” or in-line tight end in Matt Nagy’s offense.

But they also got a steal in the second round with Johnson, who’s been pegged by some as a top-three corner. He’ll compete for the starting right cornerback spot opposite Kyle Fuller, and you have to believe he has the upper hand at this point.

The Bears were supposed to have a fourth-round compensatory selection, which they traded to the Jacksonville Jaguars for quarterback Nick Foles. So, you could say, that Chicago did draft a quarterback this year in acquiring Foles.

Perhaps Chicago’s strongest moves came in the fifth round, where Pace traded twice to acquire two additional fifth-rounders. That says everything you need to know about the prospects acquired in the fifth round. The Bears drafted Tulsa edge rusher Trevis Gipson — who they traded a 2021 fourth-round pick to select — and his upside is too good not to get excited about.

The Bears also drafted Georgia Southern cornerback Kindle Vildor with their actual fifth-rounder, who presents as an athletic corner with special teams upside. Chicago traded two sixth-round picks to the Philadelphia Eagles to move back into the fifth round to take Tulane receiver Darnell Mooney, who is the speedster the Bears have been waiting for.

To conclude the 2020 draft class, the Bears added two offensive linemen in the seventh round. They added a guard in Colorado’s Arlington Hambright, who’s relatively inexperienced, and Tennessee State’s Lachavious Simmons, a four-year starter that will play tackle. Both will provided much-needed depth on the offensive line.

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How would you grade the Bears’ 2020 draft class?

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Grading the Bears’ selections of OL Arlington Hambright, Lachavious Simmons

The Bears added two OL in the seventh round of the 2020 NFL Draft. Let’s take a look at our early grades for the pair.

It’s always best to temper expectations when it comes to seventh-round draft picks. But the Chicago Bears added some quality depth to the offensive line with their pair of offensive line selections.

The Bears selected offensive guard Arlington Hambright and offensive tackle Lachavious Simmons back-to-back with picks 126 and 127. And some of the early reviews with these guys are that they’re “nasty” in the trenches, which is something Chicago will miss with the retired Kyle Long.

While it’s far too early to begin assigning grades before they step up on the field — and years later — we can’t help ourselves.

Let’s take a look at our early grades for the Bears’ pair of seventh-round picks.

OL Arlington Hambright

Ultimately, Hambright is the bigger question of the two offensive linemen selected with back-to-back selections. Hambright lacks experience — and suffered a significant ankle injury in 2018 — which are certainly concerns.

Hambright started his collegiate career as a JUCO transfer to Oklahoma State. He transferred to Colorado, where he started 11 games for the Buffaloes in 2019. Hambright played offensive tackle at Colorado, but he’ll move inside to guard with the Bears.

While Hambright figures to be a depth piece for Chicago at guard, there is a starting right guard spot up for grabs that Germain Ifedi, Alex Bars and Rashaad Coward will battle for.

Grade: C

What do you think, Bears fans? How would you grade Chicago’s selection of Hambright?

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Read on for Simmon’ grade

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Twitter reacts to Bears’ selections of OL Arlington Hambright, Lachavious Simmons

The Bears closed out the 2020 NFL Draft with a pair of offensive line selections in round 7.

The Chicago Bears and general manager Ryan Pace finished the 2020 NFL Draft with a pair of back-to-back draft picks in the seventh round, selecting offensive linemen Arlington Hambright from Colorado and Lachavious Simmons from Tennessee State.

Hambright and Lachavious, picked with the 226th and 227th picks respectively, will compete for roster spots on the offensive line. Hambright worked his way up from junior college to Oklahoma State before transferring to Colorado. Simmons, meanwhile, played 12 games last season for Tennessee State in the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS).

While they’re both seventh-round picks, fans had their opinions on the Bears’ final draft selections, including feedback on their unique names.

What are your thoughts following the Bears picks?

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2020 NFL Draft: Bears select OTs Arlington Hambright, Lachavious Simmons in 7th round

Chicago wrapped up their 2020 NFL Draft class with a pair of offensive tackles in the seventh round.

There’s no denying that one of the Chicago Bears’ biggest needs heading into the 2020 NFL Draft was offensive line. And they waited until the seventh round to address it. With both picks.

Chicago wrapped up their 2020 NFL Draft class with a pair of offensive tackles in the seventh round, which brings some much-needed depth on the offensive line.

The Bears selected Colorado offensive tackle Arlington Hambright with the 226th overall pick and Tennessee State offensive tackle Lachavious Simmons

That ends the Bears draft class on a day where they added edge rusher Trevis Gipson, cornerback Kindle Vildor and wide receiver Darnell Mooney.

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