Bears NFL Draft idea lands 6-foot-6 potential star
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Bears NFL Draft idea lands 6-foot-6 potential star originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . The Chicago Bears are coming off an exciting season, and the next chance to build on that will be the 2026 NFL Draft.
Chicago doesn't pick until No. 25, barring a trade, so some of the most exciting players will be off the board. That doesn't meant the Bears can't find someone who fits just right.
ESPN's Matt Bowen wrote a new article on Tuesday in which he examined his "favorite fits" for various NFL teams. For the Bears, he picked Missouri edge rusher Zion Young. Young is 6-foot-6 and could add an element of youth to Chicago's defensive front.
"After signing three defensive tackles in free agency, the Bears can look to the edges of their front by taking Young to play opposite Montez Sweat," Bowen writes. "With his long frame, Young fits the profile of the defensive ends in coordinator Dennis Allen's system. " MORE: E agles' new signing flew himself as a pilot to Philadelphia While there's always the matter of college production versus NFL projection, Young definitely seems like a quality prospect.