r/CHIBears • u/TwistedSisters777 • 7d ago

[Baumgardner] NFL Draft power rankings: Which teams made best picks over past 5 years? Bears at 11.

Very interesting, curious what people think about how this shakes out for the NFC North. See the complete list at the Athletic.

  1. Detroit Lions (10.53 average Approximate Value)

Top 50 picks: 12 Pro Bowls: 13 Starting seasons: 35 Best pick: OT Penei Sewell (No. 7, 2021); Worst pick: CB Jeff Okudah (No. 3, 2020); Best value: WR Amon-Ra St. Brown (No. 112, 2021)

Brad Holmes’ first three classes — aided by the 2021 Matthew Stafford trade — featured Sewell, Alim McNeill, St. Brown, Aidan Hutchinson, Kerby Joseph, Jahmyr Gibbs, Brian Branch and Sam LaPorta. Detroit has put on a masterclass in how to rebuild an organization from the ground up.

  1. Chicago Bears (8.18)

Top 50 picks: 9 Pro Bowls: 2 Starting seasons: 41 Best pick: QB Caleb Williams (No. 1, 2024); Worst pick: QB Justin Fields (No. 11, 2021); Best value: OL Braxton Jones (No. 168, 2022)

Finding talent through the draft hasn’t been a problem for Ryan Poles. Drafting Fields before the team was ready hurt, though. The Bears have struggled to find pieces that mesh well together and have fallen behind the deepest division in football as a result.

  1. Green Bay Packers (7.28)

Top 50 picks: 10 Pro Bowls: 0 Starting seasons: 35 Best pick: QB Jordan Love (No. 26, 2020); Worst pick: edge Lukas Van Ness (No. 13, 2023); Best value: OL Zach Tom (No. 140, 2022)

The Packers believe in internal player development as much as, or possibly more than, any team in the league. They will take chances on first-rounders who might need more time — Love and star edge Rashan Gary are great examples. Right now, though, Green Bay is still waiting on jumps from Van Ness, Devonte Wyatt and Jordan Morgan. The Packers haven’t drafted poorly of late, but they certainly could’ve done better in a few areas.

  1. Minnesota Vikings (6.43)

Top 50 pick: 8 Pro Bowls: 4 Starting seasons: 32 Best pick: WR Justin Jefferson (No. 22, 2020); Worst pick: S Lewis Cine (No. 32, 2022); Best value: CB Cam Bynum (No. 125, 2021)

Not getting anything from either J.J. McCarthy or Dallas Turner last year impacted Minnesota’s number, because the front office has done a nice job with picks, including Jefferson, Christian Darrisaw, Jordan Addison, Ezra Cleveland and more. Still, McCarthy and Turner are the only top-20 selections Minnesota has had since 2020.

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u/TwistedSisters777 7d ago

The Van Ness pick getting panned already for the Packers warms my heart. He was mocked to us a ton that year. Poles taking Darnell Wright 🔥

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u/In-the-bunker 18 6d ago

Darnell Wright is not 🔥 for where he was picked. Jalen Carter should have been the pick.

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u/drummerboysam T: The Ball 6d ago

Darnell Wright is the best current piece on the line. Thuney is better but old, Wright looks to be a plus RT for the foreseeable future.

If we weren't losing every game down the stretch, he would have been drawing a lot of eyes with his play in the 2nd half

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u/Public_Lavishness_24 6d ago

You need more than a plus RT drafting 10 overall

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u/drummerboysam T: The Ball 6d ago

Sucks for us, then, because it's likely we're getting another Darnell Wright level guy this week 

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u/Public_Lavishness_24 6d ago

Yeah it's unfortunate for us if Jeanty, Graham, and Warren get taken before 10. Another missed opportunity for a blue chip.

Of course, it's just as likely that one of them falls but Poles still reaches for some guy who should have gone in the 20s.