THE draft is fun because he talks about the future, both optimism and potential.
It is much easier to optimize when evaluating a player at a position of competence, as these spots involve football.
In the opinion of a much appreciated analyst project, Bears fans should not be less enthusiastic about this project even if each analyst is worth his salt says that he must write a guard. This analyst would be Daniel Jeremiah from NFL Media.
“I know it’s not the sexiest thing in the world,” said Jeremiah at a conference call with the media. “I know that people do not want to be super excited at the idea of taking a guard with the 10th choice, but if you watched the Bears play last year, you could be delighted to take a guard at the 10th choice. “”
He is right and someone else would be excited. It would be Caleb Williams, after being dismissed 68 times.
There seems to be a shared opinion, however, on whom the Bears should actually take 10th in the general classification among the lines. They cannot take a real guard there because none is classified high enough by talent assessors. Or can they?
#Alabama Iol Tyler Booker officially said for the draft of the NFL 2025. He only granted one bag during his three -year career. pic.twitter.com/tqfionvaq8
– Jordan Reid (@jordan_reid) January 3, 2025
If this will be the case for the best blocker available and putting the five best blockers in the field, then divulating the positions, this can work in both cases.
It is an old debate on the NFL. Faces change.
But Jeremiah was one of the most constantly pointed out towards a particular guard for the Bears. It is Tyler Booker from Alabama.
Now Jérémie has asked bears to Draft Tackle Kelvin Banks Jr. from Texas In n ° 10 in his last simulated draft, but it was only after he said that they should take Booker during his first simulation.
Is that the anchor you want to protect Drake Maye?
I am everything to invest in line O, but the editorial staff of Kelvin Banks Jr. at Pick 4 would be an inexcusable error.
The film simply does not guarantee it. pic.twitter.com/n7kx2y6bmf
– Daniel Rotman (@ daniel_rotman15) January 17, 2025
If they are banks, it would mean transforming a tackle into a guard. This always triggers a debate on the reason why a perfectly good player in a position should abandon him in the NFL to play another place. In this case, it would be a valid maneuver, says ESPN Matt Miller Analyst Draft.
“Banks was my best classified tackle before the start of the season,” Miller wrote in his description of Banks for his Big Board top 50. “The junior only granted four pressures and a bag (which came during a difficult outing of week 8 against Georgia) on 898 snaps despite the fight against an ankle injury at the end of the season.
Ot Kelvin Banks Jr.
Probably the best OL of this class project.
Its impressive sporting capacity associated with a dominant attitude on racing games, its undeniable qualities in the situations of Pro Pass and its young age do it, as far as I am concerned, a prospect of locking of the first round
Tier 1 💎 pic.twitter.com/f1efrcurcm
– Rayane M (@rayanecout) February 17, 2025
“Banks’ game is clean, but it is its lateral agility and its fast feet that scouts like and believe will help compensate for an ideal lack of height (6 feet 4 inches).” I have never seen its length be a problem, “an AFC screening director said. “”
Jeremiah found a flaw in the banks’ game.
“He measures 320 pounds,” said Jeremiah. “He is thick. He is robust. He can bend; he is quite athletic to really sink and fold. He keeps his hands tight. He plays with patience.
Tyler Booker (6’4 ”, 348 lbs) is a technically healthy Lio with a play of elite legs, heavy hands and a powerful punch. He goes effortlessly from one defender to another of this clip.
Trend to a choice among the first 15 in the draft of the NFL 2025. #Nfldraft pic.twitter.com/tp9dlzcef5
– Football Scout 365 (@ draftoanyste365) February 13, 2025
“The stuff with which he is in trouble is sometimes that he puts a little more firm and not to take as much depth in his set as he can solve this problem.”
There is no reason to depth if you are a guardian. The rush to the pass arrives just above you, opposite, from the snap. Guard could therefore be its best position.
The length of the Banks arm will be closely monitored during scouting combines Measures this week, but there are reports that it could be almost 35 inches, and it is easily long enough for it to be a tackle if a team wanted him to play there.
The Alabama Guard Tyler Booker (# 52) is an easy 1st round note and my OG1 in this project class
-Topped anchor
-Patient the hands
-Vice resistance to grip
-Strong move in the racing game
-Hits like a freight train on the bottom blocks pic.twitter.com/lkgvjzsuta– Drew (@ironcityfilm) February 23, 2025
The Bears already have a left tackle in Braxton Jones and he is in the last year of his contract. They have another potential candidate with 36 -inch weapons to Kiran Amegadjie, a third round choice.
Jeremiah’s description of Booker says he is still someone capable of being drafted 10th. In fact, even if he fell to Booker at No. 10, he had Booker 13th in Miami even though other simulated projects made him pass in the second half of the first round.
#Alabama Ol Tyler Booker. He is him #FTB
6’5, 325
9 pressures
0’Sacks
2 strokes
7 hairiesSnaps LG / LT 715 pic.twitter.com/6v5s6pgya0
– Waynebreezie (@thewaynebreezie) February 22, 2025
“Booker for me is one of the most coherent players I watched in this class,” said Jeremiah in the call of confusion “he is big. He is powerful. It is someone when you Talk to the people of Alabama, they are raising about him with regard to work ethics, leadership.
“Someone there told me that he was like the will Anderson will of his offense in terms of leadership.”
Bears could still use leadership, and they could use a strong blocker more at Guard.
Kelvin Banks Jr. only granted 4 bags in 42 games in Texas 👀. He can play OT and OG. #Chicagobears pic.twitter.com/uyzeanrey6
– Bears Luchador 🐻 (@Bears_Luchador) February 21, 2025
They could also use consistency, after Teven Jenkins was in and out of alignment so often.
If Booker is good enough so that it can be considered as a choice of dolphins at n ° 13, why not exchange at n ° 12 and take it, or simply write it 10th? It is only a few places higher and they would prepare a player for the preparation of the guard.
This tackle / guard dilemma is likely to be debated from now on until the day of the draft.
In any case, the custody or the tackle converted into guard, it seems that the line of line Williams would obtain an effective blocker.
#Texas Ot Kelvin Banks Jr. (6–4, 324)
Very raw, but naturally gifted passenger protector. Blocker of physical racing. Play with a lot of raw power. pic.twitter.com/i0ryjbji8d
– Jordan Reid (@jordan_reid) June 5, 2024
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