GM Ryan Poles and coach Matt Eberflus felt they accomplished both to varying degrees with their 10 total picks. And they started Saturday's final rounds by giving their third-year quarterback more explosive assets.
The initial help for Fields came on Thursday night with first-round tackle Darnell Wright, but continued on the final day Saturday when the Bears picked Texas running back Roschon Johnson and Cincinnati wide receiver Tyler Scott in the fourth round.
Johnson, a 6-foot, 219-pound back, served as Bijan Robinson's backup but impressed nonetheless with his running, receiving, blocking and special teams play. Johnson ran 392 times for 2,190 yards, averaging 5.6 yards a carry, and 23 TD runs. "Everybody says my dad looks like Mike Singletary," Scott added. "Literally, when we're in line at places, some people come up to him and ask, ‘Hey, I just gotta ask, are you Mike Singletary?'"
In the seventh round, it was defense again with Kennesaw State 6-1, 310-pound defensive tackle Travis Bell and Stanford safety Kendall Williamson. Bell is the first player drafted from his HBCU school and he worked a full-time job while playing his final year of football.
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