Post by Funkytown on Feb 18, 2019 13:54:37 GMT -6
Draft History: Grades and stats for every first- and second-round pick since 2015 NFC North edition
Rest of the NFCN at the link for comparison:
www.profootballfocus.com/news/pro-draft-history-grades-and-stats-for-every-first-and-second-round-pick-since-2015-nfc-north-edition
CHICAGO BEARS
2015
Kevin White, wide receiver
Round 1, Pick 7
Career-high overall grade: 66.0 (2016)
It’s hard to label White’s tenure in Chicago so far as anything other than a disappointment. He missed the entirety of his first season in 2015 and has played just 409 snaps in the three seasons since due to a growing list of injuries. In total, he has caught 25 of 46 targets for just 285 receiving yards and a passer rating when targeted of 64.1. The former top-10 selection will hope to stay healthy and turn his career around elsewhere in 2019.
Eddie Goldman, interior defensive lineman
Round 2, Pick 39
Career-high overall grade: 89.2 (2018)
When the Bears gave their 24-year-old run-stuffing interior defensive lineman a big-time contract extension prior to the season, it caught some people off-guard. Prior to this year, Goldman had been solid but not outstanding with season grades ranging from 65.2 to 75.9. He elevated his game to a new level this past season, though, ranking 12th among 112 qualifiers at the position in overall grade. He excelled in run defense, ranking among the top-10 interior defensive linemen in both run-defense grade (90.4) and run-stop percentage (11.6%).
2016
Leonard Floyd, edge defender
Round 1, Pick 9
Career-high overall grade: 69.6 (2018)
One of the concerns with Floyd coming into the NFL was that he won a lot purely on athleticism rather than winning with a refined pass-rushing skillset. That athleticism hasn’t translated to the same level of success against NFL tackles as it did in his time with Georgia. Since entering the league in 2016, Floyd has generated 111 pressures on 956 pass-rushing snaps. His pressure rate of 11.6% and pass-rush win rate of 12.8% both rank among the bottom half of the 85 pass rushers with 500 or more pass-rushing snaps over that span. He is coming off the highest-graded season of his career in 2018, however, that came largely on the back of a 78.0 run defense grade.
Cody Whitehair, center
Round 2, Pick 56
Career-high overall grade: 87.5 (2016)
Whitehair has been a fixture on the Bears’ offensive line since his selection in the second round of the 2016 draft, playing 900 or more snaps each year. He came out of the gates very strong – his 87.5 grade as a rookie ranked behind only Alex Mack and Matt Paradis among all centers. Though he hasn’t quite lived up to that level of play in the two years since, he has finished with a grade above 70.0 that has been good enough for the upper half of the position.
2017
Mitchell Trubisky, quarterback
Round 1, Pick 2
Career-high overall grade: 66.4 (2017)
Any time you trade up and take a quarterback at the top of the draft, the move will be scrutinized. On the surface, the move appears to have paid off; in just his second season, Trubisky completed 66.6% of his passes (13th) and recorded a passer rating of 95.4 (15th) to go along with 320 rushing yards on scrambles (3rd). What those surface statistics don’t show is that Trubisky’s passer rating was helped by routine throws such as screens (115.1 rating – 3rd in the league) and that he ranked 30th in the NFL in accuracy rate based on PFF ball location data. While the Bears can continue to put him in good situations to succeed with scheme and playmakers around him, Trubisky will need to elevate his own play to take them to the next level.
Adam Shaheen, tight end
Round 2, Pick 45
Career-high overall grade: 72.2 (2017)
Shaheen has seen limited opportunity on the field over his first two seasons, playing just over 200 snaps each of his first two seasons. He showed promise as a receiver in his rookie season with eight of his 12 receptions going for first downs to match a 144.0 passer rating when targeted, but that came on just 66 routes run. After returning from the Injured Reserve list this past season, Shaheen ran only 51 routes and caught five passes for 48 yards in the regular season. The 6’5” 270-pound tight end dubbed “Baby Gronk” will look for more opportunities to live up to the nickname in 2019.
2018
Roquan Smith, linebacker
Round 1, Pick 8
Career-high overall grade: 67.4 (2018)
The Georgia linebacker joined the Bears coming off a tremendous college career in which he notched 90.0-plus elite grades in both 2016 and 2017. Smith didn’t quite see that level of success immediately at the NFL level, but he did turn in a productive rookie campaign with over 100 tackles and 12 quarterback pressures. He was strongest in coverage, where his 72.7 coverage grade was significantly higher than his 53.8 run-defense grade. In a league that is continuously trending to the pass, that isn’t necessarily the worst thing for the Bears’ defense.
James Daniels, guard
Round 2, Pick 39
Career-high overall grade: 63.6 (2018)
Daniels saw his first regular season action in Week 4 but did not receive his first start at left guard for an injured Eric Kush until Week 8. On the season, he ranked 10th among 35 qualifying left guards in overall grade – a strong start for the rookie. In total, Daniels allowed 23 pressures on 479 pass-blocking snaps.
Anthony Miller, wide receiver
Round 2, Pick 51
Career-high overall grade: 60.6 (2018)
Miller mostly manned the slot in his rookie season, an area where he excelled at Memphis with 3.43 slot yards per route run (sixth in the nation). For the Bears, Miller ran 68.7% of his routes from the slot where he caught 26 passes for 350 yards and 1.41 yards per route run. He showed a knack for the end zone with seven touchdowns on his 33 receptions, but Miller paired that with four drops on 37 catchable passes. That drop rate of 10.8% ranked worst among wide receivers on the team.
2015
Kevin White, wide receiver
Round 1, Pick 7
Career-high overall grade: 66.0 (2016)
It’s hard to label White’s tenure in Chicago so far as anything other than a disappointment. He missed the entirety of his first season in 2015 and has played just 409 snaps in the three seasons since due to a growing list of injuries. In total, he has caught 25 of 46 targets for just 285 receiving yards and a passer rating when targeted of 64.1. The former top-10 selection will hope to stay healthy and turn his career around elsewhere in 2019.
Eddie Goldman, interior defensive lineman
Round 2, Pick 39
Career-high overall grade: 89.2 (2018)
When the Bears gave their 24-year-old run-stuffing interior defensive lineman a big-time contract extension prior to the season, it caught some people off-guard. Prior to this year, Goldman had been solid but not outstanding with season grades ranging from 65.2 to 75.9. He elevated his game to a new level this past season, though, ranking 12th among 112 qualifiers at the position in overall grade. He excelled in run defense, ranking among the top-10 interior defensive linemen in both run-defense grade (90.4) and run-stop percentage (11.6%).
2016
Leonard Floyd, edge defender
Round 1, Pick 9
Career-high overall grade: 69.6 (2018)
One of the concerns with Floyd coming into the NFL was that he won a lot purely on athleticism rather than winning with a refined pass-rushing skillset. That athleticism hasn’t translated to the same level of success against NFL tackles as it did in his time with Georgia. Since entering the league in 2016, Floyd has generated 111 pressures on 956 pass-rushing snaps. His pressure rate of 11.6% and pass-rush win rate of 12.8% both rank among the bottom half of the 85 pass rushers with 500 or more pass-rushing snaps over that span. He is coming off the highest-graded season of his career in 2018, however, that came largely on the back of a 78.0 run defense grade.
Cody Whitehair, center
Round 2, Pick 56
Career-high overall grade: 87.5 (2016)
Whitehair has been a fixture on the Bears’ offensive line since his selection in the second round of the 2016 draft, playing 900 or more snaps each year. He came out of the gates very strong – his 87.5 grade as a rookie ranked behind only Alex Mack and Matt Paradis among all centers. Though he hasn’t quite lived up to that level of play in the two years since, he has finished with a grade above 70.0 that has been good enough for the upper half of the position.
2017
Mitchell Trubisky, quarterback
Round 1, Pick 2
Career-high overall grade: 66.4 (2017)
Any time you trade up and take a quarterback at the top of the draft, the move will be scrutinized. On the surface, the move appears to have paid off; in just his second season, Trubisky completed 66.6% of his passes (13th) and recorded a passer rating of 95.4 (15th) to go along with 320 rushing yards on scrambles (3rd). What those surface statistics don’t show is that Trubisky’s passer rating was helped by routine throws such as screens (115.1 rating – 3rd in the league) and that he ranked 30th in the NFL in accuracy rate based on PFF ball location data. While the Bears can continue to put him in good situations to succeed with scheme and playmakers around him, Trubisky will need to elevate his own play to take them to the next level.
Adam Shaheen, tight end
Round 2, Pick 45
Career-high overall grade: 72.2 (2017)
Shaheen has seen limited opportunity on the field over his first two seasons, playing just over 200 snaps each of his first two seasons. He showed promise as a receiver in his rookie season with eight of his 12 receptions going for first downs to match a 144.0 passer rating when targeted, but that came on just 66 routes run. After returning from the Injured Reserve list this past season, Shaheen ran only 51 routes and caught five passes for 48 yards in the regular season. The 6’5” 270-pound tight end dubbed “Baby Gronk” will look for more opportunities to live up to the nickname in 2019.
2018
Roquan Smith, linebacker
Round 1, Pick 8
Career-high overall grade: 67.4 (2018)
The Georgia linebacker joined the Bears coming off a tremendous college career in which he notched 90.0-plus elite grades in both 2016 and 2017. Smith didn’t quite see that level of success immediately at the NFL level, but he did turn in a productive rookie campaign with over 100 tackles and 12 quarterback pressures. He was strongest in coverage, where his 72.7 coverage grade was significantly higher than his 53.8 run-defense grade. In a league that is continuously trending to the pass, that isn’t necessarily the worst thing for the Bears’ defense.
James Daniels, guard
Round 2, Pick 39
Career-high overall grade: 63.6 (2018)
Daniels saw his first regular season action in Week 4 but did not receive his first start at left guard for an injured Eric Kush until Week 8. On the season, he ranked 10th among 35 qualifying left guards in overall grade – a strong start for the rookie. In total, Daniels allowed 23 pressures on 479 pass-blocking snaps.
Anthony Miller, wide receiver
Round 2, Pick 51
Career-high overall grade: 60.6 (2018)
Miller mostly manned the slot in his rookie season, an area where he excelled at Memphis with 3.43 slot yards per route run (sixth in the nation). For the Bears, Miller ran 68.7% of his routes from the slot where he caught 26 passes for 350 yards and 1.41 yards per route run. He showed a knack for the end zone with seven touchdowns on his 33 receptions, but Miller paired that with four drops on 37 catchable passes. That drop rate of 10.8% ranked worst among wide receivers on the team.
Rest of the NFCN at the link for comparison:
www.profootballfocus.com/news/pro-draft-history-grades-and-stats-for-every-first-and-second-round-pick-since-2015-nfc-north-edition
