Chicago Bears: Big board for 2018 NFL Draft

6. Defensive end Bradley Chubb, North Carolina State

Seeing Bradley Chubb fall to the Bears would also be shocking, but not out of the realm of possibilities. I’ll say it again: The quarterback-needy teams in this draft might surprise us more than we think within the first seven picks.

Not to mention, quarterback-needy teams that are outside the top seven picks could surprise us as well. With a guy like Lamar Jackson’s stock going up over the last few weeks, even he could find himself going to a desperate enough team higher than some thought.

Chubb is the clear-cut premier defensive player in this draft. All of the other first-round pass rushers are in a level just below his, and while they’re still worth drafting, none are as good as Chubb.

Last year, Myles Garrett saw himself go first overall and was a consensus number one prospect in the draft by most experts. This year, some have even given Chubb a higher grade overall than Garrett had last year.

If the Bears found themselves in position to either draft Chubb, or trade up one or two picks to get him, I’d say Pace is within his right to make it happen. Putting Chubb on the field with Leonard Floyd would give the Bears an immediate 20 sacks between the two of them in 2018 — minimum.

I’d see Chubb not only as a building block for this defense, but a player who could instantly catapult this group into the top six or seven defenses in football.