Chicago Bears: What did Pace, Nagy see in each 2018 NFL Draft pick?

Wide Receiver Javon Wims, Georgia

One of the best questions asked over the weekend, directed at Pace, was a question by one of the members of the Chicago media who asked how a number one wideout, from a team who appeared in the National Championship last season, ended up falling to the seventh round.

When you phrase it that way, that alone makes it seem like the Bears got a steal. Pace responded:

"“He’s played in a lot of big games and he’s made big plays in big moments, so I can just say we were happy he was there … we were hoping he was going to be there.”"

What did Pace like about Javon Wims that made him such a special pick?

"“Big, physical … he has outstanding hands, outstanding catch radius … body control … a guy Matt and I have talked about for a long time. We were really excited to get him at that point in the draft.”"

It was clear that Pace wanted to stack up the competition at receiver over the weekend, using two draft picks on the position and bringing in even more via the undrafted free agent pool.

Wims definitely seems like a special player who could develop into a nice piece under the leadership of Nagy and his staff. His production wasn’t off the charts, but Georgia had a lot of fantastic pieces offensively, specifically in the run game, that attributed to Wims not being the focal point.

So, what could he do as a pro? That will be fun to find out. He finished last season with 45 receptions for 720 yards and seven touchdowns — that’s an average of 16.0 yards per catch, by the way.