Chicago Bears 2019 NFL Draft Primer: Everything you need to know

19. Trade partners to consider

Over the last three NFL Drafts, Ryan Pace has developed a reputation for moving both up and down the draft board. In 2016 and 2017, he traded up for Leonard Floyd and Mitchell Trubisky, while in 2018, he tried to trade up twice in the first-round.

While most think that because the Bears have just five draft picks, they are not in a position to move up or down the draft board, if there is a player Pace covets, he’ll figure out a way to get him on the Bears.

Courtesy of the NFL’s Draft Value Chart, which sets a point value for each draft pick, there are some trades the Bears could make that could net them an extra pick in this year’s draft or even allow them to move up the board. The Bears could experiment with their third-round pick (87th overall) which is worth 155 points. To trade up about seven spots in the third round with a team like the Cleveland Browns (80th overall, 190 points) would require the Bears to give up their 2019 fourth-round pick (126th overall).

If the Bears are interested in recouping an extra fifth or sixth-round pick, then experimenting with this year’s fourth-round pick could be the best case scenario for Ryan Pace. Since the Bears, fourth-round pick is worth 46 points, trading down six spots with a team like the New York Giants could net the Bears a high fifth-round pick.

Considering the lack of draft capital this year, a major trade up would require the Bears to sacrifice some 2020 draft capital. As of right now, since the team is projected to have ten picks in the 2020 draft, so if the team engages in trade negotiations the Bears do have some wiggle room available.