Chicago Bears Mock Draft: Mitchell Trubisky can breathe, for now
By Ryan Heckman
Washington. player. 57. Scouting Report. Pick Analysis. TE. Hunter Bryant. 2
With the way the tight end group looked last season, the Bears have to explore both free agency and the draft. Pace might even be obligated to use one of their first two picks at the position — and Hunter Bryant would be well-worth the selection.
Think about everything Trey Burton was supposed to be. That’s Bryant, in a nutshell.
Bryant doesn’t have overwhelming size, standing 6-foot-2, but he does a lot of things well in the receiving game. Quite honestly, he’s more of a bigger receiver than he is anything else. He can line up anywhere, which is exactly how Matt Nagy wanted to use Burton within this offense.
He runs decent routes, but where Bryant really catches your eye is while the ball is in the air. He’s phenomenal at adjusting to the ball and positioning himself for the catch. Even high-pointing and snagging the over-the-shoulder type of passes are both within his arsenal.
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Bryant is also great at making moves after the catch in order to gain extra yardage. A common NFL comparison for Bryant is Evan Engram. If you’d be happy with Engram, you’d love Bryant on the Bears.
This last season at Washington, Bryant caught 52 passes for 825 yards and three scores.
Should he be the pick at no. 50, Bryant should immediately step in as the Bears’ starter — at least I would hope. Training camp would see Burton starting, but once they see how much Bryant brings to the offense, ideally he would supplant Burton as the starter.