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2018 NFL Draft: Full Round 1 mock for all 32 teams amid NFL Scouting Combine

By Peter Panacy

PHILADELPHIA, PA - APRIL 27: (L-R) Thomas Davis of the Carolina Panthers looks on as Commissioner of the National Football League Roger Goodell speaks during the first round of the 2017 NFL Draft at the Philadelphia Museum of Art on April 27, 2017 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Jeff Zelevansky/Getty Images)
PHILADELPHIA, PA - APRIL 27: (L-R) Thomas Davis of the Carolina Panthers looks on as Commissioner of the National Football League Roger Goodell speaks during the first round of the 2017 NFL Draft at the Philadelphia Museum of Art on April 27, 2017 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Jeff Zelevansky/Getty Images) /
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NEW ORLEANS, LA – JANUARY 01: Calvin Ridley #3 of the Alabama Crimson Tide celebrates a reception for a touchdown in the first quarter of the AllState Sugar Bowl against the Clemson Tigers at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome on January 1, 2018 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images)
NEW ORLEANS, LA – JANUARY 01: Calvin Ridley #3 of the Alabama Crimson Tide celebrates a reception for a touchdown in the first quarter of the AllState Sugar Bowl against the Clemson Tigers at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome on January 1, 2018 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images) /

57. . Wide Receiver. Alabama. Calvin Ridley. 8. player

The Chicago Bears gave up quite a lot to move up one spot to grab quarterback Mitchell Trubisky in last year’s NFL Draft. Now it’s time to start supplying him with weapons.

With wide receiver Kevin White not exactly panning out over the last two seasons, the Bears’ focus should shift to yet another wideout early. Not long ago, a big-bodied target like SMU’s Courtland Sutton would have been the ideal target.

But the name rising up many a draft board has been Alabama’s Calvin Ridley as of late.

If Ridley winds up being one of the top performers at the NFL Scouting Combine during receiver drills on Mar. 3, look for him to be Chicago’s go-to target in Round 1.