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NFL power rankings: Post-2019 NFL Draft breakdown for all 32 teams

By Peter Panacy

NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE - APRIL 25: Andre Dillard of Washington State reacts after being chosen #22 overall by the Philadelphia Eagles during the first round of the 2019 NFL Draft on April 25, 2019 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images)
NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE - APRIL 25: Andre Dillard of Washington State reacts after being chosen #22 overall by the Philadelphia Eagles during the first round of the 2019 NFL Draft on April 25, 2019 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images) /
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CHICAGO, IL – JANUARY 06: Mitchell Trubisky #10 and Marcus Williams #31 of the Chicago Bears walk out to the field before an NFC Wild Card playoff game against the Philadelphia Eagles at Soldier Field on January 6, 2019 in Chicago, Illinois. The Eagles defeated the Bears 16-15. (Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images)
CHICAGO, IL – JANUARY 06: Mitchell Trubisky #10 and Marcus Williams #31 of the Chicago Bears walk out to the field before an NFC Wild Card playoff game against the Philadelphia Eagles at Soldier Field on January 6, 2019 in Chicago, Illinois. The Eagles defeated the Bears 16-15. (Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images) /

Chicago Bears. 6. team. 57. . . Previous:

Bears’ Drafted Players Table
Rnd Player Pick Pos College/Univ
3 David Montgomery 73 RB Iowa St.
4 Riley Ridley 126 WR Georgia
6 Duke Shelley 205 CB Kansas St.
7 Kerrith Whyte Jr. 222 RB Florida Atlantic
7 Stephen Denmark 238 CB Valdosta St.

Provided by Pro-Football-Reference.com: View Original Table
Generated 5/1/2019.

Like the Cowboys, the Bears can look at highlight reels of Khalil Mack when worrying about what happened to their first-round pick. No need to change NFL power rankings here.

Chicago’s defense is again going to be the staple of the team’s success this season. And with Mack, that’s pretty easy. True, the Bears lost a quality safety in Adrian Amos, yet landing Ha Ha Clinton-Dix should help alleviate that well enough. Additionally, one should feel pretty happy with Kansas State’s Duke Shelley — an underrated defensive back with plenty of upside if he pans out.

That said, head coach Matt Nagy will likely miss his former defensive coordinator, now-Broncos head coach Vic Fangio, who was instrumental in getting the most out of a turnover-generating Bears defense last season.

Those numbers will likely take a small hit in 2019, and that puts a bit more pressure on quarterback Mitchell Trubisky and the offense to deliver.

Grabbing Iowa State’s David Montgomery was a solid move and should be seen as a nice long-term upgrade over former Bears running back Jordan Howard, who is now out of the picture. And Georgia’s Riley Ridley, whose collegiate stats were overly impressive in a run-first offense, has plenty of upside, too. Getting him in Round 4 was a steal.

The situation might be a bit more difficult in 2019, but the Bears are still the team to beat in the NFC North and a legitimate NFC contender this season.