FanSided NFL Mock Draft: Chicago Bears Select Calvin Pryor
By Ernie Padaon
Dec 5, 2013; Cincinnati, OH, USA; Louisville Cardinals safety Calvin Pryor (25) against the Cincinnati Bearcats at Nippert Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Andrew Weber-USA TODAY Sports
We are running through our FanSided NFL Mock draft at the moment. This is where the editors around the network make the selections for their teams. We will be publishing the entire mock when it is complete on this site and will post each selection individually as they come in as well.
Here are the selections that have already been made by our FanSided editors:
| 1. Houston Texans | Jadeveon Clowney, DE, South Carolina |
| 2. St. Louis Rams (from Washington Redskins) | Khalil Mack, LB, Buffalo |
| 3. Jacksonville Jaguars | Teddy Bridgewater, QB, Louisville |
| 4. Cleveland Browns | Derek Carr, QB Fresno State |
| 5. Oakland Raiders | Sammy Watkins, WR, Clemson |
| 6. Atlanta Falcons | Jake Matthews, OT, Texas A&M |
| 7. Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Johnny Manziel, QB, Texas A&M |
| 8. Minnesota Vikings | Blake Bortles, QB, UCF |
| 9. Buffalo Bills | Mike Evans, WR, Texas A&M |
| 10. Detroit Lions | Greg Robinson, OT, Auburn |
| 11. Tennessee Titans | Anthony Barr, LB, UCLA |
| 12. New York Giants | Eric Ebron, TE, North Carolina |
| 13. St. Louis Rams | Aaron Donald, DT, Pitt |
With the 2nd pick in the NFL Draft, the Chicago Bears select…
Calvin Pryor, S, Louisville
Selection made by Mike Burzawa, Bear Goggles On
Here is the analysis on the selection:
The Bears were historically bad on defense in 2013, so there is a big need to bolster that side of the ball. Phil Emery invested a lot of free agent resources to rebuild the defensive line. A lot of people hoped defensive tackle Aaron Donald will slip to #14, but with him off the board, the Bears focus on their next biggest need, safety. Calvin Pryor is known as a bit of a thumper in the defensive backfield, so he’ll add an intimidation factor that the Bears have lacked in the safety position since Gary Fencik.