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Chicago Bears Mock Draft: Build trenches, compile victories

By Sravan Gannavarapu

Houston Texans mock draft: Will Anderson Jr. #31 of the Alabama Crimson Tide during the game against the Mississippi Rebels at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium on November 12, 2022 in Oxford, Mississippi. (Photo by Justin Ford/Getty Images)
Houston Texans mock draft: Will Anderson Jr. #31 of the Alabama Crimson Tide during the game against the Mississippi Rebels at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium on November 12, 2022 in Oxford, Mississippi. (Photo by Justin Ford/Getty Images) /
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SHREVEPORT, LOUISIANA – DECEMBER 18: Blake Freeland #71 of the BYU Cougars warms up prior to a game against the UAB Blazers during the Radiance Technologies Independence Bowl at Independence Stadium on December 18, 2021, in Shreveport, Louisiana. The Blazers defeated the Cougars 31-28. (Photo by Wesley Hitt/Getty Images)
SHREVEPORT, LOUISIANA – DECEMBER 18: Blake Freeland #71 of the BYU Cougars warms up prior to a game against the UAB Blazers during the Radiance Technologies Independence Bowl at Independence Stadium on December 18, 2021, in Shreveport, Louisiana. The Blazers defeated the Cougars 31-28. (Photo by Wesley Hitt/Getty Images) /

TRADE: Chicago Bears trade their 2023 3rd round pick to the LA Rams for a 2023 3rd and 2023 6th round pick

Round 3 via trade (LA Rams): Blake Freeland, OT, BYU

Big. That’s really what you can say. Big. At 6’8″ and 305 pounds, Blake Freeland is big enough and fast enough to play either left tackle or right tackle and be a mountainous presence in any blocking scheme. Freeland is also fast enough to explode off the line of scrimmage and drive defenders back into their lane, and in case anyone forgot, the Bears don’t exactly have those guys on their team right now.

They may have one guy in Teven Jenkins, and they get another one in John Michael Schmitz, but this roster needs more guys on the front line to allow Justin Fields to do his thing instead of sitting on the sideline in pain or lying on his back on the field. Freeland is a natural pass protector and is not afraid to get down and maul defensive players when running the football.

While some might be concerned about the size and how that can hold up, the Chicago Bears need anyone and anything to ensure that Fields is not scrambling for his life and instead working with precision and accuracy from the pocket and on the move. Blake Freeland is one that can make it happen.

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