Going into his first draft as Bears general manager, Ryan Pace and his personnel staff compiled a “cloud” of players they graded as worth the No. 7 overall pick of that draft, the one the Bears held as day one opened. They were ranked, and not everyone in that cluster of players – numbering eight, sources have said – carried the same grade, just the determination that the Bears would be fine with any or whichever ones that were still on the board in what has been the only of Pace’s three drafts in which the Bears didn’t move up to make their first pick.
As NFL Draft approaches, Ryan Pace 'cloud' forms with Bears' options
