The time for speculation is nearing an end. This evening at around 8:30 p.m. Central, the Chicago Bears will be on the clock (unless they trade), and we'll all know what general manager Ryan Poles will have done with his first-ever first-round draft pick.
There really isn't a wrong direction he could take with the ninth overall pick in the 2023 NFL Draft because this franchise could use help up and down the roster, but I do believe the trenches need some extra TLC.
The odds favor an offensive lineman being selected, so those were the top choices I put on this week's SB Nation Reacts poll question, and Ohio State's Paris Johnson Jr.