As we all know, the Bears made waves last weekend by trading up to select David Montgomery with the 73rd pick of the NFL draft. The 2019 edition of Ryan Pace’s annual “get my guy” trade served to effectively finalize the starting lineup while providing us with the identity of the man who will step into the role that Jordan Howard left behind. And, at first glance, there’s a lot to like about this pick.
Montgomery comes across like a talented back — as a hard-nosed runner out of Iowa State University, he racked up 1,216 yards in his stellar senior season and was called “the reason why [Iowa State’s] program changed” by his coach Matt Campbell.