But versatility is one of the things that prompted the Bears to use the 39th overall draft pick on Daniels, who won’t turn 21 until after the regular-season opener.
“The benefit of having a guy like James Daniels is he can play different positions,” coach Matt Nagy said. “So (we’ll) be able to let him come in here and play guard and see what he can do, learn from the other guys, let (offensive line coach) Harry (Hiestand) teach these guys the technique. He’s a young kid now, (and) his arrow is pointing up, (and) it gives us an opportunity to let Cody (Whitehair) grow at center.