Bears fans expect them to draft trenches with their first pick

Bears fans expect them to draft trenches with their first pick
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Bears fans expect them to draft an offensive of defensive lineman with their first pick.

Earlier this week, we asked you guys to predict the first position the Chicago Bears would draft. Whether that’s at ten overall, earlier in a trade-up, or later in a trade-down, 67% of you are expecting general manager Ryan Poles to address the trenches.

When we initially ran the Reacts survey question on Tuesday, running back was the odds-on favorite position according to our partners at FanDuel Sportsbook. Those odds still favor running back as Chicago’s first drafted player, but tight end has jumped both offensive and defensive line and is now the second favorite.

There’s been a lot of smoke from insiders discussing the Bears and the top two tight ends prospects, Tyler Warren and Colston Loveland.

Here are the current odds, along with their values on Tuesday, and where the position ranked.

  • Running Back +165 (+230 - 1st)
  • Tight End +320 (+600 - 4th)
  • Defensive Lineman/Edge +410 (+360 - 3rd)
  • Offensive Lineman +500 (+260 - 2nd)
  • Linebacker +850 (+700 - 5th)
  • Cornerback +1600 (+1300 - 6th)
  • Safety +3800 (+3200 - 7th)
  • Wide Receiver +4200 (no change)
  • Quarterback +15000 (no change)

Here are your full results from the poll.

Most of you had offensive line as the position the Bears would draft, and if you still feel that way, +500 is a decent payout. For those who don’t know what those numbers mean, +500 means if you wagered $100, you’d win $500, so the smaller the +, the more likely FanDuel thinks that’ll be the outcome.

If you think it’s tight end, then hopefully you got it when it was +600.

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