The Bears finally made a move on their defensive line, trading up Saturday to get Georgia Tech defensive tackle Jordan van den Berg in the sixth round with the No. 213 overall pick. They sent both of their seventh-round picks, Nos. 239 and 241 overall, to the Bills for the selection. That would end the draft for the Bears unless they make a deal to get additional picks.
Van den Berg, 24, was born in Johannesburg and moved to the U.S. at 10. He began his college career as a walk-on at Iowa Western, then transferred to Penn State and eventually Georgia Tech. He had 44 tackles last season, including 11 for loss.
Even with the Bears’ need to improve on the defensive line, it’ll be a tough path for van den Berg to get a spot on the depth chart. Grady Jarrett and Gervon Dexter are the starting defensive tackles, with veteran Neville Gallimore and others behind them.
Here is the Bears’ draft class so far:
Round 1, No. 25 overall: Oregon S Dillon Thieneman
Round 2, No. 57 overall: Iowa C Logan Jones
Round 3, No. 69 overall: Stanford TE Sam Roush
Round 3, No. 89 overall: LSU WR Zavion Thomas
Round 4, No. 124 overall: Texas CB Malik Muhammad
Round 5, No. 166 overall: Arizona State LB Keyshaun Elliott
Round 6, No. 213 overall: Georgia Tech DT Jordan van den Berg
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Elliott started the last two years at Arizona State.
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The pick gives the Bears some competition for Tyrique Stevenson and Terell Smith as those two head into the final season of their contracts.
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