Field Yates Finds the BEST Value Picks in the Chicago Bears NFL Draft

Mark Carman· Host0:00

The best in the business, my guy, ESPN, the draft expert, fantasy football expert, every expert anything football, the great Field Yates joining us here on the CHGO Bears Podcast. Where are you, Field? You look like you're in, uh, somewhere fun maybe. Uh- Oh.

Field Yates· Guest0:15

I'm in a dimly lit studio here at ESPN.

Speaker 1· Host0:18

We're arguing about consensus boards for the last week- Go ahead.

Field Yates· Guest0:22

Yeah ...

Speaker 1· Host0:22

Field. So save us, because, you know, I, I, you know, obviously it's, it's all trust in Ben Johnson here in Chicago, but your overall view of, of this conversation of what's a reach, what's a team board, what's a consensus, you know, pick, uh, versus what the Bears did here in this draft.

Field Yates· Guest0:41

There was only one player that I thought was a surprise to see where he went from the Bears layout of picks, and that was Xavien Thomas, who, uh, in Ben we trust probably applies to a wide receiver like that. Let's talk about some of the things that Xavien brings to the table that I think would make him appealing and make him the kind of guy that might not last much longer than where the Bears did. He's incredibly fast. He's like four three fast. Uh, good size. He was underutilized, uh, this past year at LSU. The offense was just kind of a mess this past season, but he can flat out fly, and we know that Ben Johnson has an affinity for speed. I don't know if you guys have yet watched the video the Bears released about their free agency plans, and they were focusing mostly on the defensive side of the ball, but they kept talking about the need to get