Looking Back: 2009 Chicago Bears Draft

Most experts tell you that it takes 3 years to evaluate a draft. Most of these guys saved us the trouble and exited MUCH earlier:

3     68     Jarron Gilbert     DT    He can jump out of a pool and that's the extent of his talents.  Currently being trained at Sea World as he would never hurt a trainer or any living human being.
3     99     Juaquin Iglesias     WR     Couldn't play dead.  Another fine Angelo 3rd-round gem!
4     105     Henry Melton     DE     Melton has shown some flash after being moved to the inside.  It's taken a few years but he's starting to come on.
4    119     D.J. Moore     DB     Lots of mixed feelings on the young nickelback but I like Moore and think this was the best player taken this season which isn't high praise but ...
5     140     Johnny Knox     WR     Knox has shown great speed and straight line ability but he's a middle of the road NFL WR.  With the addition of Brandon Marshall in the offseason, this year is make-or-break for the kid out of Abilene Christian.
5     154     Marcus Freeman     LB     Currently washing cars with Mike Okwo and Dan Bazuin after not even making it out of camp
6     190     Al Afalava     DB     Another swing at miss at safety. Afalava never lived up to his hype and is out of the league.
7     246     Lance Louis     G     Talk about a guy who can't play dead. Amazingly he kept getting a chance.  Bears love their late-round BAD offensive lineman.
7     251     Derek Kinder     WR     Hard to expect a 7th-rounder to do much and he didn't.  Never made it out of camp.
   
So the best player in the 2009 draft was D.J. Moore.  Henry Melton has looked impressive now working on the inside and Knox is up in the air.  On a normal NFL-grading scale you would consider this a D+ draft. On the Jerry Angelo sliding-retard scale, I would give it two balloons and some sidewalk chalk.

Official 2012 Draft Big Board

Overall Name Pos College

1 Andrew Luck QB Stanford

2 Robert Griffin III QB Baylor

3 Matt Kalil OT Southern California

4 Trent Richardson RB Alabama

5 Morris Claiborne CB LSU

6 Justin Blackmon WR Oklahoma State

7 Quinton Coples DE North Carolina

8 David DeCastro OG Stanford

9 Luke Kuechly LB Boston College

10 Michael Floyd WR Notre Dame

11 Dre Kirkpatrick CB Alabama

12 Riley Reiff OT Iowa

13 Melvin Ingram DE South Carolina

14 Courtney Upshaw LB Alabama

15 Fletcher Cox DT Mississippi State

16 Michael Brockers DT LSU

17 Kendall Wright WR Baylor

18 Dontari Poe DT Memphis

19 Whitney Mercilus DE Illinois

20 Jonathan Martin OT Stanford

21 Devon Still DT Penn State

22 Stephon Gilmore CB South Carolina

23 Mark Barron S Alabama

24 Ryan Tannehill QB Texas A&M

25 Cordy Glenn OG Georgia

26 Dont'a Hightower ILB Alabama

27 Peter Konz C Wisconsin

28 Janoris Jenkins CB North Alabama

29 Nick Perry DE Southern California

30 Stephen Hill WR Georgia Tech

31 David Wilson RB Virginia Tech

32 Andre Branch DE Clemson

33 Lamar Miller RB Miami

34 Jerel Worthy DT Michigan State

35 Doug Martin RB Boise State

36 Zach Brown LB North Carolina

37 Vinny Curry DE Marshall

38 Kevin Zeitler OG Wisconsin

39 Dwayne Allen TE Clemson

40 Coby Fleener TE Stanford

41 Alshon Jeffery WR South Carolina

42 Brandon Thompson DT Clemson

43 Amini Silatolu OG Midwestern State

44 Mike Adams OT Ohio State

45 Kendall Reyes DT Connecticut

46 Chandler Jones DE Syracuse

47 Lavonte David LB Nebraska

48 Rueben Randle WR LSU

49 Kelechi Osemele OG Iowa State

50 Mohamed Sanu WR Rutgers

51 Brandon Weeden QB Oklahoma State

52 Bobby Wagner LB Utah State

53 Shea McClellin LB Boise State

54 Alfonzo Dennard CB Nebraska

55 Harrison Smith S Notre Dame

56 Jared Crick DT Nebraska

57 Jayron Hosley CB Virginia Tech

58 Ronnell Lewis LB Oklahoma

59 Casey Hayward CB Vanderbilt

60 Brandon Boykin CB Georgia

61 Josh Robinson CB Central Florida

62 Juron Criner WR Arizona

63 Orson Charles TE Georgia

64 Jamell Fleming CB Oklahoma

65 Chase Minnifield CB Virginia

66 Mychal Kendricks MLB California

67 Chris Polk RB Washington

68 Alameda Ta'amu DT Washington

69 LaMichael James RB Oregon

70 Josh Chapman DT Alabama

71 Mitchell Schwartz OT California

72 Brock Osweiler QB Arizona State

73 Brian Quick WR Appalachian State

74 Markelle Martin S Oklahoma State

75 Brandon Brooks OG Miami (Ohio)

76 Ben Jones C Georgia

77 Billy Winn DT Boise State

78 Nick Toon WR Wisconsin

79 Mike Martin DT Michigan

80 Bruce Irvin LB West Virginia

81 Trumaine Johnson CB Montana

82 Ryan Broyles WR Oklahoma

83 Bernard Pierce RB Temple

84 Isaiah Pead RB Cincinnati

85 James Brown OG Troy

86 Kirk Cousins QB Michigan State

87 Sean Spence OLB Miami

88 Dwight Jones WR North Carolina

89 Ladarius Green TE Louisiana-Lafayette

90 Marvin McNutt WR Iowa

91 Joe Adams WR Arkansas

92 Vontaze Burfict LB Arizona State

93 Travis Lewis LB Oklahoma

94 Bobby Massie OT Mississippi

95 Chris Givens WR Wake Forest

96 Marvin Jones WR California

97 Cam Johnson DE Virginia

98 George Iloka S Boise State

99 Brandon Washington T/G Miami

100 Nigel Bradham LB Florida State

101 Derek Wolfe DT Cincinnati

102 Josh Norman CB Coastal Carolina

103 Leonard Johnson CB Iowa State

104 Dwight Bentley CB Louisiana-Lafayette

105 Robert Turbin RB Utah State

106 Philip Blake C Baylor

107 Jonathan Massaquoi DE Troy

108 Nate Potter OT Boise State

109 Jeff Allen OT Illinois

110 Keenan Robinson OLB Texas

111 Senio Kelemete OG Washington

112 Michael Egnew TE Missouri

113 Lucas Nix OG Pittsburgh

114 Tommy Streeter WR Miami

115 Russell Wilson QB Wisconsin

116 Nick Foles QB Arizona

117 Audie Cole MLB/OLB North Carolina State

118 Terrell Manning OLB North Carolina State

119 Jeff Fuller WR Texas A&M

120 Levy Adcock OT Oklahoma State

121 A.J. Jenkins WR Illinois

122 Demario Davis OLB Arkansas State

123 James-Michael Johnson MLB Nevada

124 Antonio Allen SS South Carolina

125 Michael Brewster C Ohio State

126 Greg Childs WR Arkansas

127 Matt Reynolds OT BYU

128 Mike Brewster C Ohio State

129 Brandon Taylor S LSU

130 Tony Bergstrom G Utah

131 Matt McCants OT UAB

132 Cyrus Gray RB Texas A&M

133 Malik Jackson DE Tennessee

134 Jake Bequette DE Arkansas

135 Jaye Howard DT Florida

136 DeQuan Menzie CB Alabama

137 Emmanuel Acho OLB/ILB Texas

138 Kheeston Randall 5T Texas

139 Marcus Forston DT Miami

140 Tank Carder ILB TCU

141 Ronnie Hillman RB San Diego State

142 Jarius Wright WR Arkansas

143 Coryell Judie CB Texas A&M

144 Andrew Datko OT Florida State

145 Donnie Fletcher CB Boston College

146 Ryan Miller G Colorado

147 Jerry Franklin OLB Arkansas

148 Tydreke Powell DT North Carolina

149 DeVier Posey WR Ohio State

150 Frank Alexander DE Oklahoma

151 Brandon Lindsey DE/OLB Pittsburgh

152 Tim Benford WR Tennessee Tech

153 Gerell Robinson WR Arizona State

154 Travian Robertson DT South Carolina

155 Cliff Harris CB Oregon

156 Danny Trevathan OLB Kentucky

157 Julian Miller DE West Virginia

158 Dominique Hamilton DT Missouri

159 David Paulson TE Oregon

160 Jordan White WR Western Michigan

161 Logan Harrell DT Fresno State

162 Will Blackwell G LSU

163 Tyrone Crawford DE Boise State

164 Brandon Mosley OT Auburn

165 Josh Kaddu OLB Oregon

166 Trevin Wade CB Arizona

167 Ron Brooks CB LSU

168 Donald Stephenson OT Oklahoma

169 Bryan Anger P California

170 Trenton Robinson FS Michigan State

171 Kyle Wilber OLB Wake Forest

172 Chris Rainey RB Florida

173 Omar Bolden CB Arizona State

174 Ryan Lindley QB San Diego State

175 Deangelo Peterson TE LSU

176 Aaron Henry FS Wisconsin

177 Trevor Guyton DE California

178 Vick Ballard RB Mississippi State

179 Tom Compton OT South Dakota

180 Rishard Matthews WR Nevada

181 Josh LeRibeus OG Southern Methodist

182 Jack Crawford DE Penn State

183 T.Y. Hilton WR Florida International

184 Christian Thompson FS South Carolina State

185 Rhett Ellison TE Southern California

186 Brandon Hardin FS Oregon State

187 Winston Guy Jr. S Kentucky

188 Shaun Prater CB Iowa

189 Edwin Baker RB Michigan State

190 Ryan Steed CB Furman

191 Brett Roy DT Nevada

192 Tauren Poole RB Tennessee

193 B.J. Coleman QB Chattanooga

194 Devon Wylie WR Fresno State

195 Chase Ford TE Miami

196 Junior Hemingway WR Michigan

197 Terrance Ganaway RB Baylor

198 Alex Hoffman-Ellis OLB Washington State

199 Hebron Fangupo DT Brigham Young

200 Asa Jackson CB Cal Poly

201 Evan Rodriguez FB Temple

202 Garrett Celek TE Michigan State

203 David Molk C Michigan

204 Janzen Jackson FS McNeese State

205 Mike Harris CB Florida State

206 Duke Ihenacho SS San Jose State

207 Dan Herron RB Ohio State

208 Jacquies Smith DE Missouri

209 Davin Meggett RB Maryland

210 Matt Reynolds OT Brigham Young

211 George Bryan TE North Carolina State

212 Rishaw Johnson OG California (PA)

213 Justin Bethel FS Presbyterian

214 Chris Greenwood CB Albion

215 Brad Smelley FB Alabama

216 Michael Smith RB Utah State

217 DaJohn Harris DT Southern California

218 Eric Page WR Toledo

219 Eddie Pleasant SS Oregon

220 Austin Davis QB Southern Mississippi

221 Lamar Holmes OT Southern Mississippi

222 Brandon Bolden RB Mississippi

223 Keith Tandy CB West Virginia

224 Quentin Saulsberry C Mississippi State

225 James Hanna TE Oklahoma

226 Tim Fugger DE Vanderbilt

227 Olivier Vernon DE Miami (Fla.)

228 Matt Veldman TE North Dakota State

229 Tavon Wilson FS Illinois

230 Desmond Wynn OG Rutgers

231 Tyler Nielsen OLB Iowa

232 Coty Sensabaugh CB Clemson

233 Akiem Hicks DT Regina

234 Emil Igwenagu FB Massachusetts

235 Danny Coale WR Virginia Tech

236 Kelcie McCray SS Arkansas State

237 Najee Good ILB West Virginia

238 Bobby Rainey RB Western Kentucky

239 Kellen Moore QB Boise State

240 Marcel Jones OT Nebraska

241 Micah Pellerin CB Hampton

242 Drew Butler P Georgia

243 Jaymes Brooks OG Virginia Tech

244 Adonis Thomas RB Toledo

245 Bradie Ewing FB Wisconsin

246 Terrence Frederick CB Texas A&M

247 Kourtnei Brown DE Clemson

248 Miles Burris OLB San Diego State

249 Nick Provo TE Syracuse

250 Markus Kuhn DT North Carolina State