2018 NFL Mock Draft: Jets trade up for Josh Rosen

By Brad Weiss | Mar 21, 2018

PHOENIX, AZ - DECEMBER 26: Quarterback Josh Rosen #3 of the UCLA Bruins throws the football prior to the Cactus Bowl against Kansas State Wildcats at Chase Field on December 26, 2017 in Phoenix, Arizona. The Kansas State Wildcats won 35-17. (Photo by Jennifer Stewart/Getty Images) /

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BLACKSBURG, VA OCTOBER 21: UNC quarterback Chazz Surratt (12) is crushed by Virginia Tech linebacker Tremaine Edmunds (49) in the backfield during a college football game between the Virginia Tech Hokies and the UNC Tar Heels on October 21, 2017 at Lane Stadium on Worsham Field in Blacksburg, VA. (Photo by Lee Coleman/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) /

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One team to really keep your eye on next season is the Chicago Bears, who have been making some nice moves this offseason. Quarterback Mitchell Trubisky needed weapons in the passing game, so the team went out and brought in Allen Robinson from Jacksonville. With a serious two-headed monster in the backfield, the Bears could be legit on offense next season, which means they should turn their attention to the defense in round one.

Arguably the best overall linebacker in this draft class is Tremaine Edmunds, a young outside linebacker from Virginia Tech. Edmunds has incredible athletic ability, and would be the kind of linebacker the Bears have been missing for quite some time. Not only can he get after the quarterback, but he is a great tackler, and should be an elite player at the next level.

The NFC North is going to be tough next season, as the Green Bay Packers, Minnesota Vikings, and Detroit Lions should all vie for a playoff spot. The Bears are doing a nice job putting themselves in that conversation, and Edmunds would be a key piece to that puzzle. Trubisky showed he can get the job done with little weapons last season, so do not sleep on the Bears just yet.

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