The Bears have added to the trenches!
The Chicago Bears selected Yale offensive tackle Kiran Amegadjie with the 75th overall pick in the third round of the 2024 NFL Draft.
General manager Ryan Poles continues the trend of taking local prospects, as Amegadjie is from Hinsdale, Illinois. He checks in at 6’5”, 323 pounds with 36 1/8’’ arm length. Most of his experience came at left tackle, but he did play over 600 snaps at guard in 2021. Scouts feel his technique needs some refinement, but he’s an athletic prospect. He’s a better run blocker than a pass blocker, but he has the length and quick feet to improve.
NFL.com’s Lance Zierlein has a third-round grade on him and believes he’ll eventually become a starter.
Amegadjie will join fellow rookies quarterback Caleb Williams and receiver Rome Odunze for a new era of Bears offensive football.
We’ll record an immediate reaction podcast about the selection, so check that out right here as soon as it publishes from our 2nd City Gridiron channels.
There’s a lot of manifesting going on with the Bears.
Kiran Amegadjie said last year he ran into Bears head coach Matt Ebeflus at a golf club his dad belongs to and he told Eberflus they’d be looking to draft him next year.
“That’s the biggest thing I’ve been dreaming about…
— Josh Schrock (@Schrock_And_Awe) April 27, 2024
There’s a lot of manifesting going on with the Bears.
Kiran Amegadjie said last year he ran into Bears head coach Matt Ebeflus at a golf club his dad belongs to and he told Eberflus they’d be looking to draft him next year.
“That’s the biggest thing I’ve been dreaming about for so long and something that I wanted to happen and it happened. Honestly, I can’t even believe it. I don’t even know if this is real, if I’m dreaming.”
New #Bears OT Kiran Amegadjie has a fascinating story. Father grew up in West Africa (Togo) + lived in France before moving to USA. Mother was born in Cameroon and lived in Canada.
Amegadjie used Covid-19 yr to reshape body.@TheDraftNetwork Interview:https://t.co/lbVwWk27BS
— Justin M (@JustinM_NFL) April 27, 2024
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