Craig Steltz didn’t start fulltime for LSU until his senior season but he had a great year.  He doesn’t have the best speed running a 4.62 40 but he does have nice size at 6’1″, 211 pounds.  Despite not having great speed Steltz does seem to be around the football quite a bit.  He played in 44 games (20 starts) for LSU in his career there and he made 184 tackles, broke up 18 passes, had 11 interceptions, forced 3 fumbles and recovered two fumbles.  Steltz doesn’t have the speed to cover deep over the middle but he might make a pretty good strong safety.  He will also likely excel on special teams for the Bears as a rookie.

Marcus Harrison could be an impact player as long as he stays focused both on and off the field.   He has had run-ins with the law in the past and the Bears will not put up with that kind of conduct anymore.  Harrison stands at 6’2″, 310 pounds and he’s a run stuffer on the inside.  He’s not much of a pass rusher but he has a knack for knocking passes down.  Harrison played in 46 games (34 starts) at Arkansas and he made 186 tackles, 17.5 tackles for a loss, 4 sacks, batted down 12 passes, forced 1 fumble and recovered 3 fumbles.  This was a nice pick for the Bears as Harrison has a nice upside.

Earl Bennett is a tough player that has good hands and isn’t scared to venture over the middle of the field.  He also didn’t have the benefit of good QB play last season at Vandy and he still put up good numbers and that’s a good thing because he won’t have a good QB throwing to him this season either.  Bennett stands 6’0″, 200 pounds and he runs a 4.5 40 which isn’t bad for a receiver of his type.  Bennett played in 35 games (31 starts) in his career at Vanderbilt and he caught 236 passes for 2,852 yards (12.1 avg) with 20 TD grabs.  It might not be a reach to suggest that Bennett could be the best receiver on the Bears as a rookie and that would not be a good thing for them.  This was a good pick for the Bears.