Chicago Bears 2015 Draft: Aggregating Report Card Grades from Around the Web

The grades are in. Experts from around the nation have nothing but good things to say about the Chicago Bears' draft efforts, and who can blame them? 

The Bears managed to find quality talent in every round and filled holes in the process. General manager Ryan Pace has to be pleased with his first draft, and head coach John Fox should be excited about the new talent. 

Even though the Bears didn't come away with an edge-rusher, they found a mountain of a defensive tackle in Eddie Goldman who will help the current group of players on the roster. Running back Jeremy Langford will help spell Matt Forte, and safety Adrian Amos might be a starter by the end of training camp. 

Here, we aggregated draft grades from six experts, and they all spoke glowingly about Kevin White, while some offered thoughts on the other selections. Click ahead to see comments and grades from around the Web, as well as our own.

SI.com's Doug Farrar was a big fan of the Kevin White fit in light of the Bears moving on from Brandon Marshall:

With Brandon Marshall off to the Meadowlands, picking West Virginia receiver Kevin White was the way to go. White isn't as polished as Amari Cooper, but he's got the potential to be a very special player with his combination of size, speed and the ability to make contested catches.

Farrar also liked what the Bears did in getting some help up front on both the offensive and defensive lines: "Florida State defensive tackle Eddie Goldman gives the Bears the run-plugger they need in the second round, and Oregon center Hroniss Grasu adds toughness and intelligence to John Fox's offensive line."

Farrar is on the money with his assessment of White. He can be a special talent in this league once he figures out how to run consistent routes and gains more confidence. 

Grade: B

Pete Prisco from CBSSports.com is a big fan of the Kevin White and Hroniss Grasu picks, but it was the Bears' fifth-round selection of Adrian Amos that caught his eye: "Fifth-round safety Adrian Amos will bring some range to a position that badly needs it. That's good value."

Amos was a solid selection considering he easily could have went in the third round. He will instantly compete for a starting job with Brock Vereen and Ryan Mundy at free safety. 

Prisco seemed a little surprised that the Bears went so offense-heavy, but he still praised the picks. 

"Three of their first picks were on the offensive side, which might seem surprising considering they had so many troubles on the defensive side last season," Prisco said. "But they got two starters in White and third-round center Hroniss Grasu." 

Grade: B

Yahoo Sports' Evan Silva took a unique and perfect approach to grading the Bears draft. Instead of focusing so much on the players, he looked at the overall job general manager Ryan Pace did with what was given to him: 

The Bears' roster is reeling so much from the failed Phil Emery era that they just needed to prioritize adding good football players. Rookie GM Ryan Pace entered Thursday with too many needs to worry about drafting positions. He needs contributors. And I think he came away with a lot of them.

Silva is on the money here. This team is a long way from focusing too much on individual positions. They needed to get talent anywhere they can find it, as Silva noted: "Did the Bears fail to address a number of needs? Yes. But I never expected them to solve all of their problems with only six picks. This was a rock-solid first draft for Pace."

Grade: B

Mark Maske from The Washington Post broke the mold of B's given to the Bears—in a good way. He really praised the team's efforts with their first three picks:

The Bears did very well, getting immediate difference-makers on both sides of the ball. Kevin White is a potential game-breaker at wide receiver. Some thought he might go fourth overall to the Raiders but Chicago didn’t have to move up from the seventh spot to get him. The Bears were able to get DT Eddie Goldman, considered a potential first-round choice, seven picks into the second round, and adding C Hroniss Grasu in the third round fortifies the middle of the offensive line.

Anytime you are able to come away with three potential starters in you first three picks, you certainly have won the draft. The Bears had to feel really good after getting White, Goldman and Grasu. 

Grade: A-

NFL.com's Bryan Fischer continued the praise of the Bears' first three picks. He didn't directly address the final three picks, but Fischer gave each day a letter grade: 

The hometown crowd reacted positively to the Bears' first pick, and it wasn't alone. New GM Ryan Pace grabbed a player with arguably the highest upside in the draft. Jay Cutler said goodbye to Brandon Marshall and hello to someone with the potential to be even better in White, which has to make Cutler happy even if the front office might have tried to trade him. Good luck to opposing defenses trying to defend White and Alshon Jeffrey. At times, Goldman was dominant in the middle of Florida State's defense, and John Fox is hoping that happens in the Windy City. Oregon offensive linemen have worked out well for the Bears in recent years, and Grasu should continue that trend.

For fans who were upset to see him go, picking up a player who potentially has more talent than Brandon Marshall certainly makes the trade go down easier. 

Day 1 grade: A
Day 2 grade: A
Day 3 grade: B+
Overall grade: A

Bleacher Report's own Ty Schalter recognized that the Bears needed to find someone who could take some pressure off of Matt Forte. Schalter praised the Jeremy Langford pick for that reason: 

The Bears have relied a huge amount—a foolhardy amount—on the versatility and durability of tailback Matt Forte. Langford has similar tools, frame and vision and maybe a little more speed to the outside. He showed a more NFL-ready skill set than Le'Veon Bell while both were at Michigan State. Great value, great fit.

Time will tell if Langford can live up to the Le'Veon Bell comparisons, but it's nice to see a back on the roster who can finally spell Forte, as Ka'Deem Carey didn't prove to be that player last year. 

Grade: B+

Overall, the Bears received good votes from experts around the nation. They needed to come away from this draft with at least three starters, and they did just that. Kevin White is going to be exciting, Eddie Goldman is going to be steady and Hroniss Grasu is going to be a leader. 

The best value pick has to be safety Adrian Amos. He's an underrated center fielder that the Bears desperately needed in a division that doesn't respect them over the top. Amos should be a starter in 2015 and has a chance to be a Devin McCourty type of player over time.  

My Final Grade: B+