Chicago Bears find potential franchise QB in 7-round 2020 NFL mock draft

Career Stats (56 games): 65.1% completion percentage, 9,477 passing yards, 80 passing touchdowns, 20 interceptions. 614 carries for 3,274 rushing yards and 43 rushing touchdowns
2019 Stats (14 games): 69.7% completion percentage, 3,851 passing yards, 32 passing touchdowns, 8 interceptions. 233 carries for 1,298 rushing yards and 20 rushing touchdowns

A tier of four quarterbacks has seemed to have separated themselves from the rest of the 2020 NFL Draft class. Joe Burrow is extremely likely to be the first overall pick to the Cincinnati Bengals, while Tua Tagovailoa and Justin Herbert are both also likely top-five selections. Jordan Love will also likely be taken early in the first round. After those top four, Jalen Hurts is becoming the quarterback prospect who I would be taking a chance on.

Hurts is a difficult prospect to evaluate. He is an extremely high-character and hard-working player who always gets the most out of his abilities. He is also a smart player and a tremendous playmaker with the ball in his hands. However, his passing mechanics and accuracy have always been spotty.

Hurts is not the most natural thrower, but he has significantly improved over the course of his career. At Alabama, he always struggled to consistently place his passes, but Hurts did improve significantly as a passer during his only season at Oklahoma. He looked much more comfortable in the pocket last season and did a nice job of spreading the ball around.

While he was far from a perfect passer last season, that kind of growth was nice to see. Even better, Hurts has continued to improve after the season, placing his passes better at the Senior Bowl and especially the combine. Every time we have seen Hurts perform, he looks like a better quarterback prospect. Clearly, this guy takes well to coaching.

He is certainly a bit of a risky prospect, but I would have no issue taking a quarterback who has proven to be a dynamic playmaker in college and has significantly improved throughout the process in the second round. Add in his fantastic on-field awareness and obvious leadership ability and it is easy to see how Hurts could become a tremendous asset at the next level.

Whether Hurts would immediately come in and take over for Trubisky or not, taking him in the second round would undoubtedly be worth the investment for the Chicago Bears. They need to find a long-term solution at the quarterback position and Hurts has the upside to be that guy.