DRAFT SPOTLIGHT

Wide receiver

Grading the Bears’ need: High, but not as high as it was before the Allen Robinson signing in free agency. Still, with Robinson coming off a knee injury, the position is loaded with question marks and red flags.

On the roster: Allen Robinson ($ 14million average annual value), Taylor Gabriel ($ 6.5 million), KevinWhite ($ 4.1 million), Josh Bellamy ($ 1.9 million), Bennie Fowler ( around $ 790,000), Tanner Gentry ($ 555,000), Demarcus Ayers ($ 555,000), Mekale McKay ($ 480,000).

Top five draft prospects

1. Calvin Ridley, Alabama: Once considered a top- 10 pick, the 6- 0, 189- pound Ridley didn’t have a big season with runoriented Jalen Hurts at QB and wasn’t particularly impressive at the combine. But in the right offense, he will be a star. 2. Courtland Sutton, SMU: The 6- 4, 218- pound Sutton is the kind of big, physical and skilled receivers NFL teams love and could go earlier than projected. 3. Christian Kirk, Texas A& M: Doesn’t have the prototypical size, but the 5- 10, 200- pounder has the kind of short- area quickness and run- after- the- catch ability that could make him a hit in aMatt Nagy offense. 4. D. J. Moore, Maryland: In the same mold as Kirk, with 4.42 speed to boot, Moore has eclipsed Ridley in some mock drafts as the No. 1 receiver. 5. JamesWashington, Oklahoma State: The 6- 0, 205- pound Biletnikoff Award winner has prolific numbers. He averaged 66 receptions for 1,372 yards and 11 touchdowns in his last three seasons. A deep- ball, big- play specialist.

I’m intrigued by: LSU wide receiver DJ Chark. The postseason/ pre- draft evaluation can fool a lot of people, but the 6- 3, 199- pound Chark looks like a classic late bloomer. He had four 100- plus receiving games in 2017 ( after having none in his first two seasons), starred in the Senior Bowl ( 5- 160, one touchdown) and ran a 4.34 40 with a 40- inch vertical at the combine. But is he still a bargain in the second round?