NFL Draft 2014: Why Will Sutton Is the Bears’ Key Pick

May 17, 2014   ·   Mike Martinez   ·   Jump to comments

Of all eight members of the Chicago Bears’ 2014 draft class, one of those will prove to be the most significant signee:
Will Sutton.
The two-time Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Year played his college ball at Arizona State, where he accumulated 37 tackles for tackles for loss and 17 sacks during his final two seasons as a Sun Devil. His stats dropped significantly from his junior to his senior year, which many observers attributed to his weight gain; nonetheless, the Bears still ended up selecting him 82nd overall, in the third round of the draft.
Despite being a lower draft pick, he will more than likely emerge as a solid interior player and a team leader, as he did at ASU.
Following Sutton’s stellar junior season in which he compiled 23.5 tackles for loss and 13 sacks, he was forced to make a difficult decision: whether to return to the team for his last year and earn his degree, or to enter the NFL draft. The decision was a difficult one, as he h...

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