The NFL Draft is right around a month away, and teams are getting closer and closer to finalizing their boards. Kansas didn’t have a great year by any means — 5-7 overall and 3-6 in the Big 12 — but the Jayhawks do have a couple of guys who could hear their name called in April’s Draft. Kobe Baynes and Jalon Daniels are potential Day 3 guys, and so is center Bryce Foster.
Foster has the experience NFL teams are looking for and the accolades, too. Between his time at Texas A&M and Kansas, Foster was a four-year starter and a Second Team All-Big 12 selection as a senior. Foster started 52 games in his career and also excelled as a shot put thrower on the track team.
Foster is freakishly strong, has good size at 6-foot, 310 pounds, and solid feet. If it weren’t for his mediocre 40-yard dash time (5.46 seconds) and 3-cone time (7.46 seconds), Foster would probably be a lock to get drafted.
But with KU having another down year and Foster’s lack of speed, Foster’s probably not going to hear his name called any earlier than the sixth round. And that might be a little too generous.
Ultimately, though, I do think Foster hears his name called. But I don’t think it will until the end of the seventh round. And I’ve got the Chicago Bears taking Foster with the 241st overall pick.
Why Foster to the Chicago Bears makes sense