Three hours after the first pick was made in Saturday’s draft festivities — and after the Bears made four trades — the team finally drafted. And they got, finally, an offensive tackle: Southern Utah’s Braxton Jones.
At 6-5, 310 pounds, Jones was a three-year starter who made 29 of his 31 starts at left tackle, the other two at right tackle. He was a first-team FCS All-American in each of the past two seasons. He grew up in the Salt Lake City area, where he was a lightly recruited prospect.
