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1st-and-10: Bears 2023 defense starts up front — with Jalen Carter?

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Georgia defensive tackle Jalen Carter (88) had a sack, two tackles for loss and six quarterback hits in Georgia’s 50-30 rout of LSU in the SEC Championship Game on Dec. 3 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta.

Are the Bears making room for Jalen Carter already?

The 6-3, 300-pound Georgia first-team All-America defensive tackle might be the best defensive player in the 2023 draft and could be the 3-technique tackle that makes Matt Eberflus’ defense click — like Tommie Harris did for Lovie Smith’s defense in 2004-08.

Eberflus has made it clear that the 3-technique is the most critical position in his defense.