After their selection of Kevin White in round one of the 2015 draft, it was obvious that the Chicago Bears would draft an edge pass rusher in the second round. They were switching to a 3-4 and the only potential pass rushers they had were Lamarr Houston coming off an ACL injury and Pernell McPhee, an unproven rotational player they signed from the Baltimore Ravens. So when the Bears came up with the 39th pick they selected… Florida State nose tackle Eddie Goldman.
The pick wasn’t a complete surprise, the Bears didn’t have a true nose tackle for the 3-4, but they did have Jeremiah Ratliff, who had played NT for the Dallas Cowboys previously and played at a Pro Bowl level.