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Ryan Poles should stress quality over quantity in draft

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Washington wide receiver Rome Odunze is a popular pick to the Bears at No. 9 overall in mock drafts.

Bears general manager Ryan Poles already knows he’ll face a big decision with the No. 9 overall pick in the NFL draft on April 25. Does he take a quality player — perhaps Washington wide receiver Rome Odunze or LSU wide receiver Malik Nabors — or trade down to acquire more picks?

“For sure,” Poles said. “We’ll see what the numbers look like and that’ll kind of dictate how far we can move back if we decide to do that.