‘Sweet spot’: Ryan Pace turns it up a notch for fifth-round draft haul

Bears fifth-round draft pick Trevis Gipson (15, sacking Michigan State quarterback Brian Lewerke last season) improved from four sacks to eight and from nine tackles-for-loss to 15 as a fifth-year senior last year.Bears general manager Ryan Pace raised some eyebrows when he traded a 2021 fourth-round pick for a 2020 fifth-round pick to acquire Tulsa pass rusher Trevis Gipson. But it almost wouldn’t be an NFL Draft if Pace didn’t raise some eyebrows.

After staying put in the second round to fill two holes with Notre Dame tight end Cole Kmet and Utah cornerback Jaylon Johnson, Pace was back to his aggressive self on Saturday — acquiring two additional fifth-round picks. He paid a one-round…