The Chicago Bears Jonah Trinnaman connection is certainly not something that’s going to catch mainstream attention. This isn’t a surprise. The BYU wide receiver isn’t high on a lot of draft boards going into this April. If anything that likely suits the Bears just fine. GM Ryan Pace just loves finding hidden gems in the later rounds. Look to Jordan Howard, Tarik Cohen, and Eddie Jackson as perfect examples.
There’s a strong chance they might be hoping Trinnaman is next. BYU isn’t considered a hotbed for wide receiver talent. Then again neither was West Alabama. For those who don’t know, that’s where the Kansas City Chiefs unearthed Tyreek Hill a few years ago. Safe to say Bears head coach Matt Nagy understands that weapons can be found in small places.
It’s not hard to think that Nagy might see Trinnaman as another possible Hill discovery. At least that’s what it seems like as the Bears are reportedly set to meet with the young receiver for dinner ahead of the draft in a few weeks.
BYU WR Jonah Trinnaman will be having dinner with #Bears tonight, source tells me.
Still working to find out what’s on the menu.
— Eric Edholm (@Eric_Edholm) March 29, 2018
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Chicago Bears Jonah Trinnaman fascination is not an accident
One thing that has become apparent about the Bears’ paradigm shift on offense is they’re starting to place a higher degree of priority on speed. Their signing of Markus Wheaton last year was an attempt to step in that direction, though it failed. Taylor Gabriel was the latest this past month. Trinnaman would be another addition with that undertone in mind. Though he didn’t get a lot of action in the run-heavy BYU offense, he popped the occasional long play and also was an effective return man.
Couple @BYUfootball firsts in the first half: Here, Jonah Trinnaman scores his first TD for the Cougars on a 75-yard pass to open game pic.twitter.com/RuJ5jrJzhe
— Brandon Judd (@brandonljudd) October 1, 2016
One thing though about Trinnaman that the Bears are certain to love is his willingness and ability as a blocker. Given they have Howard and Cohen in the backfield, employing receivers who can get down the field and throw that extra block is incredibly valuable. Having spent so much time in the BYU system, it would make sense that Trinnaman is particularly adept at this.
Jonah Trinnaman just threw a guy 10 yards. #PoinsettiaBowl #BYUvsWyo https://t.co/8SAm5vWIP4
— KYLE F GUNTHER (@GuntherESPN700) December 22, 2016
Above all, Trinnaman is an athlete. A freak athlete at that. At 6’0″, 190 lbs he’s reportedly expected to run in the 4.2 range and jump a possible 45 inches in the vertical at his pro day. That might sound like embellishment until seeing videos like this.
Understand that a standard basketball hoop is 10 feet tall, or 42 inches in combine terms. So for him to do is a standing dunk like that at his height is utterly ridiculous. It’s little wonder the Bears are so interested in meeting with him.
