Talent is a given, but there's one other vital attribute that the Bears are seeking in the prospects they're targeting in this week's NFL Draft.

"We're after competitors," assistant general manager Jeff King said Tuesday at Halas Hall. "The best players and teams I've been around and been on compete daily, not just on Sundays in the fall. It takes more than talent to win in this league. There's been a lot said about this draft. I think there are a lot of good football players in it, players that can help us and fit our culture."

The Bears have seven picks in the draft, including four in the top 89. They're set to choose 25th in the first round Thursday night, 57th and 60th in the second round and 89th in the third round Friday night. They obtained the 60th selection last month from the Bills in exchange for receiver DJ Moore and a fifth-round pick this year.

"We feel prepared," said general manager Ryan Poles. "We put in the time. We've done a great job. I have an unbelievable staff around me to help put this thing together, including our coaches, who did a ton of work this year.

"When we're on the clock, I've got a ton of confidence things are going to work out just the way we planned them to be. If things start to shift and move, we're agile enough to make adjustments. If that's moving up, moving back, we'll be ready for anything that comes our way."

While there's no metric like a 40-time to measure the level of competitiveness the Bears want prospects to possess, King insists that it's easy to spot on their game tape.

"[With] the guys we probably get excited about most, you don't have to read the character," he said. "You can see it. You can see how they compete, show up in big games, pick up their teammates, raise the level of their teammates' games. We can read everything we want—articles and all this—but what players show on tape is usually the product that you're going to get."

Second-year coach Ben Johnson plays a key role in the draft process.

"We take his opinion and weigh it heavily," King said. "What he thinks matters. He's the head coach of the football team. He's an offensive play caller and he has a good feel for the team, and we take that very seriously.

"He's got clear conviction. He's got a clear vision of players. Most really, really good coaches in this league have a vision for players—offense, defense and special teams. They get the big picture of how to construct a roster. They know when to be maybe ahead of the curve, when they feel like they're behind the curve. And when you're building a roster that helps, because we can now anticipate and stay ahead of some roster decisions down the road. It's his ability to adapt on the fly both on Sunday but now [also] when we're going through the draft board."

With Johnson, defensive coordinator Dennis Allen and the rest of the staff entering their second season with the Bears, the personnel department has a much better idea of what type of prospects fit in the coaches' schemes.

"You're starting off at second base," King said. "There's not a getting-to-know-you period. There's not a 'hey, do you like this?' It's 'yeah, that's what they like. That's what we envision.'

"But the other part of that though, is that Ben and Dennis and HT (special teams coordinator Richard Hightower), they're not done being creative, which makes it fun for us. They're not looking to just put a spot in a spot. We can be different. If we have to be a little different, if we have to look a little bit different, be a little more versatile here and there, they're willing to change, they're willing to adapt. And we have to move along with that. That's the fun part."