cjartiste'S MOCK DRAFT

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  • cjartiste DRAFTING FOR THE
    Bears
Draft Selections
Caleb Williams Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (CHI)
Caleb Williams
QB USC
Rome Odunze Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (CHI)
Rome Odunze
WR Washington
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (CHI)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Leonard Taylor III Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (CHI)
Leonard Taylor III
DL Miami (FL)
Sione Vaki Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (CHI)
Sione Vaki
S Utah
Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (CHI)
Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint...
WR Georgia
Draft Grade — Bears
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
Williams is the plan now, and the Bears grade out a B-.

The search is over. The Bears handed the keys to Caleb Williams, and the whole operation now runs on his development. A dependable weekend that grades out a B-.

A whole weekend of picks and edge rusher is somehow still a want. Every board in the league had Vaki lower, and that gap is the story.

Nothing here to lose sleep over, and plenty to feel decent about.

Pick Analysis
Pick1 Rnd1 Caleb Williams
Caleb Williams at the 1st overall pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick9 Rnd1 Rome Odunze
No edge and no loss on Rome Odunze in the Round 1 slot; it is a wash and a sensible one. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick75 Rnd3 Cooper Beebe
They paid sticker price for Cooper Beebe in pick No. 75, and that is fine. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick111 Rnd4 Leonard Taylor III
By-the-book stuff, Leonard Taylor III at the 111th pick squarely in line with his ranking. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick123 Rnd4 Sione Vaki
They jumped the gun on Sione Vaki, taking him earlier than his grade liked. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick143 Rnd5 Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint
No drama and no debate, Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint went about where he belonged in slot 143. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.