BearDown!'S MOCK DRAFT

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  • BearDown! DRAFTING FOR THE
    Bears
Draft Selections
Rome Odunze Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (CHI)
Rome Odunze
WR Washington
Jared Verse Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (CHI)
Jared Verse
DE-EDGE Florida State
Calen Bullock Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (CHI)
Calen Bullock
S USC
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (CHI)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
Trey Benson Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (CHI)
Trey Benson
RB Florida State
Zak Zinter Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (CHI)
Zak Zinter
OG Michigan
Malik Washington Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (CHI)
Malik Washington
WR Virginia
Jarrian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 122 RND: 4 (CHI)
Jarrian Jones
CB Florida State
Joe Milton III Head Shot
PICK: 156 RND: 5 (CHI)
Joe Milton III
QB Tennessee
Omar Speights Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (CHI)
Omar Speights
LB LSU
Draft Picks Received
Jared Verse Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (NO)
Jared Verse
DE-EDGE Florida State
Calen Bullock Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (ATL)
Calen Bullock
S USC
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (NO)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
Trey Benson Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (ATL)
Trey Benson
RB Florida State
Joe Milton III Head Shot
PICK: 156 RND: 5 (LAR)
Joe Milton III
QB Tennessee
Omar Speights Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (LAR)
Omar Speights
LB LSU
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (ATL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (ATL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (NYJ)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (NYJ)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (NYJ)
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Draft Picks Traded
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (ATL)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Kris Abrams-Draine Head Shot
PICK: 146 RND: 5 (LAR)
Kris Abrams-Draine
CB Missouri
Draft Grade — Bears
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesF FutureA+
The Bears lost the trade table, and the B- tells the story.

Every swap seemed to tilt away from the Bears, and the value they bled adds up to real damage.

The interior defensive lineman hole is the one line item this class does not answer. The cost of the Zinter reach is exactly the players who went right after him.

The Speights steal is the beam this whole class leans on.

A competent weekend that does not make headlines and does not need to.

Pick Analysis
Pick9 Rnd1 Rome Odunze
In pick 9 they get a matchup problem out wide. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick14 Rnd1 Jared Verse
In slot 14 they get a problem off the edge at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick43 Rnd2 Calen Bullock
Calen Bullock at Round 2, Pick 11 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick45 Rnd2 Jackson Powers-Johnson
Jackson Powers-Johnson at the 45th overall pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick74 Rnd3 Trey Benson
Trey Benson in No. 74 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick75 Rnd3 Zak Zinter
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Zak Zinter well ahead of where he belonged. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick110 Rnd4 Malik Washington
They took Malik Washington at par in the 110th pick, which is nothing to complain about. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick122 Rnd4 Jarrian Jones
A straight-up fair deal on Jarrian Jones at the Round 4 slot, value and slot in agreement. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick156 Rnd5 Joe Milton III
They paid sticker price for Joe Milton III in slot 156, and that is fine. It fills a real need, too.
Pick216 Rnd6 Omar Speights
Omar Speights at Round 6, Pick 41 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. The roster fit checks out.