BEARSKIN 18'S MOCK DRAFT

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  • BEARSKIN 18 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Bears
Draft Selections
Kelvin Banks Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 10 RND: 1 (CHI)
Kelvin Banks Jr.
OT Texas
Will Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (CHI)
Will Campbell
OT LSU
Tyler Booker Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (CHI)
Tyler Booker
OG Alabama
Kevin Winston Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (CHI)
Kevin Winston Jr.
S Penn State
Phillip Webb Head Shot
PICK: 147 RND: 5 (CHI)
Phillip Webb
DL-EDGE Jackson State
Davison Igbinosun Head Shot
PICK: 197 RND: 6 (CHI)
Davison Igbinosun
CB Ohio State
Thor Griffith Head Shot
PICK: 233 RND: 7 (CHI)
Thor Griffith
DL Louisville
Jamaree Caldwell Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (CHI)
Jamaree Caldwell
DL Oregon
Draft Grade — Bears
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Bears checked most of the boxes and earned a B-.

The Bears looked at the value chart, folded it up, and took Phillip Webb at slot 147 regardless, 143 picks early. Call it a sensible B-, earned the boring way.

That is an offensive lineman worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly. The running back hole is the one line item this class does not answer.

On the needs board they went 4 of 8, with edge rusher the one that mattered most. Building through the lines is a philosophy, and they stuck to it.

Good work on the whole, with running back the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick10 Rnd1 Kelvin Banks Jr.
In No. 10 they get an anchor for the offensive line. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick39 Rnd2 Will Campbell
They will replay Will Campbell at Round 2, Pick 7 for years; that is how good the value is. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick41 Rnd2 Tyler Booker
Good price on Tyler Booker in the Round 2 slot, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick72 Rnd3 Kevin Winston Jr.
Kevin Winston Jr. at the 72nd pick is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick147 Rnd5 Phillip Webb
Phillip Webb in slot 147 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick197 Rnd6 Davison Igbinosun
Davison Igbinosun at the 197th overall pick is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick233 Rnd7 Thor Griffith
They talked themselves into Thor Griffith at pick 233, and the board did not agree. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick244 Rnd7 Jamaree Caldwell
This one needs a full-page explanation: Jamaree Caldwell in slot 244, miles early. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.