BEARSKIN 18'S MOCK DRAFT

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  • BEARSKIN 18 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Bears
Draft Selections
Wyatt Milum Head Shot
PICK: 10 RND: 1 (CHI)
Wyatt Milum
OT West Virginia
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (CHI)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
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: 149 RND: 5 (CHI)
Phillip Webb
DL-EDGE Jackson State
Jason Marshall Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 197 RND: 6 (CHI)
Jason Marshall Jr.
CB Florida
Carson Vinson Head Shot
PICK: 235 RND: 7 (CHI)
Carson Vinson
OT Alabama A&M
Elijhah Badger Head Shot
PICK: 242 RND: 7 (CHI)
Elijhah Badger
WR Florida
Draft Grade — Bears
Overall C+
ValueC- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Flashes of a plan, unevenly executed. Bears: C+.

Nobody had Phillip Webb this high, and it is not close. The Bears reached 192 spots to get him at the 149th pick.

That is an interior defensive 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 5 of 8, with edge rusher the one that mattered most.

Bottom line, the swing picks will decide whether this ages well.

Pick Analysis
Pick10 Rnd1 Wyatt Milum
In pick No. 10 they get a blindside protector, a steep price for the projection.
Pick39 Rnd2 Walter Nolen
Somehow Walter Nolen was still sitting there in Round 2, Pick 7, and they pounced on premier interior defensive lineman value. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick41 Rnd2 Tyler Booker
Tyler Booker in pick 41 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick72 Rnd3 Kevin Winston Jr.
They reached a country mile for Kevin Winston Jr. at the Round 3 slot, and the board is aghast. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick149 Rnd5 Phillip Webb
This one needs a full-page explanation: Phillip Webb in the 149th overall pick, miles early. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick197 Rnd6 Jason Marshall Jr.
Nothing to complain about; Jason Marshall Jr. went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick235 Rnd7 Carson Vinson
A quiet steal in the 235th pick: Carson Vinson for less than the market said. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick242 Rnd7 Elijhah Badger
A wild overpay on Elijhah Badger in pick No. 242, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.