charliewolf'S MOCK DRAFT

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  • charliewolf 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
Terrion Arnold Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (CHI)
Terrion Arnold
CB Alabama
Maason Smith Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (CHI)
Maason Smith
DT-EDGE LSU
Dominick Puni Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (CHI)
Dominick Puni
OT Kansas
James Williams Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (CHI)
James Williams
S Miami (FL)
Braelon Allen Head Shot
PICK: 146 RND: 5 (CHI)
Braelon Allen
RB Wisconsin
Draft Picks Received
Terrion Arnold Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (PIT)
Terrion Arnold
CB Alabama
Draft Picks Traded
Kitan Oladapo Head Shot
PICK: 186 RND: 6 (PIT)
Kitan Oladapo
S Oregon State
Phil Jurkovec Head Shot
PICK: 232 RND: 7 (PIT)
Phil Jurkovec
QB Pittsburgh
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (MIA)
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Players traded away
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Chase Claypool
WR
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Justin Fields
QB
Draft Grade — Bears
Overall D-
ValueB- NeedB TradesF FutureB-
The Bears bet the future on Williams. The board says D-.

Somebody took the Bears to the cleaners. The deals they made bled real value, and the whole class wears it.

So much rides on Caleb Williams that the rest of the class almost grades on a curve behind him. The Smith pick reads as want over need, and the roster will feel it at edge rusher, interior defensive lineman and other spots.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through edge rusher. They will need Smith to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it.

In the end, a class the front office will want to grow past quickly.

Pick Analysis
Pick1 Rnd1 Caleb Williams
By-the-book stuff, Caleb Williams at the Round 1 slot squarely in line with his ranking. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick9 Rnd1 Rome Odunze
They paid sticker price for Rome Odunze in slot 9, and that is fine. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick21 Rnd1 Terrion Arnold
In No. 21 they get a press-man option on the boundary. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick75 Rnd3 Maason Smith
They bypassed pressing needs at edge rusher, interior defensive lineman and other spots to take Maason Smith, a DT-EDGE that was not the priority.
Pick110 Rnd4 Dominick Puni
Dominick Puni at Round 4, Pick 10 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick127 Rnd4 James Williams
A straight-up fair deal on James Williams at pick 127, value and slot in agreement. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick146 Rnd5 Braelon Allen
A market-rate running back, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Braelon Allen. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.