TYSON'S MOCK DRAFT

major haul

  • TYSON DRAFTING FOR THE
    Bears
Draft Selections
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (CHI)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
Keon Coleman Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (CHI)
Keon Coleman
WR Florida State
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (CHI)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
Chop Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (CHI)
Chop Robinson
DE-EDGE Penn State
Kamari Lassiter Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (CHI)
Kamari Lassiter
CB Georgia
Xavier Worthy Head Shot
PICK: 48 RND: 2 (CHI)
Xavier Worthy
WR Texas
Jeremiah Trotter Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (CHI)
Jeremiah Trotter Jr.
LB Clemson
Johnny Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (CHI)
Johnny Wilson
WR Florida State
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (CHI)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Blake Fisher Head Shot
PICK: 96 RND: 3 (CHI)
Blake Fisher
OT Notre Dame
James Williams Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (CHI)
James Williams
S Miami (FL)
Theo Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (CHI)
Theo Johnson
TE Penn State
Darius Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 132 RND: 4 (CHI)
Darius Robinson
DL-EDGE Missouri
Cam Hart Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (CHI)
Cam Hart
CB Notre Dame
Braelon Allen Head Shot
PICK: 146 RND: 5 (CHI)
Braelon Allen
RB Wisconsin
Curtis Jacobs Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 6 (CHI)
Curtis Jacobs
LB Penn State
Ja'Had Carter Head Shot
PICK: 253 RND: 7 (CHI)
Ja'Had Carter
S Ohio State
Draft Picks Received
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (JAX)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
Keon Coleman Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (ARI)
Keon Coleman
WR Florida State
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NE)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
Chop Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (ARI)
Chop Robinson
DE-EDGE Penn State
Kamari Lassiter Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (TEN)
Kamari Lassiter
CB Georgia
Xavier Worthy Head Shot
PICK: 48 RND: 2 (JAX)
Xavier Worthy
WR Texas
Jeremiah Trotter Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (ARI)
Jeremiah Trotter Jr.
LB Clemson
Johnny Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (NE)
Johnny Wilson
WR Florida State
Blake Fisher Head Shot
PICK: 96 RND: 3 (JAX)
Blake Fisher
OT Notre Dame
James Williams Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (TEN)
James Williams
S Miami (FL)
Darius Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 132 RND: 4 (SF)
Darius Robinson
DL-EDGE Missouri
Cam Hart Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (NE)
Cam Hart
CB Notre Dame
Curtis Jacobs Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 6 (SF)
Curtis Jacobs
LB Penn State
Ja'Had Carter Head Shot
PICK: 253 RND: 7 (SF)
Ja'Had Carter
S Ohio State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (WSH)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (NE)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (JAX)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (SF)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (TEN)
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Draft Picks Traded
Malik Nabers Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (WSH)
Malik Nabers
WR LSU
Jared Verse Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (JAX)
Jared Verse
DE-EDGE Florida State
Jalyx Hunt Head Shot
PICK: 122 RND: 4 (SF)
Jalyx Hunt
S-EDGE Houston Christian
Players Gained
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Brandon Allen
QB
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Tyjae Spears
RB
Head Shot
Clayton Tune
QB
Draft Grade — Bears
Overall A-
ValueC+ NeedB TradesA+ FutureA+
The Bears turned the phones into found money: A-.

The tape said wait; the Bears did not. Theo Johnson went at pick No. 110, a good 40 picks before the board was ready.

The trade ledger is the best part of the whole weekend. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped interior defensive lineman, which is a strange place to end up. The veteran additions, Clayton Tune chief among them, give the class a floor the rookies alone would not.

However the rest shakes out, Lassiter at that price is a win they earned.

In short, they turned a good board into a better roster, and it shows.

Pick Analysis
Pick17 Rnd1 Xavier Legette
In pick No. 17 they get a matchup problem out wide, though the board says they badly overpaid. A real need, handled.
Pick27 Rnd1 Keon Coleman
In No. 27 they get a true top target. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick34 Rnd2 Jackson Powers-Johnson
They liked Jackson Powers-Johnson enough to skip the value, taking him in slot 34. The roster fit checks out.
Pick35 Rnd2 Chop Robinson
Chop Robinson at Round 2, Pick 3 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick38 Rnd2 Kamari Lassiter
A slide stopped in the 38th overall pick, with Kamari Lassiter worth more than the price. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick48 Rnd2 Xavier Worthy
A reasonable price with a little left over, Xavier Worthy in pick 48. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick66 Rnd3 Jeremiah Trotter Jr.
Jeremiah Trotter Jr. in the Round 3 slot lands just on the right side of the ledger. It fills a real need, too.
Pick68 Rnd3 Johnny Wilson
No drama and no debate, Johnny Wilson went about where he belonged in the 68th overall pick. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick75 Rnd3 Cooper Beebe
They took Cooper Beebe at par in No. 75, which is nothing to complain about. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick96 Rnd3 Blake Fisher
Blake Fisher in slot 96 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick106 Rnd4 James Williams
They left a pile of value on the table to take James Williams this early at pick No. 106. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick110 Rnd4 Theo Johnson
This one needs a full-page explanation: Theo Johnson in Round 4, Pick 10, miles early. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick132 Rnd4 Darius Robinson
They read the board right and Darius Robinson was the payoff at the 132nd pick. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick139 Rnd5 Cam Hart
Cam Hart at pick 139 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick146 Rnd5 Braelon Allen
Braelon Allen in Round 5, Pick 10 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick177 Rnd6 Curtis Jacobs
They paid sticker price for Curtis Jacobs in pick No. 177, and that is fine. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick253 Rnd7 Ja'Had Carter
A straight-up fair deal on Ja'Had Carter at pick 253, value and slot in agreement. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.