Slasky80'S MOCK DRAFT

12/16/24 3.0

  • Slasky80 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Bears
Draft Selections
Mason Graham Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (CHI)
Mason Graham
DT Michigan
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (CHI)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
Tyler Warren Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (CHI)
Tyler Warren
TE Penn State
Omarion Hampton Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (CHI)
Omarion Hampton
RB North Carolina
Xavier Watts Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (CHI)
Xavier Watts
S Notre Dame
Earnest Greene III Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (CHI)
Earnest Greene III
OT Georgia
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 146 RND: 5 (CHI)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
Jake Majors Head Shot
PICK: 168 RND: 5 (CHI)
Jake Majors
C Texas
Harold Perkins Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 203 RND: 6 (CHI)
Harold Perkins Jr.
LB LSU
Xavier Nwankpa Head Shot
PICK: 228 RND: 7 (CHI)
Xavier Nwankpa
S Iowa
J.J. Weaver Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (CHI)
J.J. Weaver
LB-EDGE Kentucky
Draft Picks Received
Mason Graham Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (DAL)
Mason Graham
DT Michigan
Omarion Hampton Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (LAC)
Omarion Hampton
RB North Carolina
Earnest Greene III Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (MIN)
Earnest Greene III
OT Georgia
Jake Majors Head Shot
PICK: 168 RND: 5 (DAL)
Jake Majors
C Texas
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (DAL)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (DAL)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Players Gained
Head Shot
Cam Robinson
OT
Draft Grade — Bears
Overall B+
ValueB NeedB TradesA+ FutureB-
Nobody dealt better than the Bears this weekend: B+.

The Bears put a flag in the ground for J.J. Weaver, 107 picks before anyone else would have, and the value took the hit.

However the rest shakes out, Perkins Jr. at that price is a win they earned. They robbed the room blind at the table, and it lifts the grade on its own.

They covered a lot of ground and still skipped cornerback, which is a strange place to end up.

A tidy weekend of work that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick14 Rnd1 Mason Graham
In Round 1, Pick 14 they get a pocket-collapsing interior rusher at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick36 Rnd2 Tate Ratledge
Tate Ratledge at No. 36 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the offensive lineman. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick41 Rnd2 Tyler Warren
No edge and no loss on Tyler Warren in the Round 2 slot; it is a wash and a sensible one. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick53 Rnd2 Omarion Hampton
Omarion Hampton in pick No. 53 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick73 Rnd3 Xavier Watts
You do not let a safety like Xavier Watts reach the 73rd overall pick and blink. They did not. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick97 Rnd3 Earnest Greene III
They reached a country mile for Earnest Greene III at pick 97, and the board is aghast. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick146 Rnd5 Dont'e Thornton Jr.
Dont'e Thornton Jr. at pick No. 146 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick168 Rnd5 Jake Majors
Jake Majors at Round 5, Pick 30 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick203 Rnd6 Harold Perkins Jr.
Circle this one: Harold Perkins Jr. at slot 203 is a fall that decides a draft. It fills a real need, too.
Pick228 Rnd7 Xavier Nwankpa
Xavier Nwankpa at the 228th pick is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. Nice player, but the depth chart did not need him here.
Pick244 Rnd7 J.J. Weaver
A wild overpay on J.J. Weaver in the Round 7 slot, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.