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2024 Predictions

  • Dylan DRAFTING FOR THE
    Bears
Draft Selections
Marvin Harrison Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (CHI)
Marvin Harrison Jr.
WR Ohio State
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (CHI)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Mekhi Wingo Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (CHI)
Mekhi Wingo
DT LSU
Shilo Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (CHI)
Shilo Sanders
S Colorado
Jamari Thrash Head Shot
PICK: 132 RND: 4 (CHI)
Jamari Thrash
WR Louisville
Luke Lachey Head Shot
PICK: 141 RND: 5 (CHI)
Luke Lachey
TE Iowa
Antwaun Powell-Ryland Head Shot
PICK: 182 RND: 6 (CHI)
Antwaun Powell-Ryland
DL-EDGE Virginia Tech
Eric Gentry Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (CHI)
Eric Gentry
LB USC
Draft Grade — Bears
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
The Bears found their guy under center in Daniels: B-.

The Bears spent the pick that matters most on Jayden Daniels, and a roster that has been waiting on a passer can start to take shape. They moved the roster forward and banked a B- for it.

The cost of the Gentry reach is exactly the players who went right after him. Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Powell-Ryland. The running back hole is the one line item this class does not answer.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the running back spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick1 Rnd1 Marvin Harrison Jr.
They paid sticker price for Marvin Harrison Jr. in the 1st pick, and that is fine. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick4 Rnd1 Jayden Daniels
In pick 4 they get the arm they will build around. A real need, handled.
Pick68 Rnd3 Mekhi Wingo
Good price on Mekhi Wingo in the Round 3 slot, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick104 Rnd4 Shilo Sanders
Shilo Sanders at slot 104 is a conviction pick that outran the value. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick132 Rnd4 Jamari Thrash
No drama and no debate, Jamari Thrash went about where he belonged in pick No. 132. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick141 Rnd5 Luke Lachey
By-the-book stuff, Luke Lachey at the 141st overall pick squarely in line with his ranking. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick182 Rnd6 Antwaun Powell-Ryland
Antwaun Powell-Ryland in No. 182 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick225 Rnd7 Eric Gentry
Eric Gentry in Round 7, Pick 5 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. The roster fit checks out.