DA BEARS 'S MOCK DRAFT
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Draft Selections
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (CHI)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (CHI)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
Dylan Fairchild Head Shot
PICK: 48 RND: 2 (CHI)
Dylan Fairchild
OG Georgia
David Walker Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (CHI)
David Walker
LB-EDGE Central Arkansas
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 154 RND: 5 (CHI)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
Thor Griffith Head Shot
PICK: 204 RND: 6 (CHI)
Thor Griffith
DL Louisville
Jake Slaughter Head Shot
PICK: 228 RND: 7 (CHI)
Jake Slaughter
C Florida
Jack Kiser Head Shot
PICK: 243 RND: 7 (CHI)
Jack Kiser
LB Notre Dame
Draft Grade — Bears
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Bears checked most of the boxes and earned a B-.

The Bears did not so much draft David Walker as overpay for him, 101 picks clear of his grade. It sets an uneasy tone for the weekend.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through running back. That Slaughter pick is the receipt they will wave around later.

They left with edge rusher solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off. The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom.

A workmanlike haul that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick17 Rnd1 Walter Nolen
In the Round 1 slot they get a disruptive interior force. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick40 Rnd2 Tate Ratledge
Tate Ratledge is a better player than the 40th pick suggests; smart patience, rewarded. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick48 Rnd2 Dylan Fairchild
A reach on Dylan Fairchild in pick No. 48; the board had better options right there. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick79 Rnd3 David Walker
David Walker at Round 3, Pick 15 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick154 Rnd5 Dont'e Thornton Jr.
Dont'e Thornton Jr. at slot 154 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick204 Rnd6 Thor Griffith
Thor Griffith at the 204th overall pick is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick228 Rnd7 Jake Slaughter
Jake Slaughter slid further than he should have, and the 228th pick is lovely value for the offensive lineman. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick243 Rnd7 Jack Kiser
A big swing on Jack Kiser at pick 243, well ahead of any board in the building. The roster fit checks out.