23 D. HESTER'S MOCK DRAFT
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Draft Selections
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (CHI)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Tyler Booker Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (CHI)
Tyler Booker
OG Alabama
Grey Zabel Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (CHI)
Grey Zabel
OT North Dakota State
David Walker Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (CHI)
David Walker
LB-EDGE Central Arkansas
Miles Frazier Head Shot
PICK: 176 RND: 6 (CHI)
Miles Frazier
OG LSU
TreVeyon Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 200 RND: 6 (CHI)
TreVeyon Henderson
RB Ohio State
Cody Simon Head Shot
PICK: 203 RND: 6 (CHI)
Cody Simon
LB Ohio State
Kevin Winston Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 228 RND: 7 (CHI)
Kevin Winston Jr.
S Penn State
Thor Griffith Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (CHI)
Thor Griffith
DL Louisville
Draft Picks Received
Miles Frazier Head Shot
PICK: 176 RND: 6 (BAL)
Miles Frazier
OG LSU
TreVeyon Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 200 RND: 6 (BAL)
TreVeyon Henderson
RB Ohio State
Draft Picks Traded
Jaeden Roberts Head Shot
PICK: 150 RND: 5 (BAL)
Jaeden Roberts
OG Alabama
Draft Grade — Bears
Overall B-
ValueC NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Henderson should have been long gone. The Bears pounced, and earned a B-.

Thirty-one other rooms let TreVeyon Henderson slide, and the Bears were the ones holding the card at the Round 6 slot. Highway robbery.

Walker has a lot of ground to make up just to look fairly priced. A whole weekend of picks and cornerback is somehow still a want. Edge rusher was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job.

The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick12 Rnd1 Walter Nolen
In pick 12 they get a disruptive interior force. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick40 Rnd2 Tyler Booker
They jumped the gun on Tyler Booker, taking him earlier than his grade liked. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick43 Rnd2 Grey Zabel
Grey Zabel in No. 43 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick74 Rnd3 David Walker
They reached into another round for David Walker, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick176 Rnd6 Miles Frazier
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Miles Frazier well ahead of where he belonged. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick200 Rnd6 TreVeyon Henderson
TreVeyon Henderson at the Round 6 slot is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick203 Rnd6 Cody Simon
They barely believed it either: Cody Simon still on the board at the 203rd pick. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick228 Rnd7 Kevin Winston Jr.
Kevin Winston Jr. in slot 228 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick244 Rnd7 Thor Griffith
They reached a country mile for Thor Griffith at pick No. 244, and the board is aghast. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.