Grover36'S MOCK DRAFT
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Draft Selections
Akheem Mesidor Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (CHI)
Akheem Mesidor
DL-EDGE Miami
A.J. Haulcy Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (CHI)
A.J. Haulcy
S LSU
Jacob Rodriguez Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (CHI)
Jacob Rodriguez
LB Texas Tech
Treydan Stukes Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (CHI)
Treydan Stukes
CB Arizona
Mikail Kamara Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (CHI)
Mikail Kamara
DE-EDGE Indiana
Zavion Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (CHI)
Zavion Thomas
WR LSU
Nolan Rucci Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (CHI)
Nolan Rucci
OT Penn State
Draft Grade — Bears
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Bears kept it disciplined and banked a B-.

The Bears did not so much draft Mikail Kamara as overpay for him, 24 picks clear of his grade. It sets an uneasy tone for the weekend.

The interior defensive lineman spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. Landing Thomas that late papers over a lot of smaller sins.

All told, a draft that does its job without fuss, and there is real value in that.

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Akheem Mesidor
In slot 25 they get a disruptor off the edge, reach and all. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick57 Rnd2 A.J. Haulcy
Nothing to complain about; A.J. Haulcy went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick60 Rnd2 Jacob Rodriguez
They paid up for Jacob Rodriguez at Round 2, Pick 28 when waiting would have done the job. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick89 Rnd3 Treydan Stukes
A straight-up fair deal on Treydan Stukes at the 89th overall pick, value and slot in agreement. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick129 Rnd4 Mikail Kamara
Mikail Kamara at No. 129 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick239 Rnd7 Zavion Thomas
Value with a capital V on Zavion Thomas in the 239th pick, a genuine coup. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick241 Rnd7 Nolan Rucci
Nolan Rucci at the 241st overall pick is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.