WALLY CHAMBERS'S MOCK DRAFT
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Draft Selections
Tyler Booker Head Shot
PICK: 19 RND: 1 (CHI)
Tyler Booker
OG Alabama
JT Tuimoloau Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (CHI)
JT Tuimoloau
DE-EDGE Ohio State
Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (CHI)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
Harold Fannin Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (CHI)
Harold Fannin Jr.
TE Bowling Green
Ollie Gordon II Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (CHI)
Ollie Gordon II
RB Oklahoma State
Nazir Stackhouse Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (CHI)
Nazir Stackhouse
DL Georgia
JJ Pegues Head Shot
PICK: 197 RND: 6 (CHI)
JJ Pegues
DT Ole Miss
Roc Taylor Head Shot
PICK: 235 RND: 7 (CHI)
Roc Taylor
WR Memphis
Torricelli Simpkins III Head Shot
PICK: 242 RND: 7 (CHI)
Torricelli Simpkins III
OG South Carolina
Draft Picks Received
Tyler Booker Head Shot
PICK: 19 RND: 1 (TB)
Tyler Booker
OG Alabama
Ollie Gordon II Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (TB)
Ollie Gordon II
RB Oklahoma State
Draft Picks Traded
Princely Umanmielen Head Shot
PICK: 10 RND: 1 (TB)
Princely Umanmielen
DE-EDGE Ole Miss
Draft Grade — Bears
Overall C+
ValueC+ NeedB TradesD+ FutureB-
Flashes of a plan, unevenly executed. Bears: C+.

The war room fell hard for Ollie Gordon II, and it showed at the 120th pick: 55 picks ahead of a board that had other ideas. The final tally is a middling C+.

They banked enough surplus on Taylor to cover a lot of smaller sins. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through cornerback.

So much rides on Tyler Booker that the real verdict is a season or two away.

Pick Analysis
Pick19 Rnd1 Tyler Booker
This one needs a full-page explanation: Tyler Booker in the Round 1 slot, miles early. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick39 Rnd2 JT Tuimoloau
They liked JT Tuimoloau enough to skip the value, taking him in slot 39. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick41 Rnd2 Nick Emmanwori
They barely believed it either: Nick Emmanwori still on the board at the 41st pick. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick72 Rnd3 Harold Fannin Jr.
Harold Fannin Jr. in No. 72 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick120 Rnd4 Ollie Gordon II
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Ollie Gordon II well ahead of where he belonged. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick149 Rnd5 Nazir Stackhouse
Nazir Stackhouse at pick No. 149 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick197 Rnd6 JJ Pegues
A quiet steal in the Round 6 slot: JJ Pegues for less than the market said. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick235 Rnd7 Roc Taylor
Roc Taylor at the 235th pick is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick242 Rnd7 Torricelli Simpkins III
A reach on Torricelli Simpkins III in pick No. 242; the board had better options right there. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.