calinwisecup'S MOCK DRAFT

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  • calinwisecup DRAFTING FOR THE
    Bears
Draft Selections
Caleb Williams Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (CHI)
Caleb Williams
QB USC
Olumuyiwa Fashanu Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (CHI)
Olumuyiwa Fashanu
OT Penn State
Gabriel Murphy Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (CHI)
Gabriel Murphy
DL-EDGE UCLA
Ainias Smith Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (CHI)
Ainias Smith
WR Texas A&M
Layden Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 146 RND: 5 (CHI)
Layden Robinson
OG Texas A&M
Grayson Murphy Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (CHI)
Grayson Murphy
DL-EDGE UCLA
Braiden McGregor Head Shot
PICK: 186 RND: 6 (CHI)
Braiden McGregor
DL-EDGE Michigan
Dylan McMahon Head Shot
PICK: 210 RND: 6 (CHI)
Dylan McMahon
C North Carolina State
Daequan Hardy Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (CHI)
Daequan Hardy
CB Penn State
Blake Watson Head Shot
PICK: 232 RND: 7 (CHI)
Blake Watson
RB Memphis
Draft Picks Received
Grayson Murphy Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (CLE)
Grayson Murphy
DL-EDGE UCLA
Dylan McMahon Head Shot
PICK: 210 RND: 6 (CLE)
Dylan McMahon
C North Carolina State
Daequan Hardy Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (CLE)
Daequan Hardy
CB Penn State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (CLE)
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Draft Picks Traded
Cedric Gray Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (CLE)
Cedric Gray
LB North Carolina
Draft Grade — Bears
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
A passer of the future in Williams, and a B-, for the Bears.

The one hole that towered over the rest is filled. The Bears spent their marquee pick on Caleb Williams, and for the first time in a while there is a real answer at quarterback.

The McMahon pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over. The Hardy pick is the one they will point to when this weekend is judged.

They covered a lot of ground and still skipped interior defensive lineman, which is a strange place to end up.

Good work on the whole, with interior defensive lineman the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick1 Rnd1 Caleb Williams
In pick No. 1 they get their guy under center for the next decade at fair value. A real need, handled.
Pick9 Rnd1 Olumuyiwa Fashanu
In the Round 1 slot they get protection for the quarterback. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick75 Rnd3 Gabriel Murphy
Gabriel Murphy at No. 75 is a conviction pick that outran the value. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick110 Rnd4 Ainias Smith
They paid sticker price for Ainias Smith in the 110th overall pick, and that is fine. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick146 Rnd5 Layden Robinson
A reach on Layden Robinson in slot 146; the board had better options right there. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick164 Rnd5 Grayson Murphy
Grayson Murphy at pick 164 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick186 Rnd6 Braiden McGregor
The board had cheaper options than Braiden McGregor at the 186th pick, and it noticed. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick210 Rnd6 Dylan McMahon
Dylan McMahon at Round 6, Pick 35 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick231 Rnd7 Daequan Hardy
Daequan Hardy slid further than he should have, and the Round 7 slot is lovely value for the cornerback. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick232 Rnd7 Blake Watson
A slide stopped in the 232nd overall pick, with Blake Watson worth more than the price. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.