GM Anderson'S MOCK DRAFT
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Draft Selections
James Pearce Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (CHI)
James Pearce Jr.
DE-EDGE Tennessee
Tyler Booker Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (CHI)
Tyler Booker
OG Alabama
DJ Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 48 RND: 2 (CHI)
DJ Campbell
OG Texas
Parker Brailsford Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (CHI)
Parker Brailsford
C Alabama
Keon Sabb Head Shot
PICK: 154 RND: 5 (CHI)
Keon Sabb
S Alabama
Xavier Truss Head Shot
PICK: 204 RND: 6 (CHI)
Xavier Truss
OT Georgia
Tahj Brooks Head Shot
PICK: 228 RND: 7 (CHI)
Tahj Brooks
RB Texas Tech
Thor Griffith Head Shot
PICK: 243 RND: 7 (CHI)
Thor Griffith
DL Louisville
Draft Grade — Bears
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Bears cashed the board's mistake on Brooks: B-.

The board owed the Bears one, and it paid up: Tahj Brooks, the No. 112 name on the board, sitting there at the 228th overall pick like a gift left on the doorstep.

The Truss reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade. The cornerback spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

The roster is better shaped than it was, with edge rusher chief among the fixes. The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom.

A competent weekend that does not make headlines and does not need to.

Pick Analysis
Pick17 Rnd1 James Pearce Jr.
In slot 17 they get a bendy edge with upside at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick40 Rnd2 Tyler Booker
Tyler Booker at No. 40 is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick48 Rnd2 DJ Campbell
They did well to land DJ Campbell in pick 48, just ahead of his grade. It fills a real need, too.
Pick79 Rnd3 Parker Brailsford
A big swing on Parker Brailsford at the Round 3 slot, well ahead of any board in the building. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick154 Rnd5 Keon Sabb
They robbed the room for Keon Sabb here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick204 Rnd6 Xavier Truss
Xavier Truss at Round 6, Pick 29 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick228 Rnd7 Tahj Brooks
They will replay Tahj Brooks at pick No. 228 for years; that is how good the value is. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick243 Rnd7 Thor Griffith
Thor Griffith in the 243rd pick is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.