SD'S MOCK DRAFT

Bears

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Draft Selections
Emery Jones Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (CHI)
Emery Jones
OT LSU
Jabbar Muhammad Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (CHI)
Jabbar Muhammad
CB Oregon
Clay Webb Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (CHI)
Clay Webb
OG Georgia
Kaimon Rucker Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (CHI)
Kaimon Rucker
DL-EDGE North Carolina
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (CHI)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
Will Sheppard Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (CHI)
Will Sheppard
WR Colorado
Bear Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 116 RND: 4 (CHI)
Bear Alexander
DL USC
T.J. Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (CHI)
T.J. Sanders
DT South Carolina
Jalen Travis Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (CHI)
Jalen Travis
OT Princeton
Josaiah Stewart Head Shot
PICK: 182 RND: 6 (CHI)
Josaiah Stewart
DE-EDGE Michigan
Draft Picks Received
Emery Jones Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (SF)
Emery Jones
OT LSU
Kaimon Rucker Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (SF)
Kaimon Rucker
DL-EDGE North Carolina
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (SF)
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Draft Picks Traded
Nic Scourton Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (SF)
Nic Scourton
DE-EDGE Texas A&M
Draft Grade — Bears
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB
A respectable, level-headed haul for the Bears: B-.

The Bears treated their own grade as gospel and everyone else's as noise, spending the 148th overall pick on T.J. Sanders a full 28 spots early. It nets out to a B-, which feels about right.

Ratledge falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through running back. Job largely done: edge rusher settled and 5 of 8 of the wish list covered.

In sum, a sensible class that nudges the roster the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick31 Rnd1 Emery Jones
Emery Jones at pick No. 31 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It fills a real need, too.
Pick33 Rnd2 Jabbar Muhammad
Jabbar Muhammad in slot 33 is fair value, right on his grade. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick52 Rnd2 Clay Webb
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Clay Webb well ahead of where he belonged. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick63 Rnd2 Kaimon Rucker
No edge and no loss on Kaimon Rucker in the Round 2 slot; it is a wash and a sensible one. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick84 Rnd3 Tate Ratledge
Tate Ratledge in the 84th pick should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick110 Rnd4 Will Sheppard
By-the-book stuff, Will Sheppard at No. 110 squarely in line with his ranking. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick116 Rnd4 Bear Alexander
Value said wait; Bear Alexander in the 116th overall pick says they were not listening. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick148 Rnd5 T.J. Sanders
T.J. Sanders at pick No. 148 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick180 Rnd6 Jalen Travis
Jalen Travis in No. 180 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. The roster fit checks out.
Pick182 Rnd6 Josaiah Stewart
A reach on Josaiah Stewart in the 182nd pick; the board had better options right there. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.