willsdaniel'S MOCK DRAFT

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Draft Selections
Malik Nabers Head Shot
PICK: 5 RND: 1 (CHI)
Malik Nabers
WR LSU
Olumuyiwa Fashanu Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (CHI)
Olumuyiwa Fashanu
OT Penn State
Kool-Aid McKinstry Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (CHI)
Kool-Aid McKinstry
CB Alabama
Malachi Corley Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (CHI)
Malachi Corley
WR Western Kentucky
Michael Hall Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (CHI)
Michael Hall Jr.
DT Ohio State
Khyree Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (CHI)
Khyree Jackson
CB Oregon
Audric Estime Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (CHI)
Audric Estime
RB Notre Dame
Isaiah Adams Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (CHI)
Isaiah Adams
OT Illinois
Draft Picks Received
Malik Nabers Head Shot
PICK: 5 RND: 1 (LAC)
Malik Nabers
WR LSU
Kool-Aid McKinstry Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (LAC)
Kool-Aid McKinstry
CB Alabama
Malachi Corley Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (LAC)
Malachi Corley
WR Western Kentucky
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (LAC)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (LAC)
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Draft Picks Traded
Marvin Harrison Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (LAC)
Marvin Harrison Jr.
WR Ohio State
Draft Grade — Bears
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesD- FutureA+
The Bears let Estime fall and pounced. Final grade: B-.

You can lose a draft before you make a pick. The Bears did it at the trade table, overpaying to chase players the board did not price nearly as high. They moved the roster forward and banked a B- for it.

Landing Estime that late papers over a lot of smaller sins. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through edge rusher.

The cost of the Hall Jr. reach is exactly the players who went right after him. The hoard sets up next April more than it helps this September.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the edge rusher spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick5 Rnd1 Malik Nabers
In pick 5 they get a No. 1 receiver. A real need, handled.
Pick9 Rnd1 Olumuyiwa Fashanu
In the Round 1 slot they get a building block for the line at fair value. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick37 Rnd2 Kool-Aid McKinstry
They robbed the room for Kool-Aid McKinstry here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick69 Rnd3 Malachi Corley
A straight-up fair deal on Malachi Corley at pick No. 69, value and slot in agreement. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick75 Rnd3 Michael Hall Jr.
A premium they did not need to pay, Michael Hall Jr. a notch or two before his time. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick111 Rnd4 Khyree Jackson
A reasonable price with a little left over, Khyree Jackson in the 111th overall pick. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick123 Rnd4 Audric Estime
Audric Estime at No. 123 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick143 Rnd5 Isaiah Adams
A top-tier offensive lineman at a bargain, Isaiah Adams in Round 5, Pick 7, plain and simple. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.