Marc_G'S MOCK DRAFT

Bears MONEY Draft

  • Marc_G DRAFTING FOR THE
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Draft Selections
Rome Odunze Head Shot
PICK: 10 RND: 1 (CHI)
Rome Odunze
WR Washington
Dallas Turner Head Shot
PICK: 15 RND: 1 (CHI)
Dallas Turner
LB-EDGE Alabama
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 46 RND: 2 (CHI)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
Denzel Burke Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (CHI)
Denzel Burke
CB Ohio State
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (CHI)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Mike Sainristil Head Shot
PICK: 146 RND: 5 (CHI)
Mike Sainristil
CB Michigan
Roger Rosengarten Head Shot
PICK: 186 RND: 6 (CHI)
Roger Rosengarten
OT Washington
Jason Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 232 RND: 7 (CHI)
Jason Henderson
LB Old Dominion
Kurtis Rourke Head Shot
PICK: 254 RND: 7 (CHI)
Kurtis Rourke
QB Ohio
Draft Picks Received
Rome Odunze Head Shot
PICK: 10 RND: 1 (NYJ)
Rome Odunze
WR Washington
Dallas Turner Head Shot
PICK: 15 RND: 1 (IND)
Dallas Turner
LB-EDGE Alabama
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 46 RND: 2 (IND)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
Kurtis Rourke Head Shot
PICK: 254 RND: 7 (CIN)
Kurtis Rourke
QB Ohio
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (CIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (CIN)
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Draft Picks Traded
Caleb Williams Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (NYJ)
Caleb Williams
QB USC
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (IND)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Nehemiah Pritchett Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (CIN)
Nehemiah Pritchett
CB Auburn
Players Gained
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Jake Browning
QB
Head Shot
Garrett Wilson
WR
Draft Grade — Bears
Overall B+
ValueB- NeedB TradesA+ FutureB-
The Bears let Burke fall and pounced. Final grade: B+.

Give the war room a raise for the dealing alone. The Bears came out ahead on every exchange that mattered, and it was not close.

They banked enough surplus on Burke to cover a lot of smaller sins. That interior defensive lineman hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. Reaching for Powers-Johnson left real value on the table behind him.

The Bears clearly valued win-now help, adding bodies who have done it before.

All told, a draft that does its job without fuss, and there is real value in that.

Pick Analysis
Pick10 Rnd1 Rome Odunze
In pick 10 they get a home-run threat at receiver. A real need, handled.
Pick15 Rnd1 Dallas Turner
In pick No. 15 they get a double-digit-sack hope at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick46 Rnd2 Jackson Powers-Johnson
The board had cheaper options than Jackson Powers-Johnson at the 46th pick, and it noticed. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick75 Rnd3 Denzel Burke
Somehow Denzel Burke was still sitting there in No. 75, and they pounced on premier cornerback value. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick110 Rnd4 Cooper Beebe
Cooper Beebe in Round 4, Pick 10 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick146 Rnd5 Mike Sainristil
A slide stopped in the Round 5 slot, with Mike Sainristil worth more than the price. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick186 Rnd6 Roger Rosengarten
Roger Rosengarten at Round 6, Pick 11 is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick232 Rnd7 Jason Henderson
No drama and no debate, Jason Henderson went about where he belonged in the Round 7 slot. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick254 Rnd7 Kurtis Rourke
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Kurtis Rourke at pick 254. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.