majors'S MOCK DRAFT

bears pt 20

  • majors DRAFTING FOR THE
    Bears
Draft Selections
Princely Umanmielen Head Shot
PICK: 22 RND: 1 (CHI)
Princely Umanmielen
DE Ole Miss
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (CHI)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
Ozzy Trapilo Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (CHI)
Ozzy Trapilo
OT Boston College
Shemar Stewart Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (CHI)
Shemar Stewart
DL Texas A&M
Malaki Starks Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (CHI)
Malaki Starks
S Georgia
Parker Brailsford Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (CHI)
Parker Brailsford
C Alabama
Devin Neal Head Shot
PICK: 203 RND: 6 (CHI)
Devin Neal
RB Kansas
Jamon Dumas-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 226 RND: 7 (CHI)
Jamon Dumas-Johnson
LB Kentucky
Germie Bernard Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (CHI)
Germie Bernard
WR Alabama
Draft Picks Received
Princely Umanmielen Head Shot
PICK: 22 RND: 1 (WSH)
Princely Umanmielen
DE Ole Miss
Shemar Stewart Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (WSH)
Shemar Stewart
DL Texas A&M
Draft Picks Traded
Will Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (WSH)
Will Campbell
OT LSU
Draft Grade — Bears
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB+ TradesC FutureB-
The Bears won the night they stopped Neal from sliding. Grade: B-.

This is the pick they will still be bragging about in July: Devin Neal, the No. 93 name on the board, stolen at Round 6, Pick 28.

If Bernard pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about. That cornerback hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. The trades cost them a sliver of value they did not need to spend.

The roster is better shaped than it was, with edge rusher chief among the fixes.

A workmanlike haul that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick22 Rnd1 Princely Umanmielen
Princely Umanmielen in the Round 1 slot is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick39 Rnd2 Tate Ratledge
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Tate Ratledge in pick No. 39. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick42 Rnd2 Ozzy Trapilo
Ozzy Trapilo at pick 42 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick56 Rnd2 Shemar Stewart
A market-rate interior defensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Shemar Stewart. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick73 Rnd3 Malaki Starks
A top-tier safety at a bargain, Malaki Starks in the 73rd pick, plain and simple. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick148 Rnd5 Parker Brailsford
Parker Brailsford is a better player than Round 5, Pick 10 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick203 Rnd6 Devin Neal
They will replay Devin Neal at No. 203 for years; that is how good the value is. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick226 Rnd7 Jamon Dumas-Johnson
Steal is underselling it; Jamon Dumas-Johnson at the 226th overall pick is a heist with the alarm still ringing. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick244 Rnd7 Germie Bernard
They reached a country mile for Germie Bernard at the 244th pick, and the board is aghast. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.