SpiffMcGee'S MOCK DRAFT

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Draft Selections
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (CHI)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Rome Odunze Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (CHI)
Rome Odunze
WR Washington
Kalen King Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (CHI)
Kalen King
CB Penn State
Tyler Guyton Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (CHI)
Tyler Guyton
OT Oklahoma
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (CHI)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Braden Fiske Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (CHI)
Braden Fiske
DL Florida State
Marshawn Kneeland Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (CHI)
Marshawn Kneeland
DE-EDGE Western Michigan
Ainias Smith Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (CHI)
Ainias Smith
WR Texas A&M
Daijun Edwards Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (CHI)
Daijun Edwards
RB Georgia
Draft Picks Received
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (NYG)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Kalen King Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (NYG)
Kalen King
CB Penn State
Tyler Guyton Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (ATL)
Tyler Guyton
OT Oklahoma
Braden Fiske Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (ATL)
Braden Fiske
DL Florida State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (NYG)
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Draft Picks Traded
Marvin Harrison Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (NYG)
Marvin Harrison Jr.
WR Ohio State
Players Gained
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Kayvon Thibodeaux
EDGE
Players traded away
Head Shot
Justin Fields
QB
Draft Grade — Bears
Overall C+
ValueB NeedB TradesF FutureA
A passer of the future in Maye, and a C+, for the Bears.

After circling the position for what felt like forever, the Bears committed. Drake Maye is the quarterback now, and the roster gets built to his timeline. Call it a C+ and check back in two years.

They lost the exchange badly enough to drag the whole class down. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through linebacker. The Kayvon Thibodeaux pickup adds a known quantity to a class of unknowns.

If one pick saves this weekend, it is Edwards.

If Drake Maye and a couple of the gambles land, hindsight will be kinder than this grade.

Pick Analysis
Pick6 Rnd1 Drake Maye
In the 6th pick they get the arm they will build around. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick9 Rnd1 Rome Odunze
In pick 9 they get a home-run threat at receiver at fair value. A real need, handled.
Pick39 Rnd2 Kalen King
Kalen King in Round 2, Pick 7 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick43 Rnd2 Tyler Guyton
Tyler Guyton at the 43rd overall pick is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the offensive lineman. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick75 Rnd3 Cooper Beebe
Cooper Beebe at the Round 3 slot is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick79 Rnd3 Braden Fiske
A market-rate interior defensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Braden Fiske. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick111 Rnd4 Marshawn Kneeland
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Marshawn Kneeland in No. 111. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick123 Rnd4 Ainias Smith
They did well to land Ainias Smith in pick No. 123, just ahead of his grade. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick143 Rnd5 Daijun Edwards
They let Daijun Edwards come to them and pounced at slot 143. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.