Rothjoe'S MOCK DRAFT

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Draft Selections
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (CHI)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (CHI)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (CHI)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
Tyler Warren Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (CHI)
Tyler Warren
TE Penn State
Jake Majors Head Shot
PICK: 88 RND: 3 (CHI)
Jake Majors
C Texas
Chris Paul Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 146 RND: 5 (CHI)
Chris Paul Jr.
LB Ole Miss
Smael Mondon Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (CHI)
Smael Mondon Jr.
LB Georgia
Kalel Mullings Head Shot
PICK: 203 RND: 6 (CHI)
Kalel Mullings
RB Michigan
Nicholas Singleton Head Shot
PICK: 206 RND: 6 (CHI)
Nicholas Singleton
RB Penn State
Harold Perkins Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 228 RND: 7 (CHI)
Harold Perkins Jr.
LB LSU
Steven Parker Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (CHI)
Steven Parker
DE-EDGE Texas State
Draft Picks Received
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (HOU)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
Jake Majors Head Shot
PICK: 88 RND: 3 (DEN)
Jake Majors
C Texas
Smael Mondon Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (DEN)
Smael Mondon Jr.
LB Georgia
Nicholas Singleton Head Shot
PICK: 206 RND: 6 (DEN)
Nicholas Singleton
RB Penn State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (DEN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (DEN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (DEN)
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Draft Picks Traded
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (CIN)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Players Gained
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Alex Palczewski
OT
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Rashawn Slater
OT
Draft Grade — Bears
Overall A-
ValueB+ NeedB TradesA+ FutureB+
The Bears let Singleton fall and pounced. Final grade: A-.

Thirty-one other rooms let Nicholas Singleton slide, and the Bears were the ones holding the card at No. 206. Highway robbery.

If Parker pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about. Every deal seemed to tilt their way, which is not luck. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through cornerback.

Bottom line, with Tate Ratledge leading the way, this is a class that should pay off fast and rarely be regretted.

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Tate Ratledge
They went early on Tate Ratledge in pick No. 25, and the value did not follow. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick36 Rnd2 Kenneth Grant
Good price on Kenneth Grant in the 36th overall pick, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick41 Rnd2 Nick Emmanwori
Nick Emmanwori in Round 2, Pick 9 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick73 Rnd3 Tyler Warren
Steal is underselling it; Tyler Warren at pick 73 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick88 Rnd3 Jake Majors
They took Jake Majors at par in No. 88, which is nothing to complain about. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick146 Rnd5 Chris Paul Jr.
The board fumbled Chris Paul Jr. all the way to the Round 5 slot, and they scooped it up. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick193 Rnd6 Smael Mondon Jr.
They robbed the room for Smael Mondon Jr. here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick203 Rnd6 Kalel Mullings
Kalel Mullings at slot 203 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick206 Rnd6 Nicholas Singleton
Somehow Nicholas Singleton was still sitting there in Round 6, Pick 31, and they pounced on premier running back value. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick228 Rnd7 Harold Perkins Jr.
Harold Perkins Jr. in the 228th overall pick should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick244 Rnd7 Steven Parker
A real head-scratcher, Steven Parker in the Round 7 slot is miles ahead of his ranking. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.