123'S MOCK DRAFT
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123'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON JAN 3, 2024

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  • 123 DRAFTING FOR THE
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Draft Selections
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 5 RND: 1 (CHI)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Brock Bowers Head Shot
PICK: 10 RND: 1 (CHI)
Brock Bowers
TE Georgia
Josh Newton Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (CHI)
Josh Newton
CB TCU
Troy Fautanu Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (CHI)
Troy Fautanu
OT Washington
Chris Braswell Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (CHI)
Chris Braswell
LB-EDGE Alabama
Javon Foster Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (CHI)
Javon Foster
OT Missouri
Kris Jenkins Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (CHI)
Kris Jenkins
DL-EDGE Michigan
Denzel Burke Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (CHI)
Denzel Burke
CB Ohio State
Kiran Amegadjie Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (CHI)
Kiran Amegadjie
OT Yale
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (CHI)
Donovan Jackson
OG Ohio State
Gabriel Murphy Head Shot
PICK: 147 RND: 5 (CHI)
Gabriel Murphy
DL-EDGE UCLA
Ainias Smith Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (CHI)
Ainias Smith
WR Texas A&M
Curtis Jacobs Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (CHI)
Curtis Jacobs
LB Penn State
Draft Picks Received
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 5 RND: 1 (NYG)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Josh Newton Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (NYG)
Josh Newton
CB TCU
Troy Fautanu Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (ATL)
Troy Fautanu
OT Washington
Chris Braswell Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (NYG)
Chris Braswell
LB-EDGE Alabama
Kris Jenkins Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (SEA)
Kris Jenkins
DL-EDGE Michigan
Denzel Burke Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (SEA)
Denzel Burke
CB Ohio State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (NYG)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (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
Head Shot
Saquon Barkley
RB
Players traded away
Head Shot
Cole Kmet
TE
Head Shot
Justin Fields
QB
Draft Grade — Bears
Overall D+
ValueB NeedB TradesF FutureA+
Maye is the plan now, and the Bears grade out a D+.

The Bears lost the trade war and it was not close, handing partners the better end again and again. The process wobbled, and the D+ is where it lands.

The whole projection now runs through Drake Maye; hit there and everything else looks smarter. They will regret leaving interior defensive lineman for another day if the season turns on it.

Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Smith.

Bottom line, they will need several of these picks to beat their grades just to break even, and interior defensive lineman is still a hole.

Pick Analysis
Pick5 Rnd1 Drake Maye
In pick 5 they get the arm they will build around. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick10 Rnd1 Brock Bowers
Nothing to complain about; Brock Bowers went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick37 Rnd2 Josh Newton
A market-rate cornerback, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Josh Newton. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick41 Rnd2 Troy Fautanu
Troy Fautanu at No. 41 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick47 Rnd2 Chris Braswell
A straight-up fair deal on Chris Braswell at the Round 2 slot, value and slot in agreement. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick74 Rnd3 Javon Foster
They robbed the room for Javon Foster here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick77 Rnd3 Kris Jenkins
Circle this one: Kris Jenkins at Round 3, Pick 13 is a fall that decides a draft. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick79 Rnd3 Denzel Burke
You do not let a cornerback like Denzel Burke reach the 79th pick and blink. They did not. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick110 Rnd4 Kiran Amegadjie
Kiran Amegadjie at pick 110 is money in the bank, a offensive lineman taken below his worth. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick126 Rnd4 Donovan Jackson
A quiet steal in Round 4, Pick 26: Donovan Jackson for less than the market said. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick147 Rnd5 Gabriel Murphy
Gabriel Murphy at the Round 5 slot is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick188 Rnd6 Ainias Smith
The board fumbled Ainias Smith all the way to the 188th pick, and they scooped it up. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick231 Rnd7 Curtis Jacobs
A top-tier linebacker at a bargain, Curtis Jacobs in slot 231, plain and simple. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.