TCSmith'S MOCK DRAFT

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  • TCSmith DRAFTING FOR THE
    Bears
Draft Selections
Caleb Williams Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (CHI)
Caleb Williams
QB USC
Rome Odunze Head Shot
PICK: 16 RND: 1 (CHI)
Rome Odunze
WR Washington
Graham Barton Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (CHI)
Graham Barton
OT Duke
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (CHI)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Nelson Ceaser Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (CHI)
Nelson Ceaser
DL-EDGE Houston
Max Melton Head Shot
PICK: 122 RND: 4 (CHI)
Max Melton
CB Rutgers
Justin Rogers Head Shot
PICK: 146 RND: 5 (CHI)
Justin Rogers
DL Auburn
Draft Picks Received
Rome Odunze Head Shot
PICK: 16 RND: 1 (SEA)
Rome Odunze
WR Washington
Graham Barton Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (ATL)
Graham Barton
OT Duke
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (SEA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (ATL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (SEA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (SEA)
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Draft Picks Traded
Malik Nabers Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (SEA)
Malik Nabers
WR LSU
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (MIA)
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Players Gained
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Tariq Woolen
CB
Players traded away
Head Shot
Justin Fields
QB
Draft Grade — Bears
Overall D
ValueB NeedB TradesF FutureA
Quarterback settled, Williams in the fold, and a D for the Bears.

The phones were a trap the Bears kept walking into, shipping out surplus on nearly every deal. Hard to defend, and the D reflects that.

The whole projection now runs through Caleb Williams; hit there and everything else looks smarter. Leaving running back unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.

They will need Rogers to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it. The Barton value carries more weight than any single miss elsewhere.

Bottom line, they will be counting on several picks to beat their grades.

Pick Analysis
Pick1 Rnd1 Caleb Williams
In pick 1 they get their quarterback of the future. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick16 Rnd1 Rome Odunze
In No. 16 they get a weapon on the perimeter at fair value. A real need, handled.
Pick43 Rnd2 Graham Barton
Graham Barton slipping to the Round 2 slot is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick75 Rnd3 Cooper Beebe
No drama and no debate, Cooper Beebe went about where he belonged in Round 3, Pick 11. It fills a real need, too.
Pick110 Rnd4 Nelson Ceaser
Nelson Ceaser in pick No. 110 is fair value, right on his grade. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick122 Rnd4 Max Melton
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Max Melton at slot 122 is the proof. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick146 Rnd5 Justin Rogers
They liked Justin Rogers enough to skip the value, taking him in the 146th pick. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.