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butkus68'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON FEB 7, 2024

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  • butkus68 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Bears
Draft Selections
Marvin Harrison Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (CHI)
Marvin Harrison Jr.
WR Ohio State
Dallas Turner Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (CHI)
Dallas Turner
LB-EDGE Alabama
Calen Bullock Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (CHI)
Calen Bullock
S USC
Trey Benson Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (CHI)
Trey Benson
RB Florida State
Christian Mahogany Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (CHI)
Christian Mahogany
OG Boston College
Blake Fisher Head Shot
PICK: 122 RND: 4 (CHI)
Blake Fisher
OT Notre Dame
Theo Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 150 RND: 5 (CHI)
Theo Johnson
TE Penn State
Tanor Bortolini Head Shot
PICK: 201 RND: 6 (CHI)
Tanor Bortolini
C Wisconsin
Taulia Tagovailoa Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (CHI)
Taulia Tagovailoa
QB Maryland
Draft Picks Received
Marvin Harrison Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (WSH)
Marvin Harrison Jr.
WR Ohio State
Calen Bullock Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (ATL)
Calen Bullock
S USC
Theo Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 150 RND: 5 (LV)
Theo Johnson
TE Penn State
Tanor Bortolini Head Shot
PICK: 201 RND: 6 (ATL)
Tanor Bortolini
C Wisconsin
Taulia Tagovailoa Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (WSH)
Taulia Tagovailoa
QB Maryland
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (ATL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (LV)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (ATL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (ATL)
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Draft Picks Traded
Rome Odunze Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (WSH)
Rome Odunze
WR Washington
Sataoa Laumea Head Shot
PICK: 146 RND: 5 (LV)
Sataoa Laumea
OT Utah
Players Gained
Head Shot
Troy Andersen
LB
Head Shot
Kendall Fuller
CB
Head Shot
Thayer Munford Jr.
OT
Draft Grade — Bears
Overall B+
ValueB NeedB TradesA+ FutureB
Best value of the weekend goes to the Bears for Mahogany: B+.

You could see the war room lean forward. Christian Mahogany at Round 4, Pick 10 is the sort of fall that does not happen, except it just did. Good, not great, and the B+ says as much.

Every deal seemed to tilt their way, which is not luck. The interior defensive lineman spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. The Bears paired the rookies with proven help, Kendall Fuller leading the way.

The Bortolini reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the interior defensive lineman spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick2 Rnd1 Marvin Harrison Jr.
In the Round 1 slot they get a difference-maker at receiver. A real need, handled.
Pick9 Rnd1 Dallas Turner
In pick 9 they get a double-digit-sack hope at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick43 Rnd2 Calen Bullock
Calen Bullock in No. 43 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick75 Rnd3 Trey Benson
Trey Benson at pick No. 75 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the running back. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick110 Rnd4 Christian Mahogany
They barely believed it either: Christian Mahogany still on the board at the 110th pick. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick122 Rnd4 Blake Fisher
You do not let an offensive lineman like Blake Fisher reach slot 122 and blink. They did not. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick150 Rnd5 Theo Johnson
A market-rate tight end, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Theo Johnson. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick201 Rnd6 Tanor Bortolini
They went early on Tanor Bortolini in the 201st overall pick, and the value did not follow. The roster fit checks out.
Pick223 Rnd7 Taulia Tagovailoa
Taulia Tagovailoa at slot 223 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.