VINCE EVANS'S MOCK DRAFT

BEST DRAFT EVER

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Draft Selections
Armand Membou Head Shot
PICK: 10 RND: 1 (CHI)
Armand Membou
OT Missouri
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (CHI)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (CHI)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
Quinshon Judkins Head Shot
PICK: 64 RND: 2 (CHI)
Quinshon Judkins
RB Ohio State
Pat Bryant Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (CHI)
Pat Bryant
WR Illinois
Malachi Moore Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (CHI)
Malachi Moore
S Alabama
Tim Smith Head Shot
PICK: 233 RND: 7 (CHI)
Tim Smith
DL Alabama
Bilhal Kone Head Shot
PICK: 240 RND: 7 (CHI)
Bilhal Kone
CB Western Michigan
Draft Picks Received
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (DAL)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
Quinshon Judkins Head Shot
PICK: 64 RND: 2 (PHI)
Quinshon Judkins
RB Ohio State
Malachi Moore Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (DAL)
Malachi Moore
S Alabama
Draft Picks Traded
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (DAL)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Danny Stutsman Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (PHI)
Danny Stutsman
LB Oklahoma
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (ARI)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Grade — Bears
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
No fireworks, just a tidy B for the Bears.

The war room fell hard for Tim Smith, and it showed at Round 7, Pick 17: 92 picks ahead of a board that had other ideas. Call it a sensible B, earned the boring way.

That is a safety worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly. The edge rusher hole is the one line item this class does not answer.

Nothing here to lose sleep over, and plenty to feel decent about.

Pick Analysis
Pick10 Rnd1 Armand Membou
In the 10th pick they get a blindside protector at fair value. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick39 Rnd2 Kenneth Grant
A interior defensive lineman of that caliber at the Round 2 slot is the definition of value, full stop. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick44 Rnd2 Jalon Walker
Circle this one: Jalon Walker at No. 44 is a fall that decides a draft. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick64 Rnd2 Quinshon Judkins
Quinshon Judkins at Round 2, Pick 32 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick148 Rnd5 Pat Bryant
Pat Bryant in the 148th overall pick is fair value, right on his grade. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick174 Rnd5 Malachi Moore
They barely believed it either: Malachi Moore still on the board at pick 174. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick233 Rnd7 Tim Smith
They reached a country mile for Tim Smith at the 233rd overall pick, and the board is aghast. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick240 Rnd7 Bilhal Kone
A tidy bit of business in the 240th pick, where Bilhal Kone graded well above the range. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.