DeBouillon'S MOCK DRAFT

Bosa and Barkley

  • DeBouillon DRAFTING FOR THE
    Bears
Draft Selections
Marvin Harrison Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (CHI)
Marvin Harrison Jr.
WR Ohio State
Laiatu Latu Head Shot
PICK: 7 RND: 1 (CHI)
Laiatu Latu
DL-EDGE UCLA
JC Latham Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (CHI)
JC Latham
OT Alabama
Kalen King Head Shot
PICK: 54 RND: 2 (CHI)
Kalen King
CB Penn State
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (CHI)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (CHI)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
Jason Marshall Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 132 RND: 4 (CHI)
Jason Marshall Jr.
CB Florida
Cole Bishop Head Shot
PICK: 141 RND: 5 (CHI)
Cole Bishop
S Utah
Antwaun Powell-Ryland Head Shot
PICK: 182 RND: 6 (CHI)
Antwaun Powell-Ryland
DL-EDGE Virginia Tech
Jordan Whittington Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (CHI)
Jordan Whittington
WR Texas
Draft Picks Received
Laiatu Latu Head Shot
PICK: 7 RND: 1 (WSH)
Laiatu Latu
DL-EDGE UCLA
JC Latham Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (NYG)
JC Latham
OT Alabama
Kalen King Head Shot
PICK: 54 RND: 2 (NYG)
Kalen King
CB Penn State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (NYG)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (LAC)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (NYG)
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Draft Picks Traded
Caleb Williams Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (NYG)
Caleb Williams
QB USC
Players Gained
Head Shot
Saquon Barkley
RB
Head Shot
Joey Bosa
EDGE
Draft Grade — Bears
Overall A
ValueB NeedB TradesA+ FutureA+
The steal of the weekend belongs to the Bears and Powell-Ryland: A.

The trade table was a mismatch, and the Bears were on the right end of it, hauling in a fortune in surplus value. One of the weekend's best, top to bottom, and a A to show for it.

That is an edge rusher worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped interior defensive lineman, which is a strange place to end up.

Powers-Johnson has a lot of ground to make up just to look fairly priced.

In the end it comes back to Marvin Harrison Jr., and a haul good enough to build on right away.

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Marvin Harrison Jr.
In Round 1, Pick 4 they get a matchup problem out wide. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick7 Rnd1 Laiatu Latu
In pick 7 they get juice off the edge at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick37 Rnd2 JC Latham
JC Latham at the Round 2 slot is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick54 Rnd2 Kalen King
They read the board right and Kalen King was the payoff at the 54th pick. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick68 Rnd3 Jackson Powers-Johnson
Jackson Powers-Johnson in slot 68 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. It fills a real need, too.
Pick104 Rnd4 Tate Ratledge
No drama and no debate, Tate Ratledge went about where he belonged in pick No. 104. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick132 Rnd4 Jason Marshall Jr.
Jason Marshall Jr. at slot 132 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick141 Rnd5 Cole Bishop
Cole Bishop at Round 5, Pick 5 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick182 Rnd6 Antwaun Powell-Ryland
You do not let an edge rusher like Antwaun Powell-Ryland reach the 182nd pick and blink. They did not. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick225 Rnd7 Jordan Whittington
The board fumbled Jordan Whittington all the way to pick 225, and they scooped it up. A need, and now a little less of one.