walter payton'S MOCK DRAFT

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  • walter payton DRAFTING FOR THE
    Bears
Draft Selections
Caleb Williams Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (CHI)
Caleb Williams
QB USC
Rome Odunze Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (CHI)
Rome Odunze
WR Washington
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (CHI)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
Christian Haynes Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (CHI)
Christian Haynes
OG Connecticut
Max Melton Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (CHI)
Max Melton
CB Rutgers
Mohamed Kamara Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (CHI)
Mohamed Kamara
DL-EDGE Colorado State
Jaden Hicks Head Shot
PICK: 116 RND: 4 (CHI)
Jaden Hicks
S Washington State
Tommy Eichenberg Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (CHI)
Tommy Eichenberg
LB Ohio State
Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint Head Shot
PICK: 146 RND: 5 (CHI)
Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint...
WR Georgia
Christian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 186 RND: 6 (CHI)
Christian Jones
OT Texas
Xavier Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 232 RND: 7 (CHI)
Xavier Thomas
DE-EDGE Clemson
Draft Picks Received
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (ATL)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
Christian Haynes Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (JAX)
Christian Haynes
OG Connecticut
Max Melton Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (ATL)
Max Melton
CB Rutgers
Jaden Hicks Head Shot
PICK: 116 RND: 4 (JAX)
Jaden Hicks
S Washington State
Draft Picks Traded
Junior Colson Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (JAX)
Junior Colson
LB Michigan
Players traded away
Head Shot
Justin Fields
QB
Draft Grade — Bears
Overall D-
ValueB- NeedB TradesF FutureB-
A passer of the future in Williams, and a D-, for the Bears.

You can lose a draft before you make a pick. The Bears did it at the trade table, overpaying to chase players the board did not price nearly as high. Put together, it is a D-.

Caleb Williams gives the offense a face and a plan, and the grade leans heavily on whether he hits. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped interior defensive lineman, which is a strange place to end up.

If Thomas pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about.

Add it up and it is a weekend the front office will hope everyone forgets, interior defensive lineman very much included.

Pick Analysis
Pick1 Rnd1 Caleb Williams
In pick 1 they get a long-term answer under center. A real need, handled.
Pick9 Rnd1 Rome Odunze
In the Round 1 slot they get a home-run threat at receiver at fair value. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick43 Rnd2 Jackson Powers-Johnson
A premium they did not need to pay, Jackson Powers-Johnson a notch or two before his time. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick79 Rnd3 Christian Haynes
No drama and no debate, Christian Haynes went about where he belonged in No. 79. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick109 Rnd4 Max Melton
They took Max Melton at par in Round 4, Pick 9, which is nothing to complain about. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick110 Rnd4 Mohamed Kamara
Mohamed Kamara in the 110th pick is fair value, right on his grade. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick116 Rnd4 Jaden Hicks
Nice patience on Jaden Hicks, who had no business lasting to slot 116. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick127 Rnd4 Tommy Eichenberg
A straight-up fair deal on Tommy Eichenberg at the 127th overall pick, value and slot in agreement. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick146 Rnd5 Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint
Fair-plus on Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. The roster fit checks out.
Pick186 Rnd6 Christian Jones
Christian Jones at the Round 6 slot is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It fills a real need, too.
Pick232 Rnd7 Xavier Thomas
They paid up for Xavier Thomas at pick No. 232 when waiting would have done the job. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.