DeBouillon'S MOCK DRAFT

Caleb

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Draft Selections
Caleb Williams Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (CHI)
Caleb Williams
QB USC
Brock Bowers Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (CHI)
Brock Bowers
TE Georgia
Kool-Aid McKinstry Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (CHI)
Kool-Aid McKinstry
CB Alabama
Xavier Worthy Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (CHI)
Xavier Worthy
WR Texas
Sedrick Van Pran Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (CHI)
Sedrick Van Pran
C Georgia
Blake Fisher Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (CHI)
Blake Fisher
OT Notre Dame
Beau Brade Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (CHI)
Beau Brade
S Maryland
Jacob Cowing Head Shot
PICK: 122 RND: 4 (CHI)
Jacob Cowing
WR Arizona
Max Melton Head Shot
PICK: 146 RND: 5 (CHI)
Max Melton
CB Rutgers
Draft Picks Received
Caleb Williams Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (WSH)
Caleb Williams
QB USC
Kool-Aid McKinstry Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (HOU)
Kool-Aid McKinstry
CB Alabama
Xavier Worthy Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (WSH)
Xavier Worthy
WR Texas
Blake Fisher Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (WSH)
Blake Fisher
OT Notre Dame
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (WSH)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (WSH)
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Draft Picks Traded
Marvin Harrison Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (WSH)
Marvin Harrison Jr.
WR Ohio State
Players Gained
Head Shot
Curtis Samuel
WR
Players traded away
Head Shot
Justin Fields
QB
Draft Grade — Bears
Overall C
ValueB NeedB- TradesF FutureA
Williams is the plan now, and the Bears grade out a C.

Start where it matters. The Bears took Caleb Williams to run the offense for the next decade, and every other decision this weekend bends around that one.

Melton at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster. Overpaying at the table undid a lot of the good work elsewhere. A whole weekend of picks and edge rusher is somehow still a want.

Every board in the league had Van Pran lower, and that gap is the story.

So much rides on Caleb Williams that the real verdict is a season or two away.

Pick Analysis
Pick2 Rnd1 Caleb Williams
They took Caleb Williams at par in Round 1, Pick 2, which is nothing to complain about. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick9 Rnd1 Brock Bowers
In pick No. 9 they get a moveable chess piece at tight end. More want than need.
Pick23 Rnd1 Kool-Aid McKinstry
In the 23rd pick they get an island corner at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick67 Rnd3 Xavier Worthy
You do not let a wide receiver like Xavier Worthy reach the 67th overall pick and blink. They did not. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick75 Rnd3 Sedrick Van Pran
A reach on Sedrick Van Pran in the Round 3 slot; the board had better options right there. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick102 Rnd4 Blake Fisher
Blake Fisher at No. 102 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick110 Rnd4 Beau Brade
By-the-book stuff, Beau Brade at slot 110 squarely in line with his ranking. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick122 Rnd4 Jacob Cowing
Jacob Cowing in pick 122 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick146 Rnd5 Max Melton
A cornerback of that caliber at the 146th pick is the definition of value, full stop. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.