BEARdOWN'S MOCK DRAFT
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Draft Selections
Michael Penix Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 7 RND: 1 (CHI)
Michael Penix Jr.
QB Washington
Rome Odunze Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (CHI)
Rome Odunze
WR Washington
Terrion Arnold Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (CHI)
Terrion Arnold
CB Alabama
Christian Mahogany Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (CHI)
Christian Mahogany
OG Boston College
Sataoa Laumea Head Shot
PICK: 113 RND: 4 (CHI)
Sataoa Laumea
OT Utah
Shemar Turner Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (CHI)
Shemar Turner
DL-EDGE Texas A&M
Moose Muhammad III Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (CHI)
Moose Muhammad III
WR Texas A&M
Curtis Jacobs Head Shot
PICK: 146 RND: 5 (CHI)
Curtis Jacobs
LB Penn State
Xavier Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 186 RND: 6 (CHI)
Xavier Thomas
DE-EDGE Clemson
Roger Rosengarten Head Shot
PICK: 232 RND: 7 (CHI)
Roger Rosengarten
OT Washington
Draft Picks Received
Michael Penix Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 7 RND: 1 (TEN)
Michael Penix Jr.
QB Washington
Terrion Arnold Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (TEN)
Terrion Arnold
CB Alabama
Sataoa Laumea Head Shot
PICK: 113 RND: 4 (DEN)
Sataoa Laumea
OT Utah
Shemar Turner Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (DEN)
Shemar Turner
DL-EDGE Texas A&M
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (TEN)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Marvin Harrison Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (TEN)
Marvin Harrison Jr.
WR Ohio State
Isaiah Adams Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (DEN)
Isaiah Adams
OT Illinois
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (MIA)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
Players Gained
Head Shot
Derrick Henry
RB
Players traded away
Head Shot
Justin Fields
QB
Draft Grade — Bears
Overall B+
ValueB- NeedB TradesA+ FutureA
The Bears bet the future on Penix Jr.. The board says B+.

They finally answered the question that shadows every other one. Michael Penix Jr. is the Bears' quarterback, full stop.

Every board in the league had Jacobs lower, and that gap is the story. The Rosengarten pick alone nudges the whole weekend up a notch. The trade ledger is the best part of the whole weekend.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through interior defensive lineman.

Not a headline-grabber, but a perfectly good weekend's work.

Pick Analysis
Pick7 Rnd1 Michael Penix Jr.
A market-rate quarterback, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Michael Penix Jr.. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick9 Rnd1 Rome Odunze
Rome Odunze at the 9th overall pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick38 Rnd2 Terrion Arnold
Terrion Arnold slid further than he should have, and Round 2, Pick 6 is lovely value for the cornerback. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick75 Rnd3 Christian Mahogany
They paid a round early for Christian Mahogany in slot 75, more than the board wanted. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick113 Rnd4 Sataoa Laumea
They went early on Sataoa Laumea in pick 113, and the value did not follow. It fills a real need, too.
Pick124 Rnd4 Shemar Turner
A premium they did not need to pay, Shemar Turner a notch or two before his time. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick125 Rnd4 Moose Muhammad III
Value said wait; Moose Muhammad III in No. 125 says they were not listening. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick146 Rnd5 Curtis Jacobs
They talked themselves into Curtis Jacobs at pick No. 146, and the board did not agree. The roster fit checks out.
Pick186 Rnd6 Xavier Thomas
They left a pile of value on the table to take Xavier Thomas this early at Round 6, Pick 11. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick232 Rnd7 Roger Rosengarten
They robbed the room for Roger Rosengarten here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.