22'S MOCK DRAFT
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Draft Selections
Michael Penix Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (CHI)
Michael Penix Jr.
QB Washington
Kool-Aid McKinstry Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (CHI)
Kool-Aid McKinstry
CB Alabama
Jermaine Burton Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (CHI)
Jermaine Burton
WR Alabama
Keon Coleman Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (CHI)
Keon Coleman
WR Florida State
Kalen King Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (CHI)
Kalen King
CB Penn State
Smael Mondon Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (CHI)
Smael Mondon Jr.
LB Georgia
Amarius Mims Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (CHI)
Amarius Mims
OT Georgia
Cody Schrader Head Shot
PICK: 132 RND: 4 (CHI)
Cody Schrader
RB Missouri
McCallan Castles Head Shot
PICK: 141 RND: 5 (CHI)
McCallan Castles
TE Tennessee
Malachi Moore Head Shot
PICK: 182 RND: 6 (CHI)
Malachi Moore
S Alabama
Tre Harris Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (CHI)
Tre Harris
WR Mississippi
Draft Picks Received
Kool-Aid McKinstry Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (BUF)
Kool-Aid McKinstry
CB Alabama
Jermaine Burton Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (WSH)
Jermaine Burton
WR Alabama
Keon Coleman Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (WSH)
Keon Coleman
WR Florida State
Smael Mondon Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (ATL)
Smael Mondon Jr.
LB Georgia
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (WSH)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (SF)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (WSH)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (BUF)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (MIA)
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Draft Picks Traded
Joe Alt Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (WSH)
Joe Alt
OT Notre Dame
Draft Grade — Bears
Overall C+
ValueB- NeedB TradesF FutureA+
The Bears left with their quarterback, and a C+ to match.

You can hear the double-takes from here. The Bears took Cody Schrader at the 132nd pick, roughly 91 spots before his name belonged. Call it a C+ and check back in two years.

They have staked the next five years on Michael Penix Jr., which is the only story that really matters here. Harris at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster.

The dealing is the wound this class cannot quite close. Leaving edge rusher unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.

So much rides on Michael Penix Jr. that the real verdict is a season or two away.

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Michael Penix Jr.
A market-rate quarterback, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Michael Penix Jr.. The roster fit checks out.
Pick18 Rnd1 Kool-Aid McKinstry
In pick 18 they get a lockdown presence outside, and a steal at that. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick36 Rnd2 Jermaine Burton
A real head-scratcher, Jermaine Burton in Round 2, Pick 4 is miles ahead of his ranking. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick39 Rnd2 Keon Coleman
A tidy little value on Keon Coleman in No. 39, a step better than break-even. It fills a real need, too.
Pick68 Rnd3 Kalen King
Kalen King at slot 68 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick72 Rnd3 Smael Mondon Jr.
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Smael Mondon Jr. well ahead of where he belonged. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick104 Rnd4 Amarius Mims
Amarius Mims in the 104th pick should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick132 Rnd4 Cody Schrader
They left a pile of value on the table to take Cody Schrader this early at Round 4, Pick 32. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick141 Rnd5 McCallan Castles
They talked themselves into McCallan Castles at pick 141, and the board did not agree. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick182 Rnd6 Malachi Moore
They will replay Malachi Moore at slot 182 for years; that is how good the value is. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick225 Rnd7 Tre Harris
They robbed the room for Tre Harris here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.