jmersh'S MOCK DRAFT

Da Bears

  • jmersh DRAFTING FOR THE
    Bears
Draft Selections
Caleb Williams Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (CHI)
Caleb Williams
QB USC
Rome Odunze Head Shot
PICK: 13 RND: 1 (CHI)
Rome Odunze
WR Washington
Jordan Morgan Head Shot
PICK: 48 RND: 2 (CHI)
Jordan Morgan
OT Arizona
T.J. Tampa Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (CHI)
T.J. Tampa
CB Iowa State
Cedric Gray Head Shot
PICK: 96 RND: 3 (CHI)
Cedric Gray
LB North Carolina
Cedric Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (CHI)
Cedric Johnson
DE-EDGE Mississippi
Mason McCormick Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (CHI)
Mason McCormick
OT South Dakota State
Zion Logue Head Shot
PICK: 212 RND: 6 (CHI)
Zion Logue
DL Georgia
Jaylan Ford Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (CHI)
Jaylan Ford
LB Texas
Brevyn Spann-Ford Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (CHI)
Brevyn Spann-Ford
TE Minnesota
Draft Picks Received
Rome Odunze Head Shot
PICK: 13 RND: 1 (LV)
Rome Odunze
WR Washington
Jordan Morgan Head Shot
PICK: 48 RND: 2 (JAX)
Jordan Morgan
OT Arizona
Cedric Gray Head Shot
PICK: 96 RND: 3 (JAX)
Cedric Gray
LB North Carolina
Cedric Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (PHI)
Cedric Johnson
DE-EDGE Mississippi
Mason McCormick Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (PHI)
Mason McCormick
OT South Dakota State
Zion Logue Head Shot
PICK: 212 RND: 6 (JAX)
Zion Logue
DL Georgia
Jaylan Ford Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (LV)
Jaylan Ford
LB Texas
Brevyn Spann-Ford Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (LV)
Brevyn Spann-Ford
TE Minnesota
Draft Picks Traded
Jer'Zhan Newton Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (LV)
Jer'Zhan Newton
DL Illinois
Braiden McGregor Head Shot
PICK: 122 RND: 4 (PHI)
Braiden McGregor
DE-EDGE Michigan
Players Gained
Head Shot
Dylan Moses
LB
Draft Grade — Bears
Overall B+
ValueB NeedB TradesA+ FutureB-
A franchise passer in Williams headlines a B+ weekend for the Bears.

You can hear the double-takes from here. The Bears took Zion Logue at slot 212, roughly 74 spots before his name belonged.

They have staked the next five years on Caleb Williams, which is the only story that really matters here. McCormick falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch.

They won the margins on every swap, and it adds up fast. A whole weekend of picks and running back is somehow still a want.

Good work on the whole, with running back the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick1 Rnd1 Caleb Williams
A straight-up fair deal on Caleb Williams at the 1st overall pick, value and slot in agreement. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick13 Rnd1 Rome Odunze
In pick No. 13 they get a matchup problem out wide at fair value. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick48 Rnd2 Jordan Morgan
Jordan Morgan in Round 2, Pick 16 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick75 Rnd3 T.J. Tampa
A top-tier cornerback at a bargain, T.J. Tampa in the 75th pick, plain and simple. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick96 Rnd3 Cedric Gray
The board had cheaper options than Cedric Gray at No. 96, and it noticed. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick161 Rnd5 Cedric Johnson
Cedric Johnson in pick 161 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick171 Rnd5 Mason McCormick
Somehow Mason McCormick was still sitting there in the 171st pick, and they pounced on premier offensive lineman value. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick212 Rnd6 Zion Logue
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Zion Logue. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick223 Rnd7 Jaylan Ford
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Jaylan Ford at No. 223 is the proof. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick229 Rnd7 Brevyn Spann-Ford
They talked themselves into Brevyn Spann-Ford at pick 229, and the board did not agree. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.