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AArod'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON JAN 21, 2025

DA BEARS

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Draft Selections
Will Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 10 RND: 1 (CHI)
Will Campbell
OT LSU
Kaleb Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (CHI)
Kaleb Johnson
RB Iowa
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (CHI)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
Dylan Fairchild Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (CHI)
Dylan Fairchild
OG Georgia
Azareye'h Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 147 RND: 5 (CHI)
Azareye'h Thomas
CB Florida State
Seth McLaughlin Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (CHI)
Seth McLaughlin
C Ohio State
Nick Nash Head Shot
PICK: 233 RND: 7 (CHI)
Nick Nash
WR San Jose State
Smael Mondon Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 240 RND: 7 (CHI)
Smael Mondon Jr.
LB Georgia
Draft Grade — Bears
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The steal of the weekend belongs to the Bears and Mondon Jr.: B-.

The Bears did not reach, did not trade up, did not blink. They just waited, and Smael Mondon Jr. fell into the 240th pick. It nets out to a B-, which feels about right.

A whole weekend of picks and edge rusher is somehow still a want. Building through the lines is a philosophy, and they stuck to it.

Good work on the whole, with edge rusher the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick10 Rnd1 Will Campbell
In the 10th overall pick they get a plug-and-play piece up front. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick39 Rnd2 Kaleb Johnson
A market-rate running back, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Kaleb Johnson. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick41 Rnd2 Tate Ratledge
Tate Ratledge slid further than he should have, and pick No. 41 is lovely value for the offensive lineman. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick72 Rnd3 Dylan Fairchild
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Dylan Fairchild in the 72nd pick. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick147 Rnd5 Azareye'h Thomas
You do not let a cornerback like Azareye'h Thomas reach Round 5, Pick 10 and blink. They did not. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick193 Rnd6 Seth McLaughlin
Seth McLaughlin in pick 193 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick233 Rnd7 Nick Nash
Nick Nash at the Round 7 slot is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick240 Rnd7 Smael Mondon Jr.
Smael Mondon Jr. in No. 240 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.