Doc'S MOCK DRAFT

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Draft Selections
Joe Alt Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (CHI)
Joe Alt
OT Notre Dame
Emeka Egbuka Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (CHI)
Emeka Egbuka
WR Ohio State
Cooper DeJean Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CHI)
Cooper DeJean
CB Iowa
Jordan Travis Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (CHI)
Jordan Travis
QB Florida State
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (CHI)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
Bucky Irving Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (CHI)
Bucky Irving
RB Oregon
Ben Sinnott Head Shot
PICK: 132 RND: 4 (CHI)
Ben Sinnott
TE Kansas State
Lathan Ransom Head Shot
PICK: 141 RND: 5 (CHI)
Lathan Ransom
S Ohio State
J. Michael Sturdivant Head Shot
PICK: 182 RND: 6 (CHI)
J. Michael Sturdivant
WR UCLA
Landon Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (CHI)
Landon Jackson
DL-EDGE Arkansas
Draft Picks Received
Emeka Egbuka Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (CIN)
Emeka Egbuka
WR Ohio State
Cooper DeJean Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Cooper DeJean
CB Iowa
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (CIN)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (CIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (CIN)
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Draft Picks Traded
Marvin Harrison Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (CIN)
Marvin Harrison Jr.
WR Ohio State
Players Gained
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Trey Hendrickson
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Draft Grade — Bears
Overall A-
ValueB- NeedB TradesA+ FutureA+
The Bears let Sturdivant fall and pounced. Final grade: A-.

You build a draft on nights like this. J. Michael Sturdivant had no business being available in slot 182, and the Bears did the only sane thing and turned in the card. It holds up to a second look, which is why it earns the A-.

Every deal seemed to tilt their way, which is not luck. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped interior defensive lineman, which is a strange place to end up. If Travis pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about.

Bottom line, they left the weekend a clearly better team, and they earned every bit of it.

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Joe Alt
In pick No. 4 they get a building block for the line. A real need, handled.
Pick17 Rnd1 Emeka Egbuka
In No. 17 they get a go-to option on the outside at fair value. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick49 Rnd2 Cooper DeJean
A straight-up fair deal on Cooper DeJean at pick 49, value and slot in agreement. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick68 Rnd3 Jordan Travis
A wild overpay on Jordan Travis in the 68th overall pick, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. The roster fit checks out.
Pick81 Rnd3 Jackson Powers-Johnson
They went early on Jackson Powers-Johnson in the Round 3 slot, and the value did not follow. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick104 Rnd4 Bucky Irving
A market-rate running back, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Bucky Irving. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick132 Rnd4 Ben Sinnott
Ben Sinnott at slot 132 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick141 Rnd5 Lathan Ransom
Lathan Ransom at Round 5, Pick 5 is a conviction pick that outran the value. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick182 Rnd6 J. Michael Sturdivant
They robbed the room for J. Michael Sturdivant here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick225 Rnd7 Landon Jackson
Fair-plus on Landon Jackson, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.