DaBears'S MOCK DRAFT

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Draft Selections
Travis Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (CHI)
Travis Hunter
CB Colorado
Princely Umanmielen Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (CHI)
Princely Umanmielen
DE Ole Miss
Tyler Booker Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (CHI)
Tyler Booker
OG Alabama
Malaki Starks Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (CHI)
Malaki Starks
S Georgia
Jake Majors Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (CHI)
Jake Majors
C Texas
Barion Brown Head Shot
PICK: 203 RND: 6 (CHI)
Barion Brown
WR Kentucky
TreVeyon Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 226 RND: 7 (CHI)
TreVeyon Henderson
RB Ohio State
Karene Reid Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (CHI)
Karene Reid
LB Utah
Draft Grade — Bears
Overall B
ValueA- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Bears cashed the board's mistake on Henderson: B.

The best pick of the weekend was also the simplest. The Bears watched TreVeyon Henderson slide 154 picks past his grade and did not hesitate.

That interior defensive lineman hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. They are betting Booker proves the room right and everyone else wrong. The weekend tilted hard toward the defense.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the interior defensive lineman spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick11 Rnd1 Travis Hunter
Travis Hunter in the Round 1 slot is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick39 Rnd2 Princely Umanmielen
Princely Umanmielen in slot 39 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick42 Rnd2 Tyler Booker
A reach on Tyler Booker in pick 42; the board had better options right there. The roster fit checks out.
Pick73 Rnd3 Malaki Starks
The board fumbled Malaki Starks all the way to the 73rd pick, and they scooped it up. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick148 Rnd5 Jake Majors
Steal is underselling it; Jake Majors at Round 5, Pick 10 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick203 Rnd6 Barion Brown
Barion Brown at the 203rd overall pick is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick226 Rnd7 TreVeyon Henderson
TreVeyon Henderson at pick No. 226 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick244 Rnd7 Karene Reid
They robbed the room for Karene Reid here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.