JohnnyBlaze36'S MOCK DRAFT

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  • JohnnyBlaze36 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Bears
Draft Selections
Rome Odunze Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (CHI)
Rome Odunze
WR Washington
Olumuyiwa Fashanu Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (CHI)
Olumuyiwa Fashanu
OT Penn State
J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (CHI)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (CHI)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
Rod Moore Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (CHI)
Rod Moore
S Michigan
Blake Fisher Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (CHI)
Blake Fisher
OT Notre Dame
Cam Hart Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (CHI)
Cam Hart
CB Notre Dame
Jaylin Simpson Head Shot
PICK: 146 RND: 5 (CHI)
Jaylin Simpson
CB Auburn
Theo Wease Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 186 RND: 6 (CHI)
Theo Wease Jr.
WR Missouri
Fentrell Cypress II Head Shot
PICK: 232 RND: 7 (CHI)
Fentrell Cypress II
CB Florida State
Draft Picks Received
Olumuyiwa Fashanu Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (MIN)
Olumuyiwa Fashanu
OT Penn State
J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (TEN)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (MIN)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
Draft Picks Traded
Marvin Harrison Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (TEN)
Marvin Harrison Jr.
WR Ohio State
Players Gained
Head Shot
Jeffery Simmons
DT
Draft Grade — Bears
Overall B
ValueB- NeedB- TradesA+ FutureB-
Nobody dealt better than the Bears this weekend: B.

Whoever sat across the table from the Bears should ask for a receipt. They cleaned the room out, prying loose far more value than they gave up, and it was the quiet MVP of their weekend.

Every board in the league had Powers-Johnson lower, and that gap is the story. A whole weekend of picks and edge rusher is somehow still a want. That Wease Jr. pick is the receipt they will wave around later.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but edge rusher.

Pick Analysis
Pick9 Rnd1 Rome Odunze
In the 9th overall pick they get a No. 1 receiver. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick11 Rnd1 Olumuyiwa Fashanu
In Round 1, Pick 11 they get an anchor for the offensive line at fair value. A real need, handled.
Pick38 Rnd2 J.J. McCarthy
J.J. McCarthy at No. 38 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick42 Rnd2 Jackson Powers-Johnson
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Jackson Powers-Johnson. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick75 Rnd3 Rod Moore
A tidy little value on Rod Moore in slot 75, a step better than break-even. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick110 Rnd4 Blake Fisher
Fair-plus on Blake Fisher, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick125 Rnd4 Cam Hart
Cam Hart at pick 125 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick146 Rnd5 Jaylin Simpson
Good price on Jaylin Simpson in the 146th pick, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick186 Rnd6 Theo Wease Jr.
They let Theo Wease Jr. come to them and pounced at slot 186. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick232 Rnd7 Fentrell Cypress II
They paid sticker price for Fentrell Cypress II in No. 232, and that is fine. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.