JH007'S MOCK DRAFT

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  • JH007 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Bears
Draft Selections
Laiatu Latu Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (CHI)
Laiatu Latu
DL-EDGE UCLA
Keon Coleman Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (CHI)
Keon Coleman
WR Florida State
Kamren Kinchens Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (CHI)
Kamren Kinchens
S Miami (FL)
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (CHI)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
D.J. James Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (CHI)
D.J. James
CB Auburn
Jalen McMillan Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (CHI)
Jalen McMillan
WR Washington
Ainias Smith Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (CHI)
Ainias Smith
WR Texas A&M
James Williams Head Shot
PICK: 122 RND: 4 (CHI)
James Williams
S Miami (FL)
Braelon Allen Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 5 (CHI)
Braelon Allen
RB Wisconsin
Zion Tupuola-Fetui Head Shot
PICK: 146 RND: 5 (CHI)
Zion Tupuola-Fetui
DE-EDGE Washington
Draft Picks Received
Keon Coleman Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (ARI)
Keon Coleman
WR Florida State
Kamren Kinchens Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (ARI)
Kamren Kinchens
S Miami (FL)
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (NYJ)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Jalen McMillan Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (ARI)
Jalen McMillan
WR Washington
Braelon Allen Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 5 (ARI)
Braelon Allen
RB Wisconsin
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (NYJ)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (NYJ)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (ARI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (NYJ)
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Draft Picks Traded
Caleb Williams Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (NYJ)
Caleb Williams
QB USC
Players Gained
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Will Hernandez
OG
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Will McDonald IV
DE
Draft Grade — Bears
Overall A-
ValueB NeedB TradesA+ FutureA+
Nobody dealt better than the Bears this weekend: A-.

The trade table was a mismatch, and the Bears were on the right end of it, hauling in a fortune in surplus value.

It is not that Williams is a bad player; it is that the Bears had louder needs to answer first. The Tupuola-Fetui pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over. They punted on interior defensive lineman, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

In short, they turned a good board into a better roster, and it shows.

Pick Analysis
Pick9 Rnd1 Laiatu Latu
In slot 9 they get juice off the edge. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick27 Rnd1 Keon Coleman
In pick No. 27 they get a matchup problem out wide at fair value. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick35 Rnd2 Kamren Kinchens
Kamren Kinchens in Round 2, Pick 3 is fair value, right on his grade. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick72 Rnd3 Cooper Beebe
No edge and no loss on Cooper Beebe in No. 72; it is a wash and a sensible one. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick75 Rnd3 D.J. James
They let D.J. James come to them and pounced at pick 75. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick90 Rnd3 Jalen McMillan
A slide stopped in the Round 3 slot, with Jalen McMillan worth more than the price. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick110 Rnd4 Ainias Smith
By-the-book stuff, Ainias Smith at the 110th overall pick squarely in line with his ranking. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick122 Rnd4 James Williams
The eyebrow-raiser of the weekend. They went safety with James Williams while clear needs at interior defensive lineman, linebacker and other spots sat open.
Pick140 Rnd5 Braelon Allen
They jumped the gun on Braelon Allen, taking him earlier than his grade liked. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick146 Rnd5 Zion Tupuola-Fetui
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Zion Tupuola-Fetui well ahead of where he belonged. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.