Dondabears'S MOCK DRAFT

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  • Dondabears DRAFTING FOR THE
    Bears
Draft Selections
Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 10 RND: 1 (CHI)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Tyler Warren Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (CHI)
Tyler Warren
TE Penn State
Derrick Harmon Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (CHI)
Derrick Harmon
DT Oregon
Alfred Collins Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (CHI)
Alfred Collins
DT Texas
Terrance Ferguson Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (CHI)
Terrance Ferguson
TE Oregon
Ajani Cornelius Head Shot
PICK: 197 RND: 6 (CHI)
Ajani Cornelius
OT Oregon
Ollie Gordon II Head Shot
PICK: 235 RND: 7 (CHI)
Ollie Gordon II
RB Oklahoma State
KeAndre Lambert-Smith Head Shot
PICK: 242 RND: 7 (CHI)
KeAndre Lambert-Smith
WR Auburn
Draft Grade — Bears
Overall B
ValueA- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Gordon II should have been long gone. The Bears pounced, and earned a B.

You could see the war room lean forward. Ollie Gordon II at the Round 7 slot is the sort of fall that does not happen, except it just did. Good, not great, and the B says as much.

A whole weekend of picks and edge rusher is somehow still a want. The skill positions did well by the weekend.

All told, a draft that does its job without fuss, and there is real value in that.

Pick Analysis
Pick10 Rnd1 Ashton Jeanty
In No. 10 they get an every-down engine for the run game at a price that makes it sweeter. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick39 Rnd2 Tyler Warren
The board fumbled Tyler Warren all the way to pick 39, and they scooped it up. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick41 Rnd2 Derrick Harmon
Nice patience on Derrick Harmon, who had no business lasting to the 41st pick. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick72 Rnd3 Alfred Collins
Value with a capital V on Alfred Collins in the 72nd overall pick, a genuine coup. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick149 Rnd5 Terrance Ferguson
Terrance Ferguson in Round 5, Pick 10 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. Insurance at a position that did not really ask for it.
Pick197 Rnd6 Ajani Cornelius
Ajani Cornelius in the Round 6 slot is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick235 Rnd7 Ollie Gordon II
Ollie Gordon II at slot 235 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick242 Rnd7 KeAndre Lambert-Smith
KeAndre Lambert-Smith in pick No. 242 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. It patches a soft spot without any drama.