Chase 'S MOCK DRAFT

Draft 28

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Draft Selections
Caleb Williams Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (CHI)
Caleb Williams
QB USC
Jared Verse Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (CHI)
Jared Verse
DE-EDGE Florida State
Jordan Morgan Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (CHI)
Jordan Morgan
OT Arizona
Cooper DeJean Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (CHI)
Cooper DeJean
CB Iowa
Maason Smith Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (CHI)
Maason Smith
DT LSU
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (CHI)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
Braelon Allen Head Shot
PICK: 122 RND: 4 (CHI)
Braelon Allen
RB Wisconsin
Draft Picks Received
Caleb Williams Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (WSH)
Caleb Williams
QB USC
Jordan Morgan Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (WSH)
Jordan Morgan
OT Arizona
Cooper DeJean Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (WSH)
Cooper DeJean
CB Iowa
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (SEA)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (WSH)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (WSH)
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Draft Picks Traded
Marvin Harrison Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (WSH)
Marvin Harrison Jr.
WR Ohio State
Players traded away
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Cody Whitehair
OG
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Marcedes Lewis
TE
Draft Grade — Bears
Overall B+
ValueB NeedB+ TradesA FutureA-
The Bears finally solved quarterback, and it carried them to a B+.

They finally answered the question that shadows every other one. Caleb Williams is the Bears' quarterback, full stop.

The Smith pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over. They punted on linebacker, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. Landing Allen that late papers over a lot of smaller sins.

A tidy weekend of work that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick2 Rnd1 Caleb Williams
By-the-book stuff, Caleb Williams at No. 2 squarely in line with his ranking. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick9 Rnd1 Jared Verse
In pick 9 they get a quarterback's worst nightmare at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick36 Rnd2 Jordan Morgan
Jordan Morgan in the 36th overall pick is fair value, right on his grade. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick40 Rnd2 Cooper DeJean
They read the board right and Cooper DeJean was the payoff at the 40th pick. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick75 Rnd3 Maason Smith
They talked themselves into Maason Smith at Round 3, Pick 11, and the board did not agree. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick81 Rnd3 Brenden Rice
A reach on Brenden Rice in pick No. 81; the board had better options right there. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick122 Rnd4 Braelon Allen
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Braelon Allen in the Round 4 slot. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.