Chase 'S MOCK DRAFT

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Draft Selections
Caleb Williams Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (CHI)
Caleb Williams
QB USC
Rome Odunze Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (CHI)
Rome Odunze
WR Washington
Chop Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (CHI)
Chop Robinson
DE-EDGE Penn State
Zach Frazier Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (CHI)
Zach Frazier
C West Virginia
Patrick Paul Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (CHI)
Patrick Paul
OT Houston
Kris Abrams-Draine Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (CHI)
Kris Abrams-Draine
CB Missouri
Maason Smith Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (CHI)
Maason Smith
DT LSU
Draft Picks Received
Caleb Williams Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (WSH)
Caleb Williams
QB USC
Chop Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (CIN)
Chop Robinson
DE-EDGE Penn State
Zach Frazier Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (WSH)
Zach Frazier
C West Virginia
Patrick Paul Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (WSH)
Patrick Paul
OT Houston
Maason Smith Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (WSH)
Maason Smith
DT LSU
Draft Picks Traded
Marvin Harrison Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (WSH)
Marvin Harrison Jr.
WR Ohio State
Jaylin Simpson Head Shot
PICK: 122 RND: 4 (CIN)
Jaylin Simpson
CB Auburn
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (ARI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (ARI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (ARI)
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Players Gained
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Benjamin St-Juste
CB
Players traded away
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Andrew Billings
DT
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Braxton Jones
OT
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DeMarcus Walker
DE
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Equanimeous St. Brown
WR
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Marcedes Lewis
TE
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Robert Tonyan
TE
Draft Grade — Bears
Overall D+
ValueB- NeedB TradesF FutureC
A passer of the future in Williams, and a D+, for the Bears.

The war room fell hard for Maason Smith, and it showed at the 78th overall pick: 33 picks ahead of a board that had other ideas.

Caleb Williams is the bet, and the class will be judged on how it pays off. Overpaying at the table undid a lot of the good work elsewhere. They will regret leaving running back for another day if the season turns on it.

Spend now, pay later; the math only works if this class delivers.

Add it up and it is a weekend the front office will hope everyone forgets, running back very much included.

Pick Analysis
Pick2 Rnd1 Caleb Williams
In the Round 1 slot they get a franchise quarterback. A real need, handled.
Pick9 Rnd1 Rome Odunze
In Round 1, Pick 9 they get a true top target at fair value. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick18 Rnd1 Chop Robinson
In the 18th overall pick they get a quarterback's worst nightmare. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick36 Rnd2 Zach Frazier
They talked themselves into Zach Frazier at slot 36, and the board did not agree. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick67 Rnd3 Patrick Paul
By-the-book stuff, Patrick Paul at pick 67 squarely in line with his ranking. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick75 Rnd3 Kris Abrams-Draine
A market-rate cornerback, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Kris Abrams-Draine. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick78 Rnd3 Maason Smith
Maason Smith in the 78th pick is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.