Chase 'S MOCK DRAFT

Draft 48

  • Chase DRAFTING FOR THE
    Bears
Draft Selections
Caleb Williams Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (CHI)
Caleb Williams
QB USC
Joe Alt Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (CHI)
Joe Alt
OT Notre Dame
Chop Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (CHI)
Chop Robinson
DE-EDGE Penn State
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (CHI)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Sedrick Van Pran Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (CHI)
Sedrick Van Pran
C Georgia
Maason Smith Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (CHI)
Maason Smith
DT LSU
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (CHI)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
DJ James Head Shot
PICK: 122 RND: 4 (CHI)
DJ James
CB Auburn
Draft Picks Received
Caleb Williams Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (WSH)
Caleb Williams
QB USC
Chop Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (JAX)
Chop Robinson
DE-EDGE Penn State
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (WSH)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Sedrick Van Pran Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (WSH)
Sedrick Van Pran
C Georgia
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (WSH)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (WSH)
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Draft Picks Traded
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (WSH)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (ARI)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (ARI)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
Players Gained
Head Shot
Frankie Luvu
LB
Draft Grade — Bears
Overall B
ValueB- NeedB TradesA+ FutureC-
A passer of the future in Williams, and a B, for the Bears.

The Bears did not reach, did not trade up, did not blink. They just waited, and DJ James fell into pick 122. Solid and sensible more than spectacular: a B.

Caleb Williams is the bet, and the class will be judged on how it pays off. The Smith reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade. The trade ledger is the best part of the whole weekend.

Leaving running back unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.

Good work on the whole, with running back the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick2 Rnd1 Caleb Williams
In the Round 1 slot they get a long-term answer under center. A real need, handled.
Pick9 Rnd1 Joe Alt
In No. 9 they get an anchor for the offensive line at fair value. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick17 Rnd1 Chop Robinson
In pick 17 they get a quarterback's worst nightmare. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick36 Rnd2 Cooper Beebe
They jumped the gun on Cooper Beebe, taking him earlier than his grade liked. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick67 Rnd3 Sedrick Van Pran
By-the-book stuff, Sedrick Van Pran at No. 67 squarely in line with his ranking. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick75 Rnd3 Maason Smith
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Maason Smith well ahead of where he belonged. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick78 Rnd3 Brenden Rice
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Brenden Rice. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick122 Rnd4 DJ James
DJ James at the 122nd pick is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.