DeBouillon'S MOCK DRAFT

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Draft Selections
Brock Bowers Head Shot
PICK: 5 RND: 1 (CHI)
Brock Bowers
TE Georgia
JC Latham Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (CHI)
JC Latham
OT Alabama
Bralen Trice Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (CHI)
Bralen Trice
DE-EDGE Washington
Kamari Lassiter Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (CHI)
Kamari Lassiter
CB Georgia
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (CHI)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
Jeremiah Trotter Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 88 RND: 3 (CHI)
Jeremiah Trotter Jr.
LB Clemson
Tyleik Williams Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (CHI)
Tyleik Williams
DT Ohio State
Theo Wease Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (CHI)
Theo Wease
WR Missouri
Tykee Smith Head Shot
PICK: 142 RND: 5 (CHI)
Tykee Smith
S Georgia
Jamari Thrash Head Shot
PICK: 183 RND: 6 (CHI)
Jamari Thrash
WR Louisville
Ricky White Head Shot
PICK: 226 RND: 7 (CHI)
Ricky White
WR UNLV
Draft Picks Received
JC Latham Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (ARI)
JC Latham
OT Alabama
Bralen Trice Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (CIN)
Bralen Trice
DE-EDGE Washington
Kamari Lassiter Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (CIN)
Kamari Lassiter
CB Georgia
Jeremiah Trotter Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 88 RND: 3 (CIN)
Jeremiah Trotter Jr.
LB Clemson
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (CIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (CIN)
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Draft Picks Traded
Marvin Harrison Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (ARI)
Marvin Harrison Jr.
WR Ohio State
Players Gained
Head Shot
Budda Baker
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Trey Hendrickson
EDGE
Draft Grade — Bears
Overall A-
ValueB NeedB TradesA+ FutureA+
The Bears let White fall and pounced. Final grade: A-.

The Bears did not reach, did not trade up, did not blink. They just waited, and Ricky White fell into slot 226.

They won the margins on every swap, and it adds up fast. The running back hole is the one line item this class does not answer.

Reaching for Powers-Johnson left real value on the table behind him. The Bears paired the rookies with proven help, Trey Hendrickson leading the way.

A strong weekend's work, and a rare one to find this little fault with.

Pick Analysis
Pick5 Rnd1 Brock Bowers
In Round 1, Pick 5 they get a mismatch in the passing game. Need was not the driver here.
Pick17 Rnd1 JC Latham
In pick No. 17 they get a blindside protector at fair value. A real need, handled.
Pick24 Rnd1 Bralen Trice
In No. 24 they get a disruptor off the edge at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick56 Rnd2 Kamari Lassiter
They read the board right and Kamari Lassiter was the payoff at pick 56. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick69 Rnd3 Jackson Powers-Johnson
They liked Jackson Powers-Johnson enough to skip the value, taking him in slot 69. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick88 Rnd3 Jeremiah Trotter Jr.
Somehow Jeremiah Trotter Jr. was still sitting there in the 88th pick, and they pounced on premier linebacker value. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick105 Rnd4 Tyleik Williams
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Tyleik Williams at the 105th overall pick is the proof. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick128 Rnd4 Theo Wease
They paid sticker price for Theo Wease in the Round 4 slot, and that is fine. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick142 Rnd5 Tykee Smith
Value with a capital V on Tykee Smith in Round 5, Pick 6, a genuine coup. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick183 Rnd6 Jamari Thrash
Jamari Thrash is a better player than the 183rd overall pick suggests; smart patience, rewarded. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick226 Rnd7 Ricky White
Ricky White at pick 226 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.