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CHIBEARS'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON FEB 16, 2024

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Draft Selections
Marvin Harrison Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (CHI)
Marvin Harrison Jr.
WR Ohio State
Dallas Turner Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (CHI)
Dallas Turner
LB-EDGE Alabama
J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (CHI)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (CHI)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
Zak Zinter Head Shot
PICK: 88 RND: 3 (CHI)
Zak Zinter
OG Michigan
Jaden Hicks Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (CHI)
Jaden Hicks
S Washington State
Matt Goncalves Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (CHI)
Matt Goncalves
OT Pittsburgh
Tyrice Knight Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (CHI)
Tyrice Knight
LB UTEP
Javon Foster Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (CHI)
Javon Foster
OT Missouri
Theo Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (CHI)
Theo Johnson
TE Penn State
AJ Barner Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (CHI)
AJ Barner
TE Michigan
BJ Mayes Head Shot
PICK: 236 RND: 7 (CHI)
BJ Mayes
CB UAB
Draft Picks Received
J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (ATL)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
Zak Zinter Head Shot
PICK: 88 RND: 3 (GB)
Zak Zinter
OG Michigan
Tyrice Knight Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (HOU)
Tyrice Knight
LB UTEP
Javon Foster Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (GB)
Javon Foster
OT Missouri
Theo Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (HOU)
Theo Johnson
TE Penn State
BJ Mayes Head Shot
PICK: 236 RND: 7 (HOU)
BJ Mayes
CB UAB
Players Gained
Head Shot
Eric Murray
S
Players traded away
Head Shot
Justin Fields
QB
Draft Grade — Bears
Overall D-
ValueB- NeedB TradesF FutureB-
The Bears lost the trade table, and the D- tells the story.

The tape said wait; the Bears did not. AJ Barner went at pick 143, a good 50 picks before the board was ready. A weekend that fought the value and lost, hence the D-.

They lost the exchange badly enough to drag the whole class down. They punted on interior defensive lineman, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

The Legette pick alone nudges the whole weekend up a notch.

Bottom line, they will need several of these picks to beat their grades just to break even, and interior defensive lineman is still a hole.

Pick Analysis
Pick1 Rnd1 Marvin Harrison Jr.
By-the-book stuff, Marvin Harrison Jr. at the Round 1 slot squarely in line with his ranking. It fills a real need, too.
Pick9 Rnd1 Dallas Turner
In pick 9 they get a disruptor off the edge. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick43 Rnd2 J.J. McCarthy
J.J. McCarthy in the 43rd overall pick is fair value, right on his grade. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick75 Rnd3 Xavier Legette
A wide receiver of that caliber at pick No. 75 is the definition of value, full stop. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick88 Rnd3 Zak Zinter
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Zak Zinter. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick111 Rnd4 Jaden Hicks
A reasonable price with a little left over, Jaden Hicks in No. 111. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick123 Rnd4 Matt Goncalves
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Matt Goncalves at slot 123 is the proof. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick124 Rnd4 Tyrice Knight
Tyrice Knight slipping to Round 4, Pick 24 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick126 Rnd4 Javon Foster
They took Javon Foster at par in the 126th overall pick, which is nothing to complain about. The roster fit checks out.
Pick128 Rnd4 Theo Johnson
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Theo Johnson well ahead of where he belonged. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick143 Rnd5 AJ Barner
This one needs a full-page explanation: AJ Barner in pick 143, miles early. Insurance at a position that did not really ask for it.
Pick236 Rnd7 BJ Mayes
A clean, defensible pick in the Round 7 slot with a little surplus value in BJ Mayes. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.