BEARSKIN 18'S MOCK DRAFT

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Draft Selections
Will Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 7 RND: 1 (CHI)
Will Campbell
OT LSU
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (CHI)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Tyler Booker Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (CHI)
Tyler Booker
OG Alabama
Addison West Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (CHI)
Addison West
OG Western Michigan
Davison Igbinosun Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (CHI)
Davison Igbinosun
CB Ohio State
Jamaree Caldwell Head Shot
PICK: 200 RND: 6 (CHI)
Jamaree Caldwell
DL Oregon
Elijhah Badger Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (CHI)
Elijhah Badger
WR Florida
Fred Davis Head Shot
PICK: 246 RND: 7 (CHI)
Fred Davis
CB Jacksonville State
Draft Grade — Bears
Overall B-
ValueC NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Nothing loud, just a tidy B- for the Bears.

If confidence were a draft strategy, the Bears would have aced it. Addison West at the Round 3 slot is 112 spots clear of where he belonged. More right than wrong, and a B- to match.

Leaving edge rusher unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. Landing Grant that late papers over a lot of smaller sins.

A competent weekend that does not make headlines and does not need to.

Pick Analysis
Pick7 Rnd1 Will Campbell
In the Round 1 slot they get a cornerstone up front, though they paid up to get him.
Pick39 Rnd2 Kenneth Grant
They let Kenneth Grant come to them and pounced at pick No. 39. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick41 Rnd2 Tyler Booker
Good price on Tyler Booker in pick 41, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick71 Rnd3 Addison West
Addison West in No. 71 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick144 Rnd5 Davison Igbinosun
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Davison Igbinosun. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick200 Rnd6 Jamaree Caldwell
They talked themselves into Jamaree Caldwell at Round 6, Pick 25, and the board did not agree. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick229 Rnd7 Elijhah Badger
They reached into another round for Elijhah Badger, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick246 Rnd7 Fred Davis
Fred Davis at Round 7, Pick 32 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.