Bearskin 18'S MOCK DRAFT

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Draft Selections
Will Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (CHI)
Will Campbell
OT LSU
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (CHI)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Alfred Collins Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (CHI)
Alfred Collins
DT Texas
David Walker Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (CHI)
David Walker
LB-EDGE Central Arkansas
Addison West Head Shot
PICK: 142 RND: 5 (CHI)
Addison West
OG Western Michigan
Brennan Presley Head Shot
PICK: 200 RND: 6 (CHI)
Brennan Presley
WR Oklahoma State
Elijhah Badger Head Shot
PICK: 232 RND: 7 (CHI)
Elijhah Badger
WR Florida
Garrett Dellinger Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (CHI)
Garrett Dellinger
OG LSU
Draft Grade — Bears
Overall B-
ValueC NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Bears did the meat-and-potatoes work well: B-.

The tape said wait; the Bears did not. David Walker went at pick 71, a good 88 picks before the board was ready.

Leaving running back 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.

Bottom line, more hits than misses and a roster nudged the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick9 Rnd1 Will Campbell
In the 9th pick they get a building block for the line at fair value. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick37 Rnd2 Kenneth Grant
They read the board right and Kenneth Grant was the payoff at Round 2, Pick 5. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick40 Rnd2 Alfred Collins
They reached into another round for Alfred Collins, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick71 Rnd3 David Walker
A swing that ignored the value entirely, David Walker well ahead of where he belonged. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick142 Rnd5 Addison West
Addison West at pick No. 142 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. It fills a real need, too.
Pick200 Rnd6 Brennan Presley
They left a pile of value on the table to take Brennan Presley this early at the 200th overall pick. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick232 Rnd7 Elijhah Badger
A wild overpay on Elijhah Badger in the 232nd pick, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick247 Rnd7 Garrett Dellinger
No edge and no loss on Garrett Dellinger in pick No. 247; it is a wash and a sensible one. The roster fit checks out.