Ryan Poles Burner'S MOCK DRAFT
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Draft Selections
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (CHI)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Rome Odunze Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (CHI)
Rome Odunze
WR Washington
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (CHI)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (CHI)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (CHI)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Kingsley Suamataia Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (CHI)
Kingsley Suamataia
OT BYU
Jaden Hicks Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (CHI)
Jaden Hicks
S Washington State
Brandon Dorlus Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (CHI)
Brandon Dorlus
DE-EDGE Oregon
Isaac Guerendo Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (CHI)
Isaac Guerendo
RB Louisville
Draft Picks Received
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (NYG)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (ARI)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (WSH)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (WSH)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Kingsley Suamataia Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (NYG)
Kingsley Suamataia
OT BYU
Jaden Hicks Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (ARI)
Jaden Hicks
S Washington State
Isaac Guerendo Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (LAC)
Isaac Guerendo
RB Louisville
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (WSH)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (ARI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (NYG)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (NYG)
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Draft Picks Traded
Caleb Williams Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (WSH)
Caleb Williams
QB USC
Cole Bishop Head Shot
PICK: 122 RND: 4 (LAC)
Cole Bishop
S Utah
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (CHI)
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Players Gained
Head Shot
Greg Dortch
WR
Players traded away
Head Shot
Khalil Herbert
RB
Draft Grade — Bears
Overall B+
ValueB- NeedB- TradesA+ FutureB
The Bears left with their quarterback, and a B+ to match.

They finally answered the question that shadows every other one. Jayden Daniels is the Bears' quarterback, full stop. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B+.

The phones were where this weekend was really won. They will need Guerendo to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it. They punted on interior defensive lineman, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

A workmanlike haul that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick6 Rnd1 Jayden Daniels
A market-rate quarterback, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Jayden Daniels. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick9 Rnd1 Rome Odunze
They paid sticker price for Rome Odunze in pick 9, and that is fine. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick27 Rnd1 Jackson Powers-Johnson
In the Round 1 slot they get a building block for the line. A real need, handled.
Pick36 Rnd2 Xavier Legette
By-the-book stuff, Xavier Legette at the 36th overall pick squarely in line with his ranking. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick40 Rnd2 Cooper Beebe
Cooper Beebe in slot 40 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. The roster fit checks out.
Pick47 Rnd2 Kingsley Suamataia
They went early on Kingsley Suamataia in No. 47, and the value did not follow. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick71 Rnd3 Jaden Hicks
They paid up for Jaden Hicks at the 71st pick when waiting would have done the job. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick75 Rnd3 Brandon Dorlus
No edge and no loss on Brandon Dorlus in pick No. 75; it is a wash and a sensible one. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick105 Rnd4 Isaac Guerendo
Isaac Guerendo in pick 105 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.