Zilla'S MOCK DRAFT

JF1 to WAS, Caleb/Alt/Odunze ... secondary help - dipped into 2025 picks

  • Zilla DRAFTING FOR THE
    Bears
Draft Selections
Caleb Williams Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (CHI)
Caleb Williams
QB USC
Joe Alt Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (CHI)
Joe Alt
OT Notre Dame
Rome Odunze Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (CHI)
Rome Odunze
WR Washington
Kamari Lassiter Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (CHI)
Kamari Lassiter
CB Georgia
Calen Bullock Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (CHI)
Calen Bullock
S USC
Sedrick Van Pran Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (CHI)
Sedrick Van Pran
C Georgia
Christian Mahogany Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (CHI)
Christian Mahogany
OG Boston College
Cedric Gray Head Shot
PICK: 122 RND: 4 (CHI)
Cedric Gray
LB North Carolina
Malik Washington Head Shot
PICK: 135 RND: 4 (CHI)
Malik Washington
WR Virginia
Jaheim Bell Head Shot
PICK: 146 RND: 5 (CHI)
Jaheim Bell
TE Florida State
De'Corian Clark Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 6 (CHI)
De'Corian Clark
WR UTSA
Miyan Williams Head Shot
PICK: 246 RND: 7 (CHI)
Miyan Williams
RB Ohio State
Draft Picks Received
Rome Odunze Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (CIN)
Rome Odunze
WR Washington
Kamari Lassiter Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (WSH)
Kamari Lassiter
CB Georgia
Calen Bullock Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (GB)
Calen Bullock
S USC
Sedrick Van Pran Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (GB)
Sedrick Van Pran
C Georgia
Malik Washington Head Shot
PICK: 135 RND: 4 (GB)
Malik Washington
WR Virginia
De'Corian Clark Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 6 (GB)
De'Corian Clark
WR UTSA
Miyan Williams Head Shot
PICK: 246 RND: 7 (GB)
Miyan Williams
RB Ohio State
Draft Picks Traded
Caelen Carson Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (CIN)
Caelen Carson
CB Wake Forest
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (MIA)
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Players traded away
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Justin Fields
QB
Draft Grade — Bears
Overall D-
ValueB NeedB TradesF FutureF
Williams is the Bears' new face under center. Grade: D-.

You can lose a draft before you make a pick. The Bears did it at the trade table, overpaying to chase players the board did not price nearly as high.

Caleb Williams gives the offense a face and a plan, and the grade leans heavily on whether he hits. The edge rusher spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

The Williams pick is the one they will point to when this weekend is judged. The Gray pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over.

Spend now, pay later; the math only works if this class delivers.

Add it up and it is a weekend the front office will hope everyone forgets, edge rusher very much included.

Pick Analysis
Pick1 Rnd1 Caleb Williams
In slot 1 they get the face of the franchise at fair value.
Pick9 Rnd1 Joe Alt
In the 9th overall pick they get a long-term starter on the line. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick18 Rnd1 Rome Odunze
In the 18th pick they get a No. 1 receiver. A real need, handled.
Pick40 Rnd2 Kamari Lassiter
A quiet steal in pick No. 40: Kamari Lassiter for less than the market said. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick41 Rnd2 Calen Bullock
Calen Bullock at Round 2, Pick 9 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick91 Rnd3 Sedrick Van Pran
Sedrick Van Pran in No. 91 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick110 Rnd4 Christian Mahogany
Christian Mahogany in the Round 4 slot is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick122 Rnd4 Cedric Gray
A reach for Cedric Gray in pick 122; a little patience would have been rewarded. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick135 Rnd4 Malik Washington
Nice patience on Malik Washington, who had no business lasting to the Round 4 slot. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick146 Rnd5 Jaheim Bell
Fair-plus on Jaheim Bell, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick217 Rnd6 De'Corian Clark
De'Corian Clark slid further than he should have, and the 217th pick is lovely value for the wide receiver. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick246 Rnd7 Miyan Williams
Circle this one: Miyan Williams at the 246th overall pick is a fall that decides a draft. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.