Bears 24'S MOCK DRAFT

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  • Bears 24 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Bengals
Draft Selections
Amarius Mims Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (CIN)
Amarius Mims
OT Georgia
Tyler Nubin Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Tyler Nubin
S Minnesota
Michael Hall Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (CIN)
Michael Hall Jr.
DT Ohio State
Javon Baker Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (CIN)
Javon Baker
WR UCF
Theo Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (CIN)
Theo Johnson
TE Penn State
Johnny Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (CIN)
Johnny Wilson
WR Florida State
Kamal Hadden Head Shot
PICK: 194 RND: 6 (CIN)
Kamal Hadden
CB Tennessee
Ro Torrence Head Shot
PICK: 214 RND: 6 (CIN)
Ro Torrence
CB Arizona State
Ryan Flournoy Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (CIN)
Ryan Flournoy
WR Southeast Missouri State
Michael Barrett Head Shot
PICK: 237 RND: 7 (CIN)
Michael Barrett
LB Michigan
Trente Jones Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (CIN)
Trente Jones
OT Michigan
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Bengals cashed the board's mistake on Jones: B-.

The board owed the Bengals one, and it paid up: Trente Jones, the No. 195 name on the board, sitting there at No. 238 like a gift left on the doorstep. It nets out to a B-, which feels about right.

The quarterback hole is the one line item this class does not answer. They left with cornerback solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

The offense got the lion's share of the attention.

All told, a draft that does its job without fuss, and there is real value in that.

Pick Analysis
Pick18 Rnd1 Amarius Mims
In the Round 1 slot they get a plug-and-play piece up front. A real need, handled.
Pick49 Rnd2 Tyler Nubin
Tyler Nubin slipping to pick No. 49 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick80 Rnd3 Michael Hall Jr.
They took Michael Hall Jr. at par in No. 80, which is nothing to complain about. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick97 Rnd3 Javon Baker
Javon Baker at pick 97 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick115 Rnd4 Theo Johnson
They paid sticker price for Theo Johnson in the 115th overall pick, and that is fine. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick149 Rnd5 Johnny Wilson
You do not let a wide receiver like Johnny Wilson reach slot 149 and blink. They did not. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick194 Rnd6 Kamal Hadden
The board fumbled Kamal Hadden all the way to the 194th pick, and they scooped it up. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick214 Rnd6 Ro Torrence
A cornerback of that caliber at Round 6, Pick 39 is the definition of value, full stop. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick224 Rnd7 Ryan Flournoy
Steal is underselling it; Ryan Flournoy at the Round 7 slot is a heist with the alarm still ringing. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick237 Rnd7 Michael Barrett
A straight-up fair deal on Michael Barrett at the 237th pick, value and slot in agreement. The roster fit checks out.
Pick238 Rnd7 Trente Jones
They barely believed it either: Trente Jones still on the board at slot 238. A need, and now a little less of one.