MPA1978'S MOCK DRAFT
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  • MPA1978 DRAFTING FOR THE
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Draft Selections
Kelvin Banks Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 10 RND: 1 (CHI)
Kelvin Banks Jr.
OT Texas
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (CHI)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Malaki Starks Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (CHI)
Malaki Starks
S Georgia
Quinshon Judkins Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (CHI)
Quinshon Judkins
RB Ohio State
Antwaun Powell-Ryland Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (CHI)
Antwaun Powell-Ryland
DL-EDGE Virginia Tech
Jermari Harris Head Shot
PICK: 233 RND: 7 (CHI)
Jermari Harris
CB Iowa
Jamon Dumas-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 240 RND: 7 (CHI)
Jamon Dumas-Johnson
LB Kentucky
Draft Grade — Bears
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The steal of the weekend belongs to the Bears and Nolen: B.

The board owed the Bears one, and it paid up: Walter Nolen, the No. 21 name on the board, sitting there at the Round 2 slot like a gift left on the doorstep. No fireworks, but a solid B.

The quarterback spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. They are betting Powell-Ryland proves the room right and everyone else wrong.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the quarterback spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick10 Rnd1 Kelvin Banks Jr.
In Round 1, Pick 10 they get protection for the quarterback at fair value.
Pick39 Rnd2 Walter Nolen
You do not let an interior defensive lineman like Walter Nolen reach pick 39 and blink. They did not. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick41 Rnd2 Malaki Starks
A slide stopped in pick No. 41, with Malaki Starks worth more than the price. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick72 Rnd3 Quinshon Judkins
Good price on Quinshon Judkins in No. 72, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick148 Rnd5 Antwaun Powell-Ryland
They went early on Antwaun Powell-Ryland in the 148th pick, and the value did not follow. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick233 Rnd7 Jermari Harris
A tidy little value on Jermari Harris in the Round 7 slot, a step better than break-even. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick240 Rnd7 Jamon Dumas-Johnson
They took Jamon Dumas-Johnson at par in the 240th overall pick, which is nothing to complain about. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.