MPA1978'S MOCK DRAFT
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Draft Selections
Will Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 10 RND: 1 (CHI)
Will Campbell
OT LSU
Derrick Harmon Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (CHI)
Derrick Harmon
DT Oregon
Donovan Ezeiruaku Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (CHI)
Donovan Ezeiruaku
DE-EDGE Boston College
Quinshon Judkins Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (CHI)
Quinshon Judkins
RB Ohio State
Jaylen Reed Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (CHI)
Jaylen Reed
S Penn State
Carson Vinson Head Shot
PICK: 233 RND: 7 (CHI)
Carson Vinson
OT Alabama A&M
Thor Griffith Head Shot
PICK: 240 RND: 7 (CHI)
Thor Griffith
DL Louisville
Draft Grade — Bears
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
A respectable, level-headed haul for the Bears: B-.

Somewhere a scout is still blinking. The Bears spent the 240th pick on Thor Griffith, a name the board had a full 76 spots lower.

A whole weekend of picks and cornerback is somehow still a want. They banked enough surplus on Harmon to cover a lot of smaller sins.

They went 4 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for. Building through the lines is a philosophy, and they stuck to it.

Good work on the whole, with cornerback the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick10 Rnd1 Will Campbell
They paid sticker price for Will Campbell in the 10th pick, and that is fine. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick39 Rnd2 Derrick Harmon
Nice patience on Derrick Harmon, who had no business lasting to pick No. 39. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick41 Rnd2 Donovan Ezeiruaku
They liked Donovan Ezeiruaku enough to skip the value, taking him in pick 41. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick72 Rnd3 Quinshon Judkins
A clean, defensible pick in Round 3, Pick 8 with a little surplus value in Quinshon Judkins. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick148 Rnd5 Jaylen Reed
Jaylen Reed at slot 148 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick233 Rnd7 Carson Vinson
They did well to land Carson Vinson in the 233rd overall pick, just ahead of his grade. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick240 Rnd7 Thor Griffith
Value said wait; Thor Griffith in No. 240 says they were not listening. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.