Joel klatt'S MOCK DRAFT

Needs

  • Joel klatt DRAFTING FOR THE
    Bears
Draft Selections
Caleb Williams Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (CHI)
Caleb Williams
QB USC
Jared Verse Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (CHI)
Jared Verse
DE-EDGE Florida State
Keon Coleman Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (CHI)
Keon Coleman
WR Florida State
Draft Picks Received
Jared Verse Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (NO)
Jared Verse
DE-EDGE Florida State
Keon Coleman Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (NO)
Keon Coleman
WR Florida State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (NO)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (NO)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Rome Odunze Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (NO)
Rome Odunze
WR Washington
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (ATL)
TO PICK
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (ATL)
TO PICK
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: 122 RND: 4 (ATL)
TO PICK
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (MIA)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
Players Gained
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Tyrann Mathieu
S
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Kyle Pitts
TE
Players traded away
Head Shot
Justin Fields
QB
Draft Grade — Bears
Overall B
ValueB NeedB TradesA+ FutureC-
Quarterback settled, Williams in the fold, and a B for the Bears.

After circling the position for what felt like forever, the Bears committed. Caleb Williams is the quarterback now, and the roster gets built to his timeline.

They robbed the room blind at the table, and it lifts the grade on its own. They punted on interior defensive lineman, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

Coleman at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster.

A competent weekend that does not make headlines and does not need to.

Pick Analysis
Pick1 Rnd1 Caleb Williams
In the 1st pick they get a franchise quarterback at fair value. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick14 Rnd1 Jared Verse
In the 14th overall pick they get a disruptor off the edge. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick45 Rnd2 Keon Coleman
The board fumbled Keon Coleman all the way to Round 2, Pick 13, and they scooped it up. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.