Virginia McCaskey'S MOCK DRAFT

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  • Virginia McCaskey DRAFTING FOR THE
    Bears
Draft Selections
Caleb Williams Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (CHI)
Caleb Williams
QB USC
Malik Nabers Head Shot
PICK: 13 RND: 1 (CHI)
Malik Nabers
WR LSU
Dallas Turner Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (CHI)
Dallas Turner
LB-EDGE Alabama
Taliese Fuaga Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (CHI)
Taliese Fuaga
OT Oregon State
Sedrick Van Pran Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (CHI)
Sedrick Van Pran
C Georgia
Marshawn Kneeland Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (CHI)
Marshawn Kneeland
DE-EDGE Western Michigan
Max Melton Head Shot
PICK: 122 RND: 4 (CHI)
Max Melton
CB Rutgers
Cole Bishop Head Shot
PICK: 146 RND: 5 (CHI)
Cole Bishop
S Utah
Frank Gore Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 234 RND: 7 (CHI)
Frank Gore Jr.
RB Southern Miss
Draft Picks Received
Malik Nabers Head Shot
PICK: 13 RND: 1 (LV)
Malik Nabers
WR LSU
Dallas Turner Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (ATL)
Dallas Turner
LB-EDGE Alabama
Taliese Fuaga Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (LV)
Taliese Fuaga
OT Oregon State
Frank Gore Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 234 RND: 7 (LV)
Frank Gore Jr.
RB Southern Miss
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (ATL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (LV)
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Draft Picks Traded
Jer'Zhan Newton Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (LV)
Jer'Zhan Newton
DL Illinois
Players traded away
Head Shot
Justin Fields
QB
Draft Grade — Bears
Overall D
ValueB+ NeedB TradesF FutureB
Quarterback settled, Williams in the fold, and a D for the Bears.

Every so often the board makes a mistake, and the Bears were there to profit. Frank Gore Jr., the No. 171 name on the board, should have been long gone before No. 234. Too much went sideways, and the D is the honest tally.

The dealing is the wound this class cannot quite close. Caleb Williams gives the offense a face and a plan, and the grade leans heavily on whether he hits.

Leaving interior defensive lineman unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. The Van Pran reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade.

In the end, a class the front office will want to grow past quickly.

Pick Analysis
Pick1 Rnd1 Caleb Williams
Caleb Williams at No. 1 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It fills a real need, too.
Pick13 Rnd1 Malik Nabers
In the 13th overall pick they get a weapon on the perimeter, and a steal at that.
Pick43 Rnd2 Dallas Turner
They will replay Dallas Turner at No. 43 for years; that is how good the value is. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick44 Rnd2 Taliese Fuaga
A top-tier offensive lineman at a bargain, Taliese Fuaga in Round 2, Pick 12, plain and simple. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick75 Rnd3 Sedrick Van Pran
They jumped the gun on Sedrick Van Pran, taking him earlier than his grade liked. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick110 Rnd4 Marshawn Kneeland
Marshawn Kneeland at the 110th overall pick nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick122 Rnd4 Max Melton
The board had Max Melton higher than the Round 4 slot, and the cornerback fell to them anyway. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick146 Rnd5 Cole Bishop
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Cole Bishop at pick No. 146 is the proof. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick234 Rnd7 Frank Gore Jr.
They barely believed it either: Frank Gore Jr. still on the board at slot 234. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.