TraderDick'S MOCK DRAFT

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  • TraderDick DRAFTING FOR THE
    Bears
Draft Selections
Caleb Williams Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (CHI)
Caleb Williams
QB USC
Rome Odunze Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (CHI)
Rome Odunze
WR Washington
Kingsley Suamataia Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (CHI)
Kingsley Suamataia
OT BYU
Sataoa Laumea Head Shot
PICK: 122 RND: 4 (CHI)
Sataoa Laumea
OT Utah
Draft Grade — Bears
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
Williams is the Bears' new face under center. Grade: B-.

The one hole that towered over the rest is filled. The Bears spent their marquee pick on Caleb Williams, and for the first time in a while there is a real answer at quarterback.

A whole weekend of picks and edge rusher is somehow still a want. That Suamataia pick is the receipt they will wave around later. The Laumea reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade.

Solid rather than spectacular, and there is nothing wrong with that.

Pick Analysis
Pick1 Rnd1 Caleb Williams
In Round 1, Pick 1 they get a long-term answer under center. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick9 Rnd1 Rome Odunze
By-the-book stuff, Rome Odunze at the 9th overall pick squarely in line with his ranking. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick75 Rnd3 Kingsley Suamataia
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Kingsley Suamataia at slot 75 is the proof. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick122 Rnd4 Sataoa Laumea
A conviction pick on Sataoa Laumea at pick 122 that the board grades a round light. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.