MPLS1989'S MOCK DRAFT
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  • MPLS1989 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Bears
Draft Selections
Cashius Howell Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (CHI)
Cashius Howell
DL-EDGE Texas A&M
Suntarine Perkins Head Shot
PICK: 50 RND: 2 (CHI)
Suntarine Perkins
LB-EDGE Ole Miss
Mikail Kamara Head Shot
PICK: 82 RND: 3 (CHI)
Mikail Kamara
DE-EDGE Indiana
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (CHI)
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren
S Toledo
Eric O'Neill Head Shot
PICK: 158 RND: 5 (CHI)
Eric O'Neill
DE-EDGE Rutgers
Roderick Kearney Head Shot
PICK: 232 RND: 7 (CHI)
Roderick Kearney
OG Florida
Cayden Lee Head Shot
PICK: 245 RND: 7 (CHI)
Cayden Lee
WR Ole Miss
Kayin Lee Head Shot
PICK: 252 RND: 7 (CHI)
Kayin Lee
CB Auburn
Draft Grade — Bears
Overall B-
ValueC- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
A respectable, level-headed haul for the Bears: B-.

The Bears torched the value chart for Suntarine Perkins, taking him 49 spots sooner than anyone had him slotted. A sturdy weekend that grades out a B-.

The McNeil-Warren pick is the one they will point to when this weekend is judged. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped interior defensive lineman, which is a strange place to end up. They went 4 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

Good work on the whole, with interior defensive lineman the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick18 Rnd1 Cashius Howell
They jumped the gun on Cashius Howell, taking him earlier than his grade liked. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick50 Rnd2 Suntarine Perkins
Suntarine Perkins in pick No. 50 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick82 Rnd3 Mikail Kamara
They left a pile of value on the table to take Mikail Kamara this early at Round 3, Pick 18. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick127 Rnd4 Emmanuel McNeil-Warren
Steal is underselling it; Emmanuel McNeil-Warren at No. 127 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick158 Rnd5 Eric O'Neill
Eric O'Neill at slot 158 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick232 Rnd7 Roderick Kearney
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Roderick Kearney. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick245 Rnd7 Cayden Lee
Cayden Lee at pick 245 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It fills a real need, too.
Pick252 Rnd7 Kayin Lee
A straight-up fair deal on Kayin Lee at No. 252, value and slot in agreement. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.