JH007'S MOCK DRAFT

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  • JH007 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Bears
Draft Selections
Marvin Harrison Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (CHI)
Marvin Harrison Jr.
WR Ohio State
Jer'Zhan Newton Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (CHI)
Jer'Zhan Newton
DL Illinois
Keon Coleman Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (CHI)
Keon Coleman
WR Florida State
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (CHI)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (CHI)
Donovan Jackson
OG Ohio State
Ainias Smith Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (CHI)
Ainias Smith
WR Texas A&M
Sincere Haynesworth Head Shot
PICK: 146 RND: 5 (CHI)
Sincere Haynesworth
C Tulane
Joe Milton III Head Shot
PICK: 186 RND: 6 (CHI)
Joe Milton III
QB Tennessee
Brevyn Spann-Ford Head Shot
PICK: 232 RND: 7 (CHI)
Brevyn Spann-Ford
TE Minnesota
Draft Picks Received
Keon Coleman Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (WSH)
Keon Coleman
WR Florida State
Players traded away
Head Shot
Chase Claypool
WR
Head Shot
Cody Whitehair
OG
Head Shot
Eddie Jackson
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Velus Jones Jr.
WR
Draft Grade — Bears
Overall D+
ValueB NeedB TradesF FutureB-
The Bears let Coleman fall and pounced. Final grade: D+.

Every swap seemed to tilt away from the Bears, and the value they bled adds up to real damage. It grades a D+, and the process earned it.

The edge rusher spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. Coleman at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster. The Jackson pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over.

Interior defensive lineman is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it.

In short, the board sent warnings, and they will be hoping it was wrong.

Pick Analysis
Pick1 Rnd1 Marvin Harrison Jr.
In pick 1 they get a matchup problem out wide. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick9 Rnd1 Jer'Zhan Newton
By-the-book stuff, Jer'Zhan Newton at pick No. 9 squarely in line with his ranking. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick67 Rnd3 Keon Coleman
Keon Coleman in Round 3, Pick 3 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. The roster fit checks out.
Pick75 Rnd3 Cooper Beebe
No edge and no loss on Cooper Beebe in the 75th pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick110 Rnd4 Donovan Jackson
Donovan Jackson at No. 110 is a conviction pick that outran the value. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick127 Rnd4 Ainias Smith
A clean, defensible pick in slot 127 with a little surplus value in Ainias Smith. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick146 Rnd5 Sincere Haynesworth
A conviction pick on Sincere Haynesworth at the Round 5 slot that the board grades a round light. It fills a real need, too.
Pick186 Rnd6 Joe Milton III
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Joe Milton III at the 186th overall pick is the proof. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick232 Rnd7 Brevyn Spann-Ford
They paid a round early for Brevyn Spann-Ford in the 232nd pick, more than the board wanted. A minor itch, scratched.