--'S MOCK DRAFT

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  • -- DRAFTING FOR THE
    Bears
Draft Selections
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (CHI)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Princely Umanmielen Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (CHI)
Princely Umanmielen
DE-EDGE Ole Miss
Wyatt Milum Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (CHI)
Wyatt Milum
OT West Virginia
T.J. Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (CHI)
T.J. Sanders
DT South Carolina
Armand Membou Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (CHI)
Armand Membou
OT Missouri
Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (CHI)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Jake Majors Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (CHI)
Jake Majors
C Texas
Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 147 RND: 5 (CHI)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
Tre Harris Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (CHI)
Tre Harris
WR Ole Miss
Lathan Ransom Head Shot
PICK: 228 RND: 7 (CHI)
Lathan Ransom
S Ohio State
Kalel Mullings Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (CHI)
Kalel Mullings
RB Michigan
Dylan Fairchild Head Shot
PICK: 246 RND: 7 (CHI)
Dylan Fairchild
OG Georgia
Draft Picks Received
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (BUF)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Wyatt Milum Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (CAR)
Wyatt Milum
OT West Virginia
T.J. Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (BUF)
T.J. Sanders
DT South Carolina
Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (BUF)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Jake Majors Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (NYJ)
Jake Majors
C Texas
Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 147 RND: 5 (WSH)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
Tre Harris Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (CLE)
Tre Harris
WR Ole Miss
Dylan Fairchild Head Shot
PICK: 246 RND: 7 (WSH)
Dylan Fairchild
OG Georgia
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (BUF)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (BUF)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (BUF)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (CLE)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (CLE)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (WSH)
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Draft Picks Traded
Will Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (BUF)
Will Campbell
OT LSU
Phillip Webb Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (BUF)
Phillip Webb
DL-EDGE Jackson State
Jacob Parrish Head Shot
PICK: 146 RND: 5 (WSH)
Jacob Parrish
CB Kansas State
Will Howard Head Shot
PICK: 202 RND: 6 (TB)
Will Howard
QB Ohio State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (ATL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (ATL)
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Players Gained
Head Shot
Tylan Grable
OT
Draft Grade — Bears
Overall B+
ValueA+ NeedB+ TradesC+ FutureA+
The steal of the weekend belongs to the Bears and Fairchild: B+.

Call it larceny. Dylan Fairchild sat on the board until the 246th pick, and the Bears did not need to be asked twice.

They covered a lot of ground and still skipped cornerback, which is a strange place to end up. Stockpiling next year's capital is patient, if unglamorous, asset work.

Good work on the whole, with cornerback the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick29 Rnd1 Walter Nolen
In the 29th overall pick they get a load in the middle, and a steal at that. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick36 Rnd2 Princely Umanmielen
Steal is underselling it; Princely Umanmielen at pick 36 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick52 Rnd2 Wyatt Milum
Wyatt Milum at slot 52 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick60 Rnd2 T.J. Sanders
T.J. Sanders at the Round 2 slot is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick73 Rnd3 Armand Membou
A reasonable price with a little left over, Armand Membou in the 73rd pick. The roster fit checks out.
Pick109 Rnd4 Ashton Jeanty
You do not let a running back like Ashton Jeanty reach pick No. 109 and blink. They did not. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick110 Rnd4 Jake Majors
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Jake Majors at No. 110 is the proof. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick147 Rnd5 Nick Emmanwori
Circle this one: Nick Emmanwori at Round 5, Pick 9 is a fall that decides a draft. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick166 Rnd5 Tre Harris
Somehow Tre Harris was still sitting there in slot 166, and they pounced on premier wide receiver value. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick228 Rnd7 Lathan Ransom
A safety of that caliber at Round 7, Pick 14 is the definition of value, full stop. Depth on depth, at a spot that was hardly crying out.
Pick244 Rnd7 Kalel Mullings
Kalel Mullings in the 244th pick should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick246 Rnd7 Dylan Fairchild
Taking Dylan Fairchild in pick No. 246 is close to grand larceny; an offensive lineman that good had no business lasting this long. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.