COACH L. SMITH'S MOCK DRAFT
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  • COACH L. SMITH DRAFTING FOR THE
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Draft Selections
Will Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (CHI)
Will Johnson
CB Michigan
Grey Zabel Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (CHI)
Grey Zabel
OT North Dakota State
Princely Umanmielen Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (CHI)
Princely Umanmielen
DE Ole Miss
Jared Ivey Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (CHI)
Jared Ivey
DE Ole Miss
Miles Frazier Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (CHI)
Miles Frazier
OG LSU
Elijhah Badger Head Shot
PICK: 203 RND: 6 (CHI)
Elijhah Badger
WR Florida
Kevin Winston Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 226 RND: 7 (CHI)
Kevin Winston Jr.
S Penn State
Garrett Dellinger Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (CHI)
Garrett Dellinger
OG LSU
Draft Grade — Bears
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Good, not great, for the Bears: B-.

The rest of the league had time to spare on Elijhah Badger; the Bears did not wait, grabbing him 60 spots ahead at pick No. 203. The bottom line is a respectable B-.

They banked enough surplus on Umanmielen to cover a lot of smaller sins. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through interior defensive lineman.

They went 4 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for. The weekend tilted hard toward the defense.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick11 Rnd1 Will Johnson
In pick 11 they get a ballhawk on the outside. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick39 Rnd2 Grey Zabel
Grey Zabel at the 39th overall pick is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. It fills a real need, too.
Pick42 Rnd2 Princely Umanmielen
A top-tier edge rusher at a bargain, Princely Umanmielen in the Round 2 slot, plain and simple. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick73 Rnd3 Jared Ivey
A big swing on Jared Ivey at Round 3, Pick 9, well ahead of any board in the building. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick148 Rnd5 Miles Frazier
This one needs a full-page explanation: Miles Frazier in the 148th pick, miles early. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick203 Rnd6 Elijhah Badger
Elijhah Badger in No. 203 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick226 Rnd7 Kevin Winston Jr.
The board fumbled Kevin Winston Jr. all the way to the 226th overall pick, and they scooped it up. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick244 Rnd7 Garrett Dellinger
Garrett Dellinger in pick No. 244 is fair value, right on his grade. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.