Ian's Pole'S MOCK DRAFT

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  • Ian's Pole DRAFTING FOR THE
    Bears
Draft Selections
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (CHI)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
JT Tuimoloau Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (CHI)
JT Tuimoloau
DE-EDGE Ohio State
Kaleb Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (CHI)
Kaleb Johnson
RB Iowa
Xavier Watts Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (CHI)
Xavier Watts
S Notre Dame
Deone Walker Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (CHI)
Deone Walker
DT Kentucky
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (CHI)
Donovan Jackson
OT Ohio State
Smael Mondon Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (CHI)
Smael Mondon Jr.
LB Georgia
Jake Majors Head Shot
PICK: 132 RND: 4 (CHI)
Jake Majors
C Texas
Devin Neal Head Shot
PICK: 147 RND: 5 (CHI)
Devin Neal
RB Kansas
Connor Colby Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (CHI)
Connor Colby
OG Iowa
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (CHI)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
Seth McLaughlin Head Shot
PICK: 197 RND: 6 (CHI)
Seth McLaughlin
C Ohio State
Luke Lachey Head Shot
PICK: 233 RND: 7 (CHI)
Luke Lachey
TE Iowa
Draft Picks Received
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (BUF)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
Kaleb Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (BUF)
Kaleb Johnson
RB Iowa
Xavier Watts Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (PHI)
Xavier Watts
S Notre Dame
Deone Walker Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (KC)
Deone Walker
DT Kentucky
Smael Mondon Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (PHI)
Smael Mondon Jr.
LB Georgia
Jake Majors Head Shot
PICK: 132 RND: 4 (KC)
Jake Majors
C Texas
Connor Colby Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (DAL)
Connor Colby
OG Iowa
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (DAL)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (DAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (ATL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (PHI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (DAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (KC)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (ATL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (ATL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (ATL)
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Draft Picks Traded
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 10 RND: 1 (DAL)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Nic Scourton Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (ATL)
Nic Scourton
DL-EDGE Texas A&M
Lander Barton Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (ATL)
Lander Barton
LB Utah
Players Gained
Head Shot
Ryan Neuzil
OG
Players traded away
Head Shot
Jaquan Brisker
S
Head Shot
Keenan Allen
WR
Head Shot
Teven Jenkins
OT
Draft Grade — Bears
Overall D
ValueB- NeedB TradesF FutureA
The Bears cashed the board's mistake on Neal: D.

You could see the war room lean forward. Devin Neal at Round 5, Pick 10 is the sort of fall that does not happen, except it just did.

The trade table is where this weekend went wrong. The cost of the Colby reach is exactly the players who went right after him.

They covered a lot of ground and still skipped cornerback, which is a strange place to end up.

In the end, a class the front office will want to grow past quickly.

Pick Analysis
Pick29 Rnd1 Tate Ratledge
In slot 29 they get protection for the quarterback. A real need, handled.
Pick39 Rnd2 JT Tuimoloau
A big swing on JT Tuimoloau at pick No. 39, well ahead of any board in the building. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick61 Rnd2 Kaleb Johnson
Taking Kaleb Johnson in No. 61 is close to grand larceny; a running back that good had no business lasting this long. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick62 Rnd2 Xavier Watts
Value with a capital V on Xavier Watts in the 62nd overall pick, a genuine coup. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick63 Rnd2 Deone Walker
They paid sticker price for Deone Walker in pick 63, and that is fine. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick72 Rnd3 Donovan Jackson
They went early on Donovan Jackson in Round 3, Pick 8, and the value did not follow. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick94 Rnd3 Smael Mondon Jr.
They liked Smael Mondon Jr. enough to skip the value, taking him in the Round 3 slot. The roster fit checks out.
Pick132 Rnd4 Jake Majors
You do not let an offensive lineman like Jake Majors reach the 132nd pick and blink. They did not. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick147 Rnd5 Devin Neal
The board fumbled Devin Neal all the way to the 147th overall pick, and they scooped it up. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick148 Rnd5 Connor Colby
A real head-scratcher, Connor Colby in Round 5, Pick 11 is miles ahead of his ranking. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick171 Rnd5 Cam Skattebo
They robbed the room for Cam Skattebo here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick197 Rnd6 Seth McLaughlin
The board had cheaper options than Seth McLaughlin at pick No. 197, and it noticed. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick233 Rnd7 Luke Lachey
Luke Lachey at the 233rd pick is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. It adds depth where they could use a little.