Ryan Poles Burner'S MOCK DRAFT

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  • Ryan Poles Burner DRAFTING FOR THE
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Draft Selections
Princely Umanmielen Head Shot
PICK: 16 RND: 1 (CHI)
Princely Umanmielen
DE-EDGE Ole Miss
Aireontae Ersery Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (CHI)
Aireontae Ersery
OT Minnesota
Alfred Collins Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (CHI)
Alfred Collins
DT Texas
Xavier Watts Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (CHI)
Xavier Watts
S Notre Dame
TreVeyon Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (CHI)
TreVeyon Henderson
RB Ohio State
Jack Bech Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (CHI)
Jack Bech
WR TCU
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 114 RND: 4 (CHI)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
Jared Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 116 RND: 4 (CHI)
Jared Wilson
C Georgia
Chris Paul Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (CHI)
Chris Paul Jr.
LB Ole Miss
Damien Martinez Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (CHI)
Damien Martinez
RB Miami
Draft Picks Received
Princely Umanmielen Head Shot
PICK: 16 RND: 1 (ARI)
Princely Umanmielen
DE-EDGE Ole Miss
Alfred Collins Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (IND)
Alfred Collins
DT Texas
Xavier Watts Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (BUF)
Xavier Watts
S Notre Dame
Jack Bech Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (IND)
Jack Bech
WR TCU
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 114 RND: 4 (ARI)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
Jared Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 116 RND: 4 (IND)
Jared Wilson
C Georgia
Damien Martinez Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (DAL)
Damien Martinez
RB Miami
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: 211 RND: 6 (DAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (DAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (IND)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (IND)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (IND)
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Draft Picks Traded
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 10 RND: 1 (DAL)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Colston Loveland Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (IND)
Colston Loveland
TE Michigan
Players Gained
Head Shot
Dallis Flowers
CB
Head Shot
Danny Pinter
OG
Draft Grade — Bears
Overall B+
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureB+
Grand theft in Round 5, Pick 10: the Bears steal Paul Jr. and grade out a B+.

The best pick of the weekend was also the simplest. The Bears watched Chris Paul Jr. slide 61 picks past his grade and did not hesitate.

They robbed the room blind at the table, and it lifts the grade on its own. Every board in the league had Umanmielen lower, and that gap is the story. A whole weekend of picks and cornerback is somehow still a want.

Stockpiling next year's capital is patient, if unglamorous, asset work.

Solid rather than spectacular, and there is nothing wrong with that.

Pick Analysis
Pick16 Rnd1 Princely Umanmielen
In No. 16 they get a double-digit-sack hope, a steep price for the projection. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick39 Rnd2 Aireontae Ersery
They liked Aireontae Ersery enough to skip the value, taking him in pick No. 39. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick45 Rnd2 Alfred Collins
Alfred Collins at pick 45 is a conviction pick that outran the value. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick56 Rnd2 Xavier Watts
Xavier Watts slipping to the 56th pick is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick72 Rnd3 TreVeyon Henderson
A quiet steal in slot 72: TreVeyon Henderson for less than the market said. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick80 Rnd3 Jack Bech
They let Jack Bech come to them and pounced at Round 3, Pick 16. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick114 Rnd4 Tate Ratledge
Tate Ratledge at the Round 4 slot is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick116 Rnd4 Jared Wilson
Jared Wilson at the 116th overall pick nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick149 Rnd5 Chris Paul Jr.
Chris Paul Jr. at the Round 5 slot is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick170 Rnd5 Damien Martinez
Damien Martinez at No. 170 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.