Ryan Poles Burner'S MOCK DRAFT
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Ryan Poles Burner'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON JAN 16, 2024

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  • Ryan Poles Burner DRAFTING FOR THE
    Bears
Draft Selections
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (CHI)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Rome Odunze Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (CHI)
Rome Odunze
WR Washington
Chop Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (CHI)
Chop Robinson
DE-EDGE Penn State
Patrick Paul Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (CHI)
Patrick Paul
OT Houston
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (CHI)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
Malachi Corley Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (CHI)
Malachi Corley
WR Western Kentucky
Trey Benson Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (CHI)
Trey Benson
RB Florida State
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 114 RND: 4 (CHI)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Darius Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 116 RND: 4 (CHI)
Darius Robinson
DL-EDGE Missouri
Jaden Hicks Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (CHI)
Jaden Hicks
S Washington State
Draft Picks Received
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (ARI)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Chop Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (PIT)
Chop Robinson
DE-EDGE Penn State
Patrick Paul Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (ARI)
Patrick Paul
OT Houston
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (PIT)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
Malachi Corley Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (ARI)
Malachi Corley
WR Western Kentucky
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 114 RND: 4 (JAX)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Darius Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 116 RND: 4 (JAX)
Darius Robinson
DL-EDGE Missouri
Draft Picks Traded
Marvin Harrison Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (ARI)
Marvin Harrison Jr.
WR Ohio State
Tykee Smith Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (JAX)
Tykee Smith
S Georgia
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: 146 RND: 5 (JAX)
TO PICK
 
Players traded away
Head Shot
Justin Fields
QB
Draft Grade — Bears
Overall D-
ValueC+ NeedB TradesF FutureB-
Maye is the plan now, and the Bears grade out a D-.

The Bears treated their own grade as gospel and everyone else's as noise, spending No. 116 on Darius Robinson a full 39 spots early.

Overpaying at the table undid a lot of the good work elsewhere. They have staked the next five years on Drake Maye, which is the only story that really matters here. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped interior defensive lineman, which is a strange place to end up.

Bottom line, they will need several of these picks to beat their grades just to break even.

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Drake Maye
In the 4th overall pick they get their quarterback of the future. A real need, handled.
Pick9 Rnd1 Rome Odunze
In pick No. 9 they get a No. 1 receiver at fair value. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick21 Rnd1 Chop Robinson
In No. 21 they get a quarterback's worst nightmare, reach and all. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick35 Rnd2 Patrick Paul
Patrick Paul in pick 35 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick53 Rnd2 Jackson Powers-Johnson
A reach on Jackson Powers-Johnson in the 53rd pick; the board had better options right there. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick66 Rnd3 Malachi Corley
This one needs a full-page explanation: Malachi Corley in slot 66, miles early. The roster fit checks out.
Pick75 Rnd3 Trey Benson
They took Trey Benson at par in pick 75, which is nothing to complain about. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick114 Rnd4 Cooper Beebe
A clean, defensible pick in the 114th overall pick with a little surplus value in Cooper Beebe. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick116 Rnd4 Darius Robinson
Darius Robinson at the Round 4 slot is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick127 Rnd4 Jaden Hicks
No edge and no loss on Jaden Hicks in slot 127; it is a wash and a sensible one. A minor itch, scratched.