Rocket'S MOCK DRAFT

Rock 10

  • Rocket DRAFTING FOR THE
    Bears
Draft Selections
Kelvin Banks Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 10 RND: 1 (CHI)
Kelvin Banks Jr.
OT Texas
Jonah Savaiinaea Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (CHI)
Jonah Savaiinaea
OT Arizona
Alfred Collins Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (CHI)
Alfred Collins
DT Texas
TreVeyon Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (CHI)
TreVeyon Henderson
RB Ohio State
Savion Williams Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (CHI)
Savion Williams
WR TCU
Jaylen Reed Head Shot
PICK: 197 RND: 6 (CHI)
Jaylen Reed
S Penn State
Jake Briningstool Head Shot
PICK: 235 RND: 7 (CHI)
Jake Briningstool
TE Clemson
Clay Webb Head Shot
PICK: 242 RND: 7 (CHI)
Clay Webb
OG Jacksonville State
Draft Picks Received
Alfred Collins Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (KC)
Alfred Collins
DT Texas
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (CIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (CIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (CIN)
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Draft Picks Traded
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (CIN)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Players Gained
Head Shot
Cody Ford
OT
Head Shot
Joe Thuney
OG
Draft Grade — Bears
Overall B+
ValueB NeedB TradesA+ FutureB
The Bears won the night they stopped Williams from sliding. Grade: B+.

When a board-topper like Savion Williams slides to slot 149, you do not overthink it, and the Bears did not. It nets out to a B+, which feels about right.

They robbed the room blind at the table, and it lifts the grade on its own. They punted on edge rusher, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

The Bears clearly valued win-now help, adding bodies who have done it before. They went 4 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the edge rusher spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick10 Rnd1 Kelvin Banks Jr.
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Kelvin Banks Jr.. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick39 Rnd2 Jonah Savaiinaea
A premium they did not need to pay, Jonah Savaiinaea a notch or two before his time. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick66 Rnd3 Alfred Collins
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Alfred Collins in pick 66. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick72 Rnd3 TreVeyon Henderson
TreVeyon Henderson at the Round 3 slot is money in the bank, a running back taken below his worth. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick149 Rnd5 Savion Williams
They will replay Savion Williams at Round 5, Pick 10 for years; that is how good the value is. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick197 Rnd6 Jaylen Reed
A safety of that caliber at pick No. 197 is the definition of value, full stop. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick235 Rnd7 Jake Briningstool
No drama and no debate, Jake Briningstool went about where he belonged in the 235th overall pick. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick242 Rnd7 Clay Webb
By-the-book stuff, Clay Webb at slot 242 squarely in line with his ranking. A need, and now a little less of one.