srush80'S MOCK DRAFT

The Haul

  • srush80 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Bears
Draft Selections
Rome Odunze Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (CHI)
Rome Odunze
WR Washington
Jared Verse Head Shot
PICK: 13 RND: 1 (CHI)
Jared Verse
DE-EDGE Florida State
Taliese Fuaga Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (CHI)
Taliese Fuaga
OT Oregon State
Calen Bullock Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (CHI)
Calen Bullock
S USC
Malachi Corley Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (CHI)
Malachi Corley
WR Western Kentucky
Leonard Taylor III Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (CHI)
Leonard Taylor III
DL Miami (FL)
Justin Eboigbe Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (CHI)
Justin Eboigbe
DL-EDGE Alabama
Jaheim Bell Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (CHI)
Jaheim Bell
TE Florida State
Malik Mustapha Head Shot
PICK: 146 RND: 5 (CHI)
Malik Mustapha
S Wake Forest
Tanor Bortolini Head Shot
PICK: 186 RND: 6 (CHI)
Tanor Bortolini
C Wisconsin
Sheridan Jones Head Shot
PICK: 232 RND: 7 (CHI)
Sheridan Jones
CB Clemson
Draft Picks Received
Jared Verse Head Shot
PICK: 13 RND: 1 (LV)
Jared Verse
DE-EDGE Florida State
Taliese Fuaga Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NE)
Taliese Fuaga
OT Oregon State
Calen Bullock Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (LV)
Calen Bullock
S USC
Leonard Taylor III Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NE)
Leonard Taylor III
DL Miami (FL)
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (NE)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (LV)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (LV)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (NE)
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Draft Picks Traded
Marvin Harrison Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (NE)
Marvin Harrison Jr.
WR Ohio State
Players Gained
Head Shot
Josh Jacobs
RB
Draft Grade — Bears
Overall A-
ValueB- NeedB TradesA+ FutureA+
The Bears won the night they stopped Jones from sliding. Grade: A-.

Give the war room a raise for the dealing alone. The Bears came out ahead on every exchange that mattered, and it was not close.

If one pick saves this weekend, it is Jones. The Bortolini reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through running back.

Bottom line, with Rome Odunze leading the way, this is a class that should pay off fast and rarely be regretted.

Pick Analysis
Pick9 Rnd1 Rome Odunze
In the Round 1 slot they get a go-to option on the outside. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick13 Rnd1 Jared Verse
In the 13th pick they get a premier pass rusher at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick34 Rnd2 Taliese Fuaga
Taliese Fuaga slipping to pick No. 34 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick44 Rnd2 Calen Bullock
Calen Bullock in Round 2, Pick 12 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick75 Rnd3 Malachi Corley
A straight-up fair deal on Malachi Corley at pick 75, value and slot in agreement. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick103 Rnd4 Leonard Taylor III
They paid up for Leonard Taylor III at the 103rd overall pick when waiting would have done the job. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick110 Rnd4 Justin Eboigbe
A reach for Justin Eboigbe in the Round 4 slot; a little patience would have been rewarded. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick127 Rnd4 Jaheim Bell
They liked Jaheim Bell enough to skip the value, taking him in Round 4, Pick 27. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick146 Rnd5 Malik Mustapha
Malik Mustapha at No. 146 is money in the bank, a safety taken below his worth. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.
Pick186 Rnd6 Tanor Bortolini
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Tanor Bortolini well ahead of where he belonged. It fills a real need, too.
Pick232 Rnd7 Sheridan Jones
The board fumbled Sheridan Jones all the way to the 232nd overall pick, and they scooped it up. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.