Ryan Poles Burner'S MOCK DRAFT

Thibedeaux haul

  • Ryan Poles Burner DRAFTING FOR THE
    Bears
Draft Selections
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (CHI)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Rome Odunze Head Shot
PICK: 15 RND: 1 (CHI)
Rome Odunze
WR Washington
Zach Frazier Head Shot
PICK: 46 RND: 2 (CHI)
Zach Frazier
C West Virginia
Patrick Paul Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (CHI)
Patrick Paul
OT Houston
Marshawn Kneeland Head Shot
PICK: 70 RND: 3 (CHI)
Marshawn Kneeland
DE-EDGE Western Michigan
Jaden Hicks Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (CHI)
Jaden Hicks
S Washington State
Braelon Allen Head Shot
PICK: 98 RND: 3 (CHI)
Braelon Allen
RB Wisconsin
Brandon Coleman Head Shot
PICK: 122 RND: 4 (CHI)
Brandon Coleman
OL TCU
Draft Picks Received
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (NYG)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Rome Odunze Head Shot
PICK: 15 RND: 1 (IND)
Rome Odunze
WR Washington
Zach Frazier Head Shot
PICK: 46 RND: 2 (IND)
Zach Frazier
C West Virginia
Patrick Paul Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (NYG)
Patrick Paul
OT Houston
Marshawn Kneeland Head Shot
PICK: 70 RND: 3 (NYG)
Marshawn Kneeland
DE-EDGE Western Michigan
Braelon Allen Head Shot
PICK: 98 RND: 3 (PHI)
Braelon Allen
RB Wisconsin
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: 151 RND: 5 (IND)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (NYG)
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Draft Picks Traded
Marvin Harrison Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (NYG)
Marvin Harrison Jr.
WR Ohio State
JC Latham Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (IND)
JC Latham
OT Alabama
Players Gained
Head Shot
Kayvon Thibodeaux
EDGE
Players traded away
Head Shot
Justin Fields
QB
Draft Grade — Bears
Overall C
ValueB- NeedB TradesF FutureA
The Bears bet the future on Maye. The board says C.

Call it belief, call it a gut call, but Brandon Coleman at slot 122 is 63 spots clear of consensus, and that is the headline. The final tally is a middling C.

The whole projection now runs through Drake Maye; hit there and everything else looks smarter. They lost the exchange badly enough to drag the whole class down. For all the activity, interior defensive lineman went untouched, which is hard to explain.

The future picks help the war chest more than the win-now roster.

It grades out a shrug today, with plenty of room to move either way.

Pick Analysis
Pick6 Rnd1 Drake Maye
In the 6th overall pick they get the arm they will build around. A real need, handled.
Pick15 Rnd1 Rome Odunze
In pick 15 they get a home-run threat at receiver at fair value. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick46 Rnd2 Zach Frazier
They jumped the gun on Zach Frazier, taking him earlier than his grade liked. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick47 Rnd2 Patrick Paul
They left a pile of value on the table to take Patrick Paul this early at No. 47. It fills a real need, too.
Pick70 Rnd3 Marshawn Kneeland
They liked Marshawn Kneeland enough to skip the value, taking him in the Round 3 slot. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick75 Rnd3 Jaden Hicks
A reach for Jaden Hicks in the 75th pick; a little patience would have been rewarded. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick98 Rnd3 Braelon Allen
Braelon Allen at pick No. 98 is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick122 Rnd4 Brandon Coleman
A real head-scratcher, Brandon Coleman in the 122nd overall pick is miles ahead of his ranking. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.