Bears'S MOCK DRAFT

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Draft Selections
Marvin Harrison Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (CHI)
Marvin Harrison Jr.
WR Ohio State
Jer'Zhan Newton Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (CHI)
Jer'Zhan Newton
DL Illinois
J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (CHI)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
Blake Corum Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (CHI)
Blake Corum
RB Michigan
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (CHI)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Blake Fisher Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (CHI)
Blake Fisher
OT Notre Dame
Cole Bishop Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (CHI)
Cole Bishop
S Utah
Draft Picks Received
Jer'Zhan Newton Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (DEN)
Jer'Zhan Newton
DL Illinois
J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (WSH)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (DEN)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Draft Picks Traded
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (DEN)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (WSH)
TO PICK
 
Players Gained
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Jerry Jeudy
WR
Players traded away
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Justin Fields
QB
Draft Grade — Bears
Overall C-
ValueB NeedB TradesF FutureB-
The Bears bled value on every deal, hence the C-.

You can lose a draft before you make a pick. The Bears did it at the trade table, overpaying to chase players the board did not price nearly as high. For now it grades a C-, with the swing picks left to settle the rest.

For all the activity, edge rusher went untouched, which is hard to explain. However the rest shakes out, Fisher at that price is a win they earned.

The Jerry Jeudy deal gives the class an established piece to lean on. The skill positions did well by the weekend.

If Marvin Harrison Jr. and a couple of the gambles land, hindsight will be kinder than this grade.

Pick Analysis
Pick1 Rnd1 Marvin Harrison Jr.
In the 1st overall pick they get a home-run threat at receiver at fair value. A real need, handled.
Pick12 Rnd1 Jer'Zhan Newton
In pick No. 12 they get a pocket-collapsing interior rusher. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick36 Rnd2 J.J. McCarthy
J.J. McCarthy at No. 36 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick75 Rnd3 Blake Corum
Blake Corum at slot 75 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick76 Rnd3 Cooper Beebe
Cooper Beebe in pick 76 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick111 Rnd4 Blake Fisher
Blake Fisher at Round 4, Pick 11 is money in the bank, a offensive lineman taken below his worth. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick123 Rnd4 Cole Bishop
A straight-up fair deal on Cole Bishop at the 123rd pick, value and slot in agreement. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.