Yyyyyy'S MOCK DRAFT

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  • Yyyyyy DRAFTING FOR THE
    Bears
Draft Selections
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (CHI)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Rome Odunze Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (CHI)
Rome Odunze
WR Washington
Trey Benson Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (CHI)
Trey Benson
RB Florida State
Ben Sinnott Head Shot
PICK: 122 RND: 4 (CHI)
Ben Sinnott
TE Kansas State
Bucky Irving Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (CHI)
Bucky Irving
RB Oregon
Draft Grade — Bears
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
The Bears left with their quarterback, and a B- to match.

They finally answered the question that shadows every other one. Jayden Daniels is the Bears' quarterback, full stop. No fireworks, but a solid B-.

That Sinnott pick is the receipt they will wave around later. The edge rusher hole is the one line item this class does not answer.

The roster is better shaped than it was, with running back chief among the fixes.

Good work on the whole, with edge rusher the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick1 Rnd1 Jayden Daniels
In slot 1 they get the arm they will build around. A real need, handled.
Pick9 Rnd1 Rome Odunze
In the 9th overall pick they get a No. 1 receiver at fair value. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick75 Rnd3 Trey Benson
Trey Benson at Round 3, Pick 11 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick122 Rnd4 Ben Sinnott
Ben Sinnott at the Round 4 slot is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick144 Rnd5 Bucky Irving
Value with a capital V on Bucky Irving in No. 144, a genuine coup. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.