Diesel540'S MOCK DRAFT

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  • Diesel540 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Bears
Draft Selections
Michael Penix Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (CHI)
Michael Penix Jr.
QB Washington
Rome Odunze Head Shot
PICK: 10 RND: 1 (CHI)
Rome Odunze
WR Washington
Christian Haynes Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (CHI)
Christian Haynes
OG Connecticut
Blake Fisher Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (CHI)
Blake Fisher
OT Notre Dame
Darius Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (CHI)
Darius Robinson
DL-EDGE Missouri
Kamal Hadden Head Shot
PICK: 146 RND: 5 (CHI)
Kamal Hadden
CB Tennessee
Roger Rosengarten Head Shot
PICK: 186 RND: 6 (CHI)
Roger Rosengarten
OT Washington
Omar Speights Head Shot
PICK: 232 RND: 7 (CHI)
Omar Speights
LB LSU
Draft Picks Received
Rome Odunze Head Shot
PICK: 10 RND: 1 (NYJ)
Rome Odunze
WR Washington
Draft Picks Traded
Marvin Harrison Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (BAL)
Marvin Harrison Jr.
WR Ohio State
Players Gained
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Rashod Bateman
WR
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J.K. Dobbins
RB
Head Shot
David Ojabo
EDGE
Players traded away
Head Shot
Chase Claypool
WR
Head Shot
Justin Fields
QB
Draft Grade — Bears
Overall D-
ValueB- NeedB TradesF FutureB-
The Bears answered their biggest question with Penix Jr.. Grade: D-.

The trade table was where it all came apart. The Bears shipped out far more than they hauled back, and no amount of spin dresses up the bill. The process wobbled, and the D- is where it lands.

Michael Penix Jr. gives the offense a face and a plan, and the grade leans heavily on whether he hits. The interior defensive lineman hole is the one line item this class does not answer.

The Speights pick alone nudges the whole weekend up a notch.

It is a steep hill from here, and the grade knows it.

Pick Analysis
Pick9 Rnd1 Michael Penix Jr.
In the Round 1 slot they get their quarterback of the future at fair value. A real need, handled.
Pick10 Rnd1 Rome Odunze
In pick 10 they get a true top target. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick75 Rnd3 Christian Haynes
A straight-up fair deal on Christian Haynes at pick No. 75, value and slot in agreement. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick110 Rnd4 Blake Fisher
A clean, defensible pick in the 110th pick with a little surplus value in Blake Fisher. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick127 Rnd4 Darius Robinson
Darius Robinson in slot 127 is fair value, right on his grade. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick146 Rnd5 Kamal Hadden
They did well to land Kamal Hadden in the 146th overall pick, just ahead of his grade. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick186 Rnd6 Roger Rosengarten
Good price on Roger Rosengarten in Round 6, Pick 11, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick232 Rnd7 Omar Speights
A tidy bit of business in No. 232, where Omar Speights graded well above the range. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.