Ryan Poles Burner'S MOCK DRAFT

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  • Ryan Poles Burner DRAFTING FOR THE
    Bears
Draft Selections
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 5 RND: 1 (CHI)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Brock Bowers Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (CHI)
Brock Bowers
TE Georgia
Keon Coleman Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (CHI)
Keon Coleman
WR Florida State
Chop Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (CHI)
Chop Robinson
DE-EDGE Penn State
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (CHI)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
Trey Benson Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (CHI)
Trey Benson
RB Florida State
Malachi Corley Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (CHI)
Malachi Corley
WR Western Kentucky
Christian Haynes Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (CHI)
Christian Haynes
OG Connecticut
Beau Brade Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (CHI)
Beau Brade
S Maryland
Darius Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (CHI)
Darius Robinson
DL-EDGE Missouri
Brandon Coleman Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (CHI)
Brandon Coleman
OL TCU
Draft Picks Received
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 5 RND: 1 (LAC)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Keon Coleman Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (PIT)
Keon Coleman
WR Florida State
Chop Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (WSH)
Chop Robinson
DE-EDGE Penn State
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (LAC)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
Trey Benson Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (WSH)
Trey Benson
RB Florida State
Malachi Corley Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (WSH)
Malachi Corley
WR Western Kentucky
Beau Brade Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (LAC)
Beau Brade
S Maryland
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (LAC)
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Draft Picks Traded
Caleb Williams Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (WSH)
Caleb Williams
QB USC
Players traded away
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Darnell Mooney
WR
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Justin Fields
QB
Draft Grade — Bears
Overall D
ValueB- NeedB TradesF FutureA
The Bears left with their quarterback, and a D to match.

There is conviction, and then there is this. The Bears took Brandon Coleman a full 53 picks ahead of where the board had him, an overdraft steep enough that it colors the whole weekend. Hard to defend, and the D reflects that.

They lost the exchange badly enough to drag the whole class down. They have staked the next five years on Drake Maye, which is the only story that really matters here. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through interior defensive lineman.

In short, the board sent warnings, and they will be hoping it was wrong.

Pick Analysis
Pick5 Rnd1 Drake Maye
In Round 1, Pick 5 they get a franchise quarterback. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick9 Rnd1 Brock Bowers
In the 9th pick they get a seam-stretching tight end at fair value. More want than need.
Pick20 Rnd1 Keon Coleman
In slot 20 they get a home-run threat at receiver. A real need, handled.
Pick36 Rnd2 Chop Robinson
Chop Robinson at pick 36 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick37 Rnd2 Jackson Powers-Johnson
They liked Jackson Powers-Johnson enough to skip the value, taking him in the Round 2 slot. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick40 Rnd2 Trey Benson
This one needs a full-page explanation: Trey Benson in No. 40, miles early. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick67 Rnd3 Malachi Corley
They paid up for Malachi Corley at the 67th overall pick when waiting would have done the job. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick75 Rnd3 Christian Haynes
Christian Haynes in pick 75 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It fills a real need, too.
Pick106 Rnd4 Beau Brade
No drama and no debate, Beau Brade went about where he belonged in No. 106. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick111 Rnd4 Darius Robinson
Darius Robinson in the 111th pick is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick123 Rnd4 Brandon Coleman
Brandon Coleman in slot 123 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.