JH007'S MOCK DRAFT

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  • JH007 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Bears
Draft Selections
Jared Verse Head Shot
PICK: 7 RND: 1 (CHI)
Jared Verse
DE-EDGE Florida State
Brock Bowers Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (CHI)
Brock Bowers
TE Georgia
Calen Bullock Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (CHI)
Calen Bullock
S USC
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (CHI)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Malachi Corley Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (CHI)
Malachi Corley
WR Western Kentucky
Darius Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (CHI)
Darius Robinson
DL-EDGE Missouri
Braelon Allen Head Shot
PICK: 122 RND: 4 (CHI)
Braelon Allen
RB Wisconsin
Frank Gore Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 146 RND: 5 (CHI)
Frank Gore Jr.
RB Southern Miss
Draft Picks Received
Jared Verse Head Shot
PICK: 7 RND: 1 (TEN)
Jared Verse
DE-EDGE Florida State
Calen Bullock Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (TEN)
Calen Bullock
S USC
Malachi Corley Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (TEN)
Malachi Corley
WR Western Kentucky
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (TEN)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (TEN)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Malik Nabers Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (TEN)
Malik Nabers
WR LSU
Draft Grade — Bears
Overall C+
ValueB- NeedB TradesF FutureA+
The Bears got the worse of every deal, and it shows in the C+.

Nobody else had Braelon Allen anywhere near slot 122. The Bears did, by 33 spots, and that gap is the whole story. For now it grades a C+, with the swing picks left to settle the rest.

They handed away value on the phones that the picks cannot earn back. The Corley steal is the beam this whole class leans on. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped interior defensive lineman, which is a strange place to end up.

The roster is better shaped than it was, with edge rusher chief among the fixes.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick7 Rnd1 Jared Verse
In the Round 1 slot they get a premier pass rusher, even if it was a touch early. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick9 Rnd1 Brock Bowers
In Round 1, Pick 9 they get a moveable chess piece at tight end. Need was not the driver here.
Pick38 Rnd2 Calen Bullock
Calen Bullock in pick No. 38 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick75 Rnd3 Cooper Beebe
A straight-up fair deal on Cooper Beebe at the 75th overall pick, value and slot in agreement. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick106 Rnd4 Malachi Corley
Malachi Corley in slot 106 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick110 Rnd4 Darius Robinson
A premium they did not need to pay, Darius Robinson a notch or two before his time. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick122 Rnd4 Braelon Allen
Value said wait; Braelon Allen in Round 4, Pick 22 says they were not listening. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick146 Rnd5 Frank Gore Jr.
They reached a country mile for Frank Gore Jr. at the Round 5 slot, and the board is aghast. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.