natornatalie'S MOCK DRAFT

Why Not

  • natornatalie DRAFTING FOR THE
    Bears
Draft Selections
Marvin Harrison Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (CHI)
Marvin Harrison Jr.
WR Ohio State
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (CHI)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Khyree Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (CHI)
Khyree Jackson
CB Oregon
Javon Solomon Head Shot
PICK: 116 RND: 4 (CHI)
Javon Solomon
OLB-EDGE Troy
Isaiah Adams Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (CHI)
Isaiah Adams
OT Illinois
Nelson Ceaser Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (CHI)
Nelson Ceaser
DL-EDGE Houston
Omar Brown Head Shot
PICK: 254 RND: 7 (CHI)
Omar Brown
S Nebraska
Draft Picks Received
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (NE)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Khyree Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (KC)
Khyree Jackson
CB Oregon
Javon Solomon Head Shot
PICK: 116 RND: 4 (CIN)
Javon Solomon
OLB-EDGE Troy
Omar Brown Head Shot
PICK: 254 RND: 7 (NYJ)
Omar Brown
S Nebraska
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (KC)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (CIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (NYJ)
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Draft Picks Traded
Rome Odunze Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (NE)
Rome Odunze
WR Washington
Kiran Amegadjie Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (KC)
Kiran Amegadjie
OT Yale
Matt Goncalves Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (NYJ)
Matt Goncalves
OT Pittsburgh
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (MIA)
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Players Gained
Head Shot
Mike Edwards
S
Players traded away
Head Shot
Justin Fields
QB
Draft Grade — Bears
Overall F
ValueB NeedB- TradesF FutureF
Quarterback settled, Maye in the fold, and a F for the Bears.

Nobody had Omar Brown this high, and it is not close. The Bears reached 37 spots to get him at the 254th overall pick.

The trade table is where this weekend went wrong. They have staked the next five years on Drake Maye, which is the only story that really matters here.

For all the activity, interior defensive lineman went untouched, which is hard to explain. The Solomon pick is fine in a vacuum, less so with interior defensive lineman, running back and other spots still on the board.

The bill for those future picks comes due whether the class hits or not. Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Jackson.

There is no spinning it; the board won this weekend going away.

Pick Analysis
Pick1 Rnd1 Marvin Harrison Jr.
In slot 1 they get a matchup problem out wide. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick3 Rnd1 Drake Maye
In the Round 1 slot they get a franchise quarterback at fair value. A real need, handled.
Pick95 Rnd3 Khyree Jackson
A slide stopped in Round 3, Pick 32, with Khyree Jackson worth more than the price. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick116 Rnd4 Javon Solomon
Of all the spots to shop, they chose OLB-EDGE. Javon Solomon in the 116th overall pick leaves interior defensive lineman, running back and other spots for later.
Pick123 Rnd4 Isaiah Adams
Isaiah Adams in No. 123 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It fills a real need, too.
Pick143 Rnd5 Nelson Ceaser
They paid sticker price for Nelson Ceaser in pick 143, and that is fine. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick254 Rnd7 Omar Brown
Omar Brown at the Round 7 slot is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. It adds depth where they could use a little.