Adam'S MOCK DRAFT

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  • Adam DRAFTING FOR THE
    Bears
Draft Selections
Keon Coleman Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (CHI)
Keon Coleman
WR Florida State
Bralen Trice Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (CHI)
Bralen Trice
DE-EDGE Washington
Ja'Tavion Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (CHI)
Ja'Tavion Sanders
TE Texas
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (CHI)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
Rod Moore Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (CHI)
Rod Moore
S Michigan
Audric Estime Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (CHI)
Audric Estime
RB Notre Dame
Ainias Smith Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (CHI)
Ainias Smith
WR Texas A&M
Draft Picks Received
Keon Coleman Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (NYG)
Keon Coleman
WR Florida State
Bralen Trice Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (ARI)
Bralen Trice
DE-EDGE Washington
Ja'Tavion Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (ARI)
Ja'Tavion Sanders
TE Texas
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (NYG)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (NYG)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (ARI)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Marvin Harrison Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (NYG)
Marvin Harrison Jr.
WR Ohio State
Joe Alt Head Shot
PICK: 5 RND: 1 (ARI)
Joe Alt
OT Notre Dame
Players Gained
Head Shot
Marquise Brown
WR
Head Shot
Dexter Lawrence
DT
Draft Grade — Bears
Overall B+
ValueC- NeedB TradesA+ FutureA+
The Bears worked the phones like thieves and earned a B+.

Nobody else had Jackson Powers-Johnson anywhere near the 38th overall pick. The Bears did, by 42 spots, and that gap is the whole story. Good, not great, and the B+ says as much.

Every deal seemed to tilt their way, which is not luck. Leaving interior defensive lineman unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.

They banked enough surplus on Sanders to cover a lot of smaller sins.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the interior defensive lineman spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick6 Rnd1 Keon Coleman
In Round 1, Pick 6 they get a weapon on the perimeter, a steep price for the projection. A real need, handled.
Pick17 Rnd1 Bralen Trice
In No. 17 they get a bendy edge with upside. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick35 Rnd2 Ja'Tavion Sanders
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Ja'Tavion Sanders at pick 35 is the proof. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick38 Rnd2 Jackson Powers-Johnson
They reached into another round for Jackson Powers-Johnson, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick69 Rnd3 Rod Moore
A reach for Rod Moore in the 69th overall pick; a little patience would have been rewarded. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick105 Rnd4 Audric Estime
They paid sticker price for Audric Estime in pick No. 105, and that is fine. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick128 Rnd4 Ainias Smith
Ainias Smith at No. 128 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. It patches a soft spot without any drama.