walter34'S MOCK DRAFT

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  • walter34 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Bears
Draft Selections
Abdul Carter Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (CHI)
Abdul Carter
DE Penn State
Princely Umanmielen Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (CHI)
Princely Umanmielen
DE Ole Miss
Benjamin Morrison Head Shot
PICK: 46 RND: 2 (CHI)
Benjamin Morrison
CB Notre Dame
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (CHI)
Donovan Jackson
OG Ohio State
Parker Brailsford Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (CHI)
Parker Brailsford
C Alabama
Earnest Greene III Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (CHI)
Earnest Greene III
OT Georgia
TreVeyon Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 147 RND: 5 (CHI)
TreVeyon Henderson
RB Ohio State
Smael Mondon Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (CHI)
Smael Mondon Jr.
LB Georgia
Oronde Gadsden II Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (CHI)
Oronde Gadsden II
TE Syracuse
Joshua Gray Head Shot
PICK: 203 RND: 6 (CHI)
Joshua Gray
OG Oregon State
Xavier Nwankpa Head Shot
PICK: 226 RND: 7 (CHI)
Xavier Nwankpa
S Iowa
Chris Paul Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (CHI)
Chris Paul Jr.
LB Ole Miss
Draft Picks Received
Benjamin Morrison Head Shot
PICK: 46 RND: 2 (ATL)
Benjamin Morrison
CB Notre Dame
Parker Brailsford Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (CIN)
Parker Brailsford
C Alabama
Earnest Greene III Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (ATL)
Earnest Greene III
OT Georgia
Smael Mondon Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (DAL)
Smael Mondon Jr.
LB Georgia
Oronde Gadsden II Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (SEA)
Oronde Gadsden II
TE Syracuse
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (ATL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (CIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (DAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (SEA)
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Draft Picks Traded
Derrick Harmon Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (CIN)
Derrick Harmon
DT Oregon
Players Gained
Head Shot
Zach Harrison
DE
Draft Grade — Bears
Overall B+
ValueB NeedB+ TradesA FutureB-
The Bears robbed the room for Paul Jr.. Final grade: B+.

The board owed the Bears one, and it paid up: Chris Paul Jr., the No. 122 name on the board, sitting there at slot 244 like a gift left on the doorstep.

If Greene III pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about. That interior defensive lineman hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

Good work on the whole, with interior defensive lineman the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick9 Rnd1 Abdul Carter
In Round 1, Pick 9 they get a problem off the edge at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick35 Rnd2 Princely Umanmielen
You do not let an edge rusher like Princely Umanmielen reach pick 35 and blink. They did not. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick46 Rnd2 Benjamin Morrison
By-the-book stuff, Benjamin Morrison at slot 46 squarely in line with his ranking. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick73 Rnd3 Donovan Jackson
The board had cheaper options than Donovan Jackson at pick No. 73, and it noticed. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick111 Rnd4 Parker Brailsford
Parker Brailsford at the Round 4 slot is a conviction pick that outran the value. It fills a real need, too.
Pick118 Rnd4 Earnest Greene III
Earnest Greene III in No. 118 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick147 Rnd5 TreVeyon Henderson
TreVeyon Henderson at the 147th overall pick is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick169 Rnd5 Smael Mondon Jr.
A top-tier linebacker at a bargain, Smael Mondon Jr. in the 169th pick, plain and simple. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick173 Rnd5 Oronde Gadsden II
Steal is underselling it; Oronde Gadsden II at the 173rd overall pick is a heist with the alarm still ringing. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick203 Rnd6 Joshua Gray
Circle this one: Joshua Gray at pick No. 203 is a fall that decides a draft. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick226 Rnd7 Xavier Nwankpa
They will replay Xavier Nwankpa at the 226th pick for years; that is how good the value is. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick244 Rnd7 Chris Paul Jr.
Taking Chris Paul Jr. in the Round 7 slot is close to grand larceny; a linebacker that good had no business lasting this long. A need, and now a little less of one.