BEARS MOCK DRAFT GRADE A-

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Chicago Bears

The Bears fleeced the room on the phones and earned a A-.

by CoachMeyer · 2024 NFL Draft · 17 picks · 2 steals · 8 reaches
Value B-
Need B
Trades A+
Future A+

The tape said wait; the Bears did not. Sam Hartman went at Round 5, Pick 10, a good 34 picks before the board was ready.

The trade ledger is the best part of the whole weekend. If one pick saves this weekend, it is Bethune.

In the end it comes back to Rome Odunze, and a haul good enough to build on right away.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.9 · Pick 9 · Rome Odunze · WR · rank 11
In Round 1, Pick 9 they get a go-to option on the outside. A clean fit for the roster.
R1.18 · Pick 18 · Dallas Turner · LB-EDGE · rank 13
In slot 18 they get a quarterback's worst nightmare at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
R1.29 · Pick 29 · Keon Coleman · WR · rank 28
Keon Coleman in pick No. 29 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
R2.2 · Pick 34 · Leonard Taylor III · DL · rank 35
By-the-book stuff, Leonard Taylor III at the 34th pick squarely in line with his ranking. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
R2.7 · Pick 39 · Kamren Kinchens · S · rank 25
Value with a capital V on Kamren Kinchens in the Round 2 slot, a genuine coup. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
R2.17 · Pick 49 · Kingsley Suamataia · OT · rank 58
They went early on Kingsley Suamataia in pick 49, and the value did not follow. A need, and now a little less of one.
R3.11 · Pick 75 · Maason Smith · DT-EDGE · rank 85
A conviction pick on Maason Smith at No. 75 that the board grades a round light. Where it fits the depth chart is the real question.
R3.34 · Pick 97 · Zak Zinter · OG · rank 95
A straight-up fair deal on Zak Zinter at the 97th overall pick, value and slot in agreement. The roster fit checks out.
R3.36 · Pick 99 · Tommy Eichenberg · LB · rank 110
They paid a round early for Tommy Eichenberg in pick 99, more than the board wanted. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
R4.3 · Pick 103 · Cooper Beebe · OG · rank 112
The board had cheaper options than Cooper Beebe at slot 103, and it noticed. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
R4.10 · Pick 110 · Cam Hart · CB · rank 125
A reach for Cam Hart in the Round 4 slot; a little patience would have been rewarded. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
R4.25 · Pick 125 · James Williams · S · rank 129
A market-rate safety, with the board and the slot shaking hands on James Williams. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.
R5.3 · Pick 139 · Frank Gore Jr. · RB · rank 166
A real head-scratcher, Frank Gore Jr. in the 139th pick is miles ahead of his ranking. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
R5.10 · Pick 146 · Sam Hartman · QB · rank 180
They talked themselves into Sam Hartman at pick No. 146, and the board did not agree. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
R6.11 · Pick 186 · De'Corian Clark · WR · rank 193
They paid sticker price for De'Corian Clark in No. 186, and that is fine. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
R7.12 · Pick 232 · Tatum Bethune · LB · rank 209
Tatum Bethune at slot 232 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. It fills a real need, too.
R7.34 · Pick 254 · Cody Simon · LB · rank 270
They paid up for Cody Simon at the Round 7 slot when waiting would have done the job. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
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