Grover36'S MOCK DRAFT

Grover36'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON FEB 12, 2024

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Mock drafts from Grover36

2024-2/12

  • Grover36 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Bears
Draft Selections
Caleb Williams Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (CHI)
Caleb Williams
QB USC
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (CHI)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
Adonai Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (CHI)
Adonai Mitchell
WR Texas
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (CHI)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Cade Stover Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (CHI)
Cade Stover
TE-EDGE Ohio State
Mohamed Kamara Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (CHI)
Mohamed Kamara
DL-EDGE Colorado State
James Williams Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (CHI)
James Williams
S Miami (FL)
Drake Nugent Head Shot
PICK: 122 RND: 4 (CHI)
Drake Nugent
C Michigan
Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint Head Shot
PICK: 146 RND: 5 (CHI)
Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint...
WR Georgia
Cam Hart Head Shot
PICK: 150 RND: 5 (CHI)
Cam Hart
CB Notre Dame
Jordan Toles Head Shot
PICK: 234 RND: 7 (CHI)
Jordan Toles
S Morgan State
Draft Picks Received
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (PIT)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
Adonai Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (LV)
Adonai Mitchell
WR Texas
Cade Stover Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (LV)
Cade Stover
TE-EDGE Ohio State
James Williams Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (PIT)
James Williams
S Miami (FL)
Cam Hart Head Shot
PICK: 150 RND: 5 (LV)
Cam Hart
CB Notre Dame
Jordan Toles Head Shot
PICK: 234 RND: 7 (LV)
Jordan Toles
S Morgan State
Draft Picks Traded
Jer'Zhan Newton Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (MIN)
Jer'Zhan Newton
DL Illinois
Players Gained
Head Shot
Danielle Hunter
EDGE
Players traded away
Head Shot
Justin Fields
QB
Draft Grade — Bears
Overall D
ValueC+ NeedB TradesF FutureB-
Williams is the plan now, and the Bears grade out a D.

The Bears bet big and early on Jordan Toles, 42 picks ahead of the board. Bold does not always mean right. Hard to defend, and the D reflects that.

They lost the exchange badly enough to drag the whole class down. Caleb Williams is the bet, and the class will be judged on how it pays off. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through interior defensive lineman.

The Stover pick is fine in a vacuum, less so with interior defensive lineman, running back and other spots still on the board. Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Hart.

In the end, a class the front office will want to grow past quickly.

Pick Analysis
Pick1 Rnd1 Caleb Williams
No drama and no debate, Caleb Williams went about where he belonged in pick No. 1. It fills a real need, too.
Pick20 Rnd1 Jackson Powers-Johnson
In slot 20 they get a plug-and-play piece up front, a steep price for the projection. A real need, handled.
Pick44 Rnd2 Adonai Mitchell
A quiet steal in Round 2, Pick 12: Adonai Mitchell for less than the market said. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick75 Rnd3 Cooper Beebe
No edge and no loss on Cooper Beebe in the Round 3 slot; it is a wash and a sensible one. The roster fit checks out.
Pick77 Rnd3 Cade Stover
A surprising call. With interior defensive lineman, running back and other spots still to address, they spent the 77th overall pick on Cade Stover, a TE-EDGE they were not short of.
Pick110 Rnd4 Mohamed Kamara
Mohamed Kamara in No. 110 is fair value, right on his grade. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick120 Rnd4 James Williams
The board had cheaper options than James Williams at slot 120, and it noticed. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick122 Rnd4 Drake Nugent
Drake Nugent at the 122nd overall pick is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick146 Rnd5 Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint
They paid sticker price for Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint in the 146th pick, and that is fine. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick150 Rnd5 Cam Hart
Nice patience on Cam Hart, who had no business lasting to No. 150. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick234 Rnd7 Jordan Toles
Value said wait; Jordan Toles in pick 234 says they were not listening. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.