Train'S MOCK DRAFT

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Draft Selections
Princely Umanmielen Head Shot
PICK: 10 RND: 1 (CHI)
Princely Umanmielen
DE-EDGE Ole Miss
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (CHI)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
Donovan Ezeiruaku Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (CHI)
Donovan Ezeiruaku
DE-EDGE Boston College
Jalen Royals Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (CHI)
Jalen Royals
WR Utah State
Ty Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (CHI)
Ty Robinson
DL Nebraska
Woody Marks Head Shot
PICK: 233 RND: 7 (CHI)
Woody Marks
RB USC
Jermari Harris Head Shot
PICK: 240 RND: 7 (CHI)
Jermari Harris
CB Iowa
Draft Grade — Bears
Overall B-
ValueC- NeedA- TradesB- FutureB-
Best value of the weekend goes to the Bears for Marks: B-.

Every so often the board makes a mistake, and the Bears were there to profit. Woody Marks, the No. 193 name on the board, should have been long gone before pick No. 233.

The cost of the Ratledge reach is exactly the players who went right after him. The linebacker spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. They left with edge rusher solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

Building through the lines is a philosophy, and they stuck to it.

Nothing here to lose sleep over, and plenty to feel decent about.

Pick Analysis
Pick10 Rnd1 Princely Umanmielen
In Round 1, Pick 10 they get a disruptor off the edge, a steep price for the projection. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick39 Rnd2 Tate Ratledge
Tate Ratledge at slot 39 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick41 Rnd2 Donovan Ezeiruaku
A premium they did not need to pay, Donovan Ezeiruaku a notch or two before his time. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick72 Rnd3 Jalen Royals
A slide stopped in No. 72, with Jalen Royals worth more than the price. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick148 Rnd5 Ty Robinson
Ty Robinson in the 148th overall pick is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick233 Rnd7 Woody Marks
The board fumbled Woody Marks all the way to the Round 7 slot, and they scooped it up. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick240 Rnd7 Jermari Harris
The board had Jermari Harris higher than pick No. 240, and the cornerback fell to them anyway. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.