Bears 24'S MOCK DRAFT

Bears 2024

  • Bears 24 DRAFTING FOR THE
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Draft Selections
Caleb Williams Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (CHI)
Caleb Williams
QB USC
Rome Odunze Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (CHI)
Rome Odunze
WR Washington
Cooper DeJean Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (CHI)
Cooper DeJean
CB Iowa
AJ Barner Head Shot
PICK: 122 RND: 4 (CHI)
AJ Barner
TE Michigan
Draft Picks Received
Rome Odunze Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (DAL)
Rome Odunze
WR Washington
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (DAL)
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Draft Picks Traded
Michael Penix Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (DAL)
Michael Penix Jr.
QB Washington
Draft Grade — Bears
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesF FutureA
The Bears bet the future on Williams. The board says B-.

Start where it matters. The Bears took Caleb Williams to run the offense for the next decade, and every other decision this weekend bends around that one.

They are betting Barner proves the room right and everyone else wrong. The DeJean steal is the beam this whole class leans on.

The trade table is where this weekend went wrong. Leaving edge rusher unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.

All told, a draft that does its job without fuss, and there is real value in that.

Pick Analysis
Pick1 Rnd1 Caleb Williams
In slot 1 they get their guy under center for the next decade. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick24 Rnd1 Rome Odunze
In No. 24 they get a go-to option on the outside, and a steal at that. A real need, handled.
Pick75 Rnd3 Cooper DeJean
Cooper DeJean in the Round 3 slot is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick122 Rnd4 AJ Barner
This one needs a full-page explanation: AJ Barner in pick 122, miles early. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.