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Rock757'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON FEB 22, 2024

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  • Rock757 DRAFTING FOR THE
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Draft Selections
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (CHI)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Taliese Fuaga Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (CHI)
Taliese Fuaga
OT Oregon State
Quinyon Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (CHI)
Quinyon Mitchell
CB Toledo
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (CHI)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (CHI)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
Chris Braswell Head Shot
PICK: 48 RND: 2 (CHI)
Chris Braswell
LB-EDGE Alabama
Christian Haynes Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (CHI)
Christian Haynes
OG Connecticut
Marist Liufau Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (CHI)
Marist Liufau
LB Notre Dame
Tykee Smith Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (CHI)
Tykee Smith
S Georgia
Leonard Taylor III Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (CHI)
Leonard Taylor III
DL Miami (FL)
Tommy Eichenberg Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (CHI)
Tommy Eichenberg
LB Ohio State
Ben Sinnott Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (CHI)
Ben Sinnott
TE Kansas State
Dadrion Taylor-Demerson Head Shot
PICK: 185 RND: 6 (CHI)
Dadrion Taylor-Demerson
S Texas Tech
Draft Picks Received
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (NYG)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Taliese Fuaga Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (JAX)
Taliese Fuaga
OT Oregon State
Quinyon Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NE)
Quinyon Mitchell
CB Toledo
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (NYG)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (NYG)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
Chris Braswell Head Shot
PICK: 48 RND: 2 (JAX)
Chris Braswell
LB-EDGE Alabama
Marist Liufau Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (JAX)
Marist Liufau
LB Notre Dame
Tykee Smith Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (NYG)
Tykee Smith
S Georgia
Dadrion Taylor-Demerson Head Shot
PICK: 185 RND: 6 (NYG)
Dadrion Taylor-Demerson
S Texas Tech
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (NE)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (JAX)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (JAX)
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Draft Picks Traded
Marvin Harrison Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (NE)
Marvin Harrison Jr.
WR Ohio State
Olumuyiwa Fashanu Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (JAX)
Olumuyiwa Fashanu
OT Penn State
Players Gained
Head Shot
Luke Fortner
C
Draft Grade — Bears
Overall A-
ValueB NeedB TradesA+ FutureA
The Bears answered their biggest question with Maye. Grade: A-.

The search is over. The Bears handed the keys to Drake Maye, and the whole operation now runs on his development. It holds up to a second look, which is why it earns the A-.

They robbed the room blind at the table, and it lifts the grade on its own. They banked enough surplus on Taylor-Demerson to cover a lot of smaller sins. For all the activity, running back went untouched, which is hard to explain.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick6 Rnd1 Drake Maye
Drake Maye at slot 6 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick17 Rnd1 Taliese Fuaga
They paid sticker price for Taliese Fuaga in No. 17, and that is fine. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick34 Rnd2 Quinyon Mitchell
A tidy little value on Quinyon Mitchell in the 34th pick, a step better than break-even. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick39 Rnd2 Xavier Legette
Xavier Legette in pick 39 lands just on the right side of the ledger. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick47 Rnd2 Jackson Powers-Johnson
Jackson Powers-Johnson in the 47th overall pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick48 Rnd2 Chris Braswell
They went early on Chris Braswell in Round 2, Pick 16, and the value did not follow. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick75 Rnd3 Christian Haynes
No drama and no debate, Christian Haynes went about where he belonged in pick No. 75. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick79 Rnd3 Marist Liufau
A straight-up fair deal on Marist Liufau at the Round 3 slot, value and slot in agreement. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick108 Rnd4 Tykee Smith
They read the board right and Tykee Smith was the payoff at the 108th overall pick. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick111 Rnd4 Leonard Taylor III
They took Leonard Taylor III at par in slot 111, which is nothing to complain about. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick123 Rnd4 Tommy Eichenberg
Tommy Eichenberg at Round 4, Pick 23 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick143 Rnd5 Ben Sinnott
By-the-book stuff, Ben Sinnott at No. 143 squarely in line with his ranking. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick185 Rnd6 Dadrion Taylor-Demerson
Dadrion Taylor-Demerson in pick No. 185 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. It is more luxury than necessity; they were already set here.