Zilla'S MOCK DRAFT

Zilla'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON FEB 15, 2024

Caleb/MHJ/Dallas - Mortgaged a bit of 2025 draft capital though

  • Zilla DRAFTING FOR THE
    Bears
Draft Selections
Caleb Williams Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (CHI)
Caleb Williams
QB USC
Marvin Harrison Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (CHI)
Marvin Harrison Jr.
WR Ohio State
Dallas Turner Head Shot
PICK: 26 RND: 1 (CHI)
Dallas Turner
LB-EDGE Alabama
Ennis Rakestraw Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (CHI)
Ennis Rakestraw Jr.
CB Missouri
Matt Goncalves Head Shot
PICK: 122 RND: 4 (CHI)
Matt Goncalves
OT Pittsburgh
Keith Randolph Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (CHI)
Keith Randolph Jr.
DL-EDGE Illinois
Draft Picks Received
Marvin Harrison Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (NYG)
Marvin Harrison Jr.
WR Ohio State
Dallas Turner Head Shot
PICK: 26 RND: 1 (TB)
Dallas Turner
LB-EDGE Alabama
Ennis Rakestraw Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (CIN)
Ennis Rakestraw Jr.
CB Missouri
Keith Randolph Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (CIN)
Keith Randolph Jr.
DL-EDGE Illinois
Draft Picks Traded
Jordan Morgan Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (NYG)
Jordan Morgan
OT Arizona
Roman Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (TB)
Roman Wilson
WR Michigan
Kris Abrams-Draine Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (CIN)
Kris Abrams-Draine
CB Missouri
McCallan Castles Head Shot
PICK: 146 RND: 5 (PIT)
McCallan Castles
TE Tennessee
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (MIA)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
Players traded away
Head Shot
Justin Fields
QB
Draft Grade — Bears
Overall F
ValueB NeedB TradesF FutureD-
The Bears left with their quarterback, and a F to match.

Every swap seemed to tilt away from the Bears, and the value they bled adds up to real damage.

Caleb Williams gives the offense a face and a plan, and the grade leans heavily on whether he hits. The interior defensive lineman spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. That is a cornerback worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly.

It is a win-now wager, and the future is the stake.

In the end, a class that has to defy its grades just to matter.

Pick Analysis
Pick1 Rnd1 Caleb Williams
Caleb Williams at Round 1, Pick 1 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick6 Rnd1 Marvin Harrison Jr.
In the 6th pick they get a weapon on the perimeter. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick26 Rnd1 Dallas Turner
In slot 26 they get a problem off the edge, and a steal at that. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick80 Rnd3 Ennis Rakestraw Jr.
Ennis Rakestraw Jr. in pick No. 80 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick122 Rnd4 Matt Goncalves
They read the board right and Matt Goncalves was the payoff at No. 122. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick173 Rnd5 Keith Randolph Jr.
They will replay Keith Randolph Jr. at pick 173 for years; that is how good the value is. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.