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QBPURGATORY'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON MAR 28, 2024

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    Bears
Draft Selections
Caleb Williams Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (CHI)
Caleb Williams
QB USC
Rome Odunze Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (CHI)
Rome Odunze
WR Washington
Kingsley Suamataia Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (CHI)
Kingsley Suamataia
OT BYU
Javon Solomon Head Shot
PICK: 122 RND: 4 (CHI)
Javon Solomon
OLB-EDGE Troy
Draft Grade — Bears
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
The Bears answered their biggest question with Williams. Grade: B-.

They finally answered the question that shadows every other one. Caleb Williams is the Bears' quarterback, full stop. More right than wrong, and a B- to match.

Leaving edge rusher unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. With edge rusher, interior defensive lineman and other spots unsolved, spending premium capital on OLB-EDGE is the choice that costs them.

The Suamataia value carries more weight than any single miss elsewhere.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but edge rusher.

Pick Analysis
Pick1 Rnd1 Caleb Williams
In slot 1 they get a passer to set the clock by. A real need, handled.
Pick9 Rnd1 Rome Odunze
In the 9th pick they get a difference-maker at receiver at fair value. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick75 Rnd3 Kingsley Suamataia
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Kingsley Suamataia at the Round 3 slot is the proof. The roster fit checks out.
Pick122 Rnd4 Javon Solomon
A curious use of Round 4, Pick 22. Edge rusher, interior defensive lineman and other spots needed the pick; an OLB-EDGE in Javon Solomon did not.