DeBouillon'S MOCK DRAFT

D May

  • DeBouillon DRAFTING FOR THE
    Bears
Draft Selections
Joe Alt Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (CHI)
Joe Alt
OT Notre Dame
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (CHI)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Kool-Aid McKinstry Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (CHI)
Kool-Aid McKinstry
CB Alabama
Rome Odunze Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (CHI)
Rome Odunze
WR Washington
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (CHI)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
Emeka Egbuka Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (CHI)
Emeka Egbuka
WR Ohio State
Cooper DeJean Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (CHI)
Cooper DeJean
CB Iowa
Amarius Mims Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (CHI)
Amarius Mims
OT Georgia
Tory Horton Head Shot
PICK: 182 RND: 6 (CHI)
Tory Horton
WR Colorado State
Raheim Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (CHI)
Raheim Sanders
RB Arkansas
Jalen Catalon Head Shot
PICK: 232 RND: 7 (CHI)
Jalen Catalon
S Texas
Draft Picks Received
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (LAC)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Kool-Aid McKinstry Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (ARI)
Kool-Aid McKinstry
CB Alabama
Rome Odunze Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (LAC)
Rome Odunze
WR Washington
Emeka Egbuka Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (LAC)
Emeka Egbuka
WR Ohio State
Cooper DeJean Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (ARI)
Cooper DeJean
CB Iowa
Jalen Catalon Head Shot
PICK: 232 RND: 7 (NYJ)
Jalen Catalon
S Texas
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (LAC)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (LAC)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (TB)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (WSH)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (NYJ)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (NYG)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (NYJ)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (TB)
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Draft Picks Traded
Marvin Harrison Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (ARI)
Marvin Harrison Jr.
WR Ohio State
Ladd McConkey Head Shot
PICK: 132 RND: 4 (TB)
Ladd McConkey
WR Georgia
Andrew Coker Head Shot
PICK: 141 RND: 5 (WSH)
Andrew Coker
OL TCU
Players Gained
Head Shot
Derwin James Jr.
S
Draft Grade — Bears
Overall A
ValueA- NeedB TradesA+ FutureA+
Maye is the plan now, and the Bears grade out a A.

The Bears did not reach, did not trade up, did not blink. They just waited, and Tory Horton fell into slot 182.

So much rides on Drake Maye that the rest of the class almost grades on a curve behind him. The trade ledger is the best part of the whole weekend. They punted on edge rusher, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

The Derwin James Jr. pickup adds a known quantity to a class of unknowns.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Joe Alt
In pick 4 they get a blindside protector. A real need, handled.
Pick12 Rnd1 Drake Maye
In No. 12 they get the face of the franchise at fair value. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick21 Rnd1 Kool-Aid McKinstry
In the 21st pick they get a potential shutdown corner, outstanding value to boot. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick44 Rnd2 Rome Odunze
Rome Odunze at the 44th overall pick is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick68 Rnd3 Xavier Legette
A top-tier wide receiver at a bargain, Xavier Legette in No. 68, plain and simple. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick76 Rnd3 Emeka Egbuka
They robbed the room for Emeka Egbuka here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick85 Rnd3 Cooper DeJean
A cornerback of that caliber at Round 3, Pick 22 is the definition of value, full stop. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick104 Rnd4 Amarius Mims
The board fumbled Amarius Mims all the way to the Round 4 slot, and they scooped it up. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick182 Rnd6 Tory Horton
They will replay Tory Horton at pick 182 for years; that is how good the value is. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick225 Rnd7 Raheim Sanders
Steal is underselling it; Raheim Sanders at pick No. 225 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick232 Rnd7 Jalen Catalon
Jalen Catalon at No. 232 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.