QBPURGATORY'S MOCK DRAFT
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QBPURGATORY'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON APR 11, 2024

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Draft Selections
Rome Odunze Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (CHI)
Rome Odunze
WR Washington
Laiatu Latu Head Shot
PICK: 16 RND: 1 (CHI)
Laiatu Latu
DL-EDGE UCLA
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (CHI)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (CHI)
T'Vondre Sweat
DT Texas
Zach Frazier Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (CHI)
Zach Frazier
C West Virginia
Theo Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 122 RND: 4 (CHI)
Theo Johnson
TE Penn State
James Williams Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (CHI)
James Williams
LB Miami (FL)
Draft Picks Received
Rome Odunze Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (ATL)
Rome Odunze
WR Washington
Laiatu Latu Head Shot
PICK: 16 RND: 1 (SEA)
Laiatu Latu
DL-EDGE UCLA
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NE)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (ATL)
T'Vondre Sweat
DT Texas
James Williams Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (ATL)
James Williams
LB Miami (FL)
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (ATL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (NE)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (SEA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (ATL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (SEA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (SEA)
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Draft Picks Traded
Caleb Williams Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (NE)
Caleb Williams
QB USC
Byron Murphy II Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (SEA)
Byron Murphy II
DL Texas
Players Gained
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Cole Strange
OG
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Tariq Woolen
CB
Draft Grade — Bears
Overall A
ValueB NeedB TradesA+ FutureA+
Grand theft in pick 34: the Bears steal Maye and grade out a A.

The Bears ran the phones like sharks, prying loose value on deal after deal until the ledger was lopsided. Very little went wrong, and the A is earned.

On value alone, Maye makes the weekend a net positive. They punted on running back, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

The imported veterans give this class a floor the draft picks could not on their own. They went 6 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick8 Rnd1 Rome Odunze
In No. 8 they get a No. 1 receiver at fair value. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick16 Rnd1 Laiatu Latu
In slot 16 they get a problem off the edge. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick34 Rnd2 Drake Maye
Drake Maye in the Round 2 slot is a gift, value that borders on unfair. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick43 Rnd2 T'Vondre Sweat
T'Vondre Sweat in the 43rd overall pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick75 Rnd3 Zach Frazier
A quiet steal in pick No. 75: Zach Frazier for less than the market said. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick122 Rnd4 Theo Johnson
A market-rate tight end, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Theo Johnson. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick143 Rnd5 James Williams
They robbed the room for James Williams here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.