Doobsta42'S MOCK DRAFT

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  • Doobsta42 DRAFTING FOR THE
    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
Jordan Morgan Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (CHI)
Jordan Morgan
OT Arizona
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (CHI)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
Dominick Puni Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (CHI)
Dominick Puni
OT Kansas
James Williams Head Shot
PICK: 122 RND: 4 (CHI)
James Williams
S Miami (FL)
Theo Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 146 RND: 5 (CHI)
Theo Johnson
TE Penn State
Frank Gore Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 6 (CHI)
Frank Gore Jr.
RB Southern Miss
Draft Picks Received
Jordan Morgan Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (WSH)
Jordan Morgan
OT Arizona
Frank Gore Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 6 (WSH)
Frank Gore Jr.
RB Southern Miss
Players traded away
Head Shot
Justin Fields
QB
Draft Grade — Bears
Overall D-
ValueB NeedB- TradesF FutureB-
The Bears answered their biggest question with Williams. Grade: D-.

Somebody took the Bears to the cleaners. The deals they made bled real value, and the whole class wears it.

Caleb Williams gives the offense a face and a plan, and the grade leans heavily on whether he hits. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped edge rusher, which is a strange place to end up.

The cost of the Williams reach is exactly the players who went right after him. Landing Gore Jr. that late papers over a lot of smaller sins.

Bottom line, they will need several of these picks to beat their grades just to break even, and edge rusher is still a hole.

Pick Analysis
Pick1 Rnd1 Caleb Williams
In the 1st overall pick they get a franchise quarterback. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick9 Rnd1 Rome Odunze
In pick 9 they get a difference-maker at receiver at fair value. A real need, handled.
Pick36 Rnd2 Jordan Morgan
Jordan Morgan slid further than he should have, and No. 36 is lovely value for the offensive lineman. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick75 Rnd3 Brenden Rice
Brenden Rice in slot 75 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. It fills a real need, too.
Pick110 Rnd4 Dominick Puni
Good price on Dominick Puni in the Round 4 slot, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick122 Rnd4 James Williams
James Williams in pick No. 122 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick146 Rnd5 Theo Johnson
A market-rate tight end, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Theo Johnson. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick181 Rnd6 Frank Gore Jr.
Frank Gore Jr. slipping to the 181st pick is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.