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Chase 'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON APR 5, 2024

Draft 43

  • Chase DRAFTING FOR THE
    Bears
Draft Selections
Caleb Williams Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (CHI)
Caleb Williams
QB USC
Joe Alt Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (CHI)
Joe Alt
OT Notre Dame
Chop Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (CHI)
Chop Robinson
DE-EDGE Penn State
Kool-Aid McKinstry Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (CHI)
Kool-Aid McKinstry
CB Alabama
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (CHI)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
Maason Smith Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (CHI)
Maason Smith
DT LSU
Beaux Limmer Head Shot
PICK: 122 RND: 4 (CHI)
Beaux Limmer
C Arkansas
Draft Picks Received
Caleb Williams Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (WSH)
Caleb Williams
QB USC
Chop Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (CIN)
Chop Robinson
DE-EDGE Penn State
Kool-Aid McKinstry Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (WSH)
Kool-Aid McKinstry
CB Alabama
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (WSH)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
Maason Smith Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (WSH)
Maason Smith
DT LSU
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (WSH)
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Draft Picks Traded
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (WSH)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Jermaine Burton Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (CIN)
Jermaine Burton
WR Alabama
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (ARI)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (ARI)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
Players traded away
Head Shot
Cody Whitehair
OG
Head Shot
DeMarcus Walker
DE
Head Shot
Robert Tonyan
TE
Head Shot
Velus Jones Jr.
WR
Draft Grade — Bears
Overall C
ValueB NeedB TradesF FutureC
The Bears drew a line under the quarterback search with Williams: C.

They finally answered the question that shadows every other one. Caleb Williams is the Bears' quarterback, full stop.

If Smith pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about. The dealing is the wound this class cannot quite close. The running back spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

McKinstry falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch.

Hit on Caleb Williams and the swing picks, and this ages a lot better than it grades today.

Pick Analysis
Pick2 Rnd1 Caleb Williams
In the 2nd pick they get a passer to set the clock by. A real need, handled.
Pick9 Rnd1 Joe Alt
In Round 1, Pick 9 they get a plug-and-play piece up front at fair value. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick18 Rnd1 Chop Robinson
In No. 18 they get a quarterback's worst nightmare at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick36 Rnd2 Kool-Aid McKinstry
A tidy bit of business in pick 36, where Kool-Aid McKinstry graded well above the range. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick67 Rnd3 Brenden Rice
They reached into another round for Brenden Rice, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick78 Rnd3 Maason Smith
A big swing on Maason Smith at the Round 3 slot, well ahead of any board in the building. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick122 Rnd4 Beaux Limmer
Beaux Limmer in pick No. 122 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A need, and now a little less of one.