kdeselms'S MOCK DRAFT

kdeselms'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON JAN 30, 2024

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  • kdeselms DRAFTING FOR THE
    Bears
Draft Selections
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 5 RND: 1 (CHI)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Rome Odunze Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (CHI)
Rome Odunze
WR Washington
Bralen Trice Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (CHI)
Bralen Trice
DE-EDGE Washington
Kamren Kinchens Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (CHI)
Kamren Kinchens
S Miami (FL)
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (CHI)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
Ruke Orhorhoro Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (CHI)
Ruke Orhorhoro
DT Clemson
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (CHI)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Darius Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (CHI)
Darius Robinson
DL-EDGE Missouri
Jarrian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (CHI)
Jarrian Jones
CB Florida State
Luke McCaffrey Head Shot
PICK: 122 RND: 4 (CHI)
Luke McCaffrey
QB Rice
Theo Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 145 RND: 5 (CHI)
Theo Johnson
TE Penn State
Braelon Allen Head Shot
PICK: 146 RND: 5 (CHI)
Braelon Allen
RB Wisconsin
Draft Picks Received
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 5 RND: 1 (LAC)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Bralen Trice Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NE)
Bralen Trice
DE-EDGE Washington
Kamren Kinchens Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (LAC)
Kamren Kinchens
S Miami (FL)
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (ATL)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
Ruke Orhorhoro Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (LAC)
Ruke Orhorhoro
DT Clemson
Darius Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NE)
Darius Robinson
DL-EDGE Missouri
Theo Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 145 RND: 5 (ATL)
Theo Johnson
TE Penn State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (NE)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (NE)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (LAC)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (LAC)
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Draft Picks Traded
Marvin Harrison Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (NE)
Marvin Harrison Jr.
WR Ohio State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (MIA)
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Players Gained
Head Shot
Gerald Everett
TE
Players traded away
Head Shot
Justin Fields
QB
Draft Grade — Bears
Overall D
ValueB- NeedB TradesF FutureA+
Maye is the plan now, and the Bears grade out a D.

Every swap seemed to tilt away from the Bears, and the value they bled adds up to real damage. Too much went sideways, and the D is the honest tally.

So much rides on Drake Maye that the rest of the class almost grades on a curve behind him. Leaving linebacker unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. If Robinson pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about.

Adding Gerald Everett by trade rounds out the weekend beyond the rookies.

Add it up and it is a weekend the front office will hope everyone forgets, linebacker very much included.

Pick Analysis
Pick5 Rnd1 Drake Maye
In the 5th pick they get their guy under center for the next decade. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick9 Rnd1 Rome Odunze
In No. 9 they get a go-to option on the outside at fair value. A real need, handled.
Pick34 Rnd2 Bralen Trice
Bralen Trice in Round 2, Pick 2 is fair value, right on his grade. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick37 Rnd2 Kamren Kinchens
A straight-up fair deal on Kamren Kinchens at pick 37, value and slot in agreement. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick43 Rnd2 Jackson Powers-Johnson
They paid a round early for Jackson Powers-Johnson in the Round 2 slot, more than the board wanted. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick69 Rnd3 Ruke Orhorhoro
By-the-book stuff, Ruke Orhorhoro at the 69th overall pick squarely in line with his ranking. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick75 Rnd3 Cooper Beebe
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Cooper Beebe. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick103 Rnd4 Darius Robinson
They jumped the gun on Darius Robinson, taking him earlier than his grade liked. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick110 Rnd4 Jarrian Jones
They liked Jarrian Jones enough to skip the value, taking him in pick No. 110. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick122 Rnd4 Luke McCaffrey
A reach for Luke McCaffrey in the Round 4 slot; a little patience would have been rewarded. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick145 Rnd5 Theo Johnson
They took Theo Johnson at par in Round 5, Pick 9, which is nothing to complain about. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick146 Rnd5 Braelon Allen
Braelon Allen at the 146th pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.