SipThatsIt'S MOCK DRAFT

First guess

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Draft Selections
Malik Nabers Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (CHI)
Malik Nabers
WR LSU
Olumuyiwa Fashanu Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (CHI)
Olumuyiwa Fashanu
OT Penn State
Dallas Turner Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (CHI)
Dallas Turner
LB-EDGE Alabama
Leonard Taylor III Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (CHI)
Leonard Taylor III
DL Miami (FL)
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (CHI)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
Braelon Allen Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (CHI)
Braelon Allen
RB Wisconsin
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (CHI)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
Tykee Smith Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (CHI)
Tykee Smith
S Georgia
Theo Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 142 RND: 5 (CHI)
Theo Johnson
TE Penn State
Jaylin Simpson Head Shot
PICK: 183 RND: 6 (CHI)
Jaylin Simpson
CB Auburn
Moose Muhammad III Head Shot
PICK: 226 RND: 7 (CHI)
Moose Muhammad III
WR Texas A&M
Draft Picks Received
Malik Nabers Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (ARI)
Malik Nabers
WR LSU
Olumuyiwa Fashanu Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (NYG)
Olumuyiwa Fashanu
OT Penn State
Dallas Turner Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (ARI)
Dallas Turner
LB-EDGE Alabama
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (ARI)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (NYG)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (BAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (ARI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (ARI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (BAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (NYG)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (ARI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (BAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (ARI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (BAL)
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Draft Picks Traded
Marvin Harrison Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (ARI)
Marvin Harrison Jr.
WR Ohio State
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 5 RND: 1 (NYG)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Players Gained
Head Shot
Damarion Williams
CB
Draft Grade — Bears
Overall A-
ValueB- NeedB TradesA+ FutureA+
The Bears cashed the board's mistake on Muhammad III: A-.

The Bears did not reach, did not trade up, did not blink. They just waited, and Moose Muhammad III fell into Round 7, Pick 6.

Every board in the league had Johnson lower, and that gap is the story. The dealing alone would carry a lesser class. A whole weekend of picks and linebacker is somehow still a want.

The kind of weekend a front office frames and hangs on the wall.

Pick Analysis
Pick3 Rnd1 Malik Nabers
In slot 3 they get a weapon on the perimeter. A real need, handled.
Pick6 Rnd1 Olumuyiwa Fashanu
In pick 6 they get an anchor for the offensive line at fair value. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick17 Rnd1 Dallas Turner
In the Round 1 slot they get a premier pass rusher. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick69 Rnd3 Leonard Taylor III
They took Leonard Taylor III at par in pick No. 69, which is nothing to complain about. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick73 Rnd3 Jackson Powers-Johnson
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Jackson Powers-Johnson. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick105 Rnd4 Braelon Allen
Braelon Allen at No. 105 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the running back. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick106 Rnd4 Tate Ratledge
They paid up for Tate Ratledge at Round 4, Pick 6 when waiting would have done the job. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick128 Rnd4 Tykee Smith
No drama and no debate, Tykee Smith went about where he belonged in the 128th overall pick. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick142 Rnd5 Theo Johnson
Theo Johnson at pick No. 142 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick183 Rnd6 Jaylin Simpson
Value with a capital V on Jaylin Simpson in slot 183, a genuine coup. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick226 Rnd7 Moose Muhammad III
You do not let a wide receiver like Moose Muhammad III reach pick 226 and blink. They did not. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.