QBPURGATORY'S MOCK DRAFT
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QBPURGATORY'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON APR 25, 2024

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    Bears
Draft Selections
Caleb Williams Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (CHI)
Caleb Williams
QB USC
Rome Odunze Head Shot
PICK: 13 RND: 1 (CHI)
Rome Odunze
WR Washington
Chop Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (CHI)
Chop Robinson
DE-EDGE Penn State
Amarius Mims Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (CHI)
Amarius Mims
OT Georgia
Jaden Hicks Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (CHI)
Jaden Hicks
S Washington State
Roger Rosengarten Head Shot
PICK: 122 RND: 4 (CHI)
Roger Rosengarten
OT Washington
Audric Estime Head Shot
PICK: 154 RND: 5 (CHI)
Audric Estime
RB Notre Dame
Elijah Jones Head Shot
PICK: 155 RND: 5 (CHI)
Elijah Jones
CB Boston College
Cody Schrader Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (CHI)
Cody Schrader
RB Missouri
Curtis Jacobs Head Shot
PICK: 209 RND: 6 (CHI)
Curtis Jacobs
LB Penn State
Johnny Dixon Head Shot
PICK: 213 RND: 6 (CHI)
Johnny Dixon
CB Penn State
Ryan Flournoy Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 6 (CHI)
Ryan Flournoy
WR Southeast Missouri State
Nick Samac Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (CHI)
Nick Samac
C Michigan State
Jaylan Ford Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (CHI)
Jaylan Ford
LB Texas
Jowon Briggs Head Shot
PICK: 254 RND: 7 (CHI)
Jowon Briggs
DT Cincinnati
Draft Picks Received
Rome Odunze Head Shot
PICK: 13 RND: 1 (LV)
Rome Odunze
WR Washington
Chop Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (BUF)
Chop Robinson
DE-EDGE Penn State
Amarius Mims Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (LV)
Amarius Mims
OT Georgia
Audric Estime Head Shot
PICK: 154 RND: 5 (LAR)
Audric Estime
RB Notre Dame
Elijah Jones Head Shot
PICK: 155 RND: 5 (LAR)
Elijah Jones
CB Boston College
Cody Schrader Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (LAR)
Cody Schrader
RB Missouri
Curtis Jacobs Head Shot
PICK: 209 RND: 6 (LAR)
Curtis Jacobs
LB Penn State
Johnny Dixon Head Shot
PICK: 213 RND: 6 (LAR)
Johnny Dixon
CB Penn State
Ryan Flournoy Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 6 (LAR)
Ryan Flournoy
WR Southeast Missouri State
Nick Samac Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (LV)
Nick Samac
C Michigan State
Jaylan Ford Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (LV)
Jaylan Ford
LB Texas
Jowon Briggs Head Shot
PICK: 254 RND: 7 (LAR)
Jowon Briggs
DT Cincinnati
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (BUF)
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Draft Picks Traded
Brock Bowers Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (LV)
Brock Bowers
TE Georgia
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (MIA)
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Players traded away
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Khalil Herbert
RB
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Larry Borom
OT
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Teven Jenkins
OG
Draft Grade — Bears
Overall D+
ValueB NeedB TradesF FutureC
Quarterback settled, Williams in the fold, and a D+ for the Bears.

Some picks age like wine; Nick Samac at the 223rd pick will need to, sitting 35 spots clear of his grade.

The whole projection now runs through Caleb Williams; hit there and everything else looks smarter. Overpaying at the table undid a lot of the good work elsewhere. The Estime steal is the beam this whole class leans on.

The bill for those future picks comes due whether the class hits or not.

In short, the board sent warnings, and they will be hoping it was wrong.

Pick Analysis
Pick1 Rnd1 Caleb Williams
Caleb Williams at pick 1 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. The roster fit checks out.
Pick13 Rnd1 Rome Odunze
In the 13th pick they get a true top target. A real need, handled.
Pick28 Rnd1 Chop Robinson
In Round 1, Pick 28 they get a premier pass rusher at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick44 Rnd2 Amarius Mims
Amarius Mims at slot 44 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. It fills a real need, too.
Pick75 Rnd3 Jaden Hicks
A quiet steal in No. 75: Jaden Hicks for less than the market said. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick122 Rnd4 Roger Rosengarten
Roger Rosengarten at pick No. 122 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick154 Rnd5 Audric Estime
Audric Estime in pick 154 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick155 Rnd5 Elijah Jones
Value with a capital V on Elijah Jones in Round 5, Pick 19, a genuine coup. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick196 Rnd6 Cody Schrader
Cody Schrader in pick No. 196 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick209 Rnd6 Curtis Jacobs
Taking Curtis Jacobs in the 209th overall pick is close to grand larceny; a linebacker that good had no business lasting this long. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick213 Rnd6 Johnny Dixon
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Johnny Dixon at slot 213 is the proof. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick217 Rnd6 Ryan Flournoy
Circle this one: Ryan Flournoy at the 217th pick is a fall that decides a draft. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick223 Rnd7 Nick Samac
A wild overpay on Nick Samac in the Round 7 slot, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick229 Rnd7 Jaylan Ford
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Jaylan Ford in No. 229. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick254 Rnd7 Jowon Briggs
They jumped the gun on Jowon Briggs, taking him earlier than his grade liked. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.