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RUN ON MAR 4, 2024

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  • Bearfan78 DRAFTING FOR THE
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Draft Selections
Marvin Harrison Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (CHI)
Marvin Harrison Jr.
WR Ohio State
J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (CHI)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (CHI)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
Tyler Nubin Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (CHI)
Tyler Nubin
S Minnesota
Zak Zinter Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (CHI)
Zak Zinter
OG Michigan
McKinnley Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (CHI)
McKinnley Jackson
DL Texas A&M
Javon Baker Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (CHI)
Javon Baker
WR UCF
Javon Foster Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (CHI)
Javon Foster
OT Missouri
Braiden McGregor Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (CHI)
Braiden McGregor
DE-EDGE Michigan
Draft Picks Received
Marvin Harrison Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (NE)
Marvin Harrison Jr.
WR Ohio State
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (PIT)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
Tyler Nubin Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NE)
Tyler Nubin
S Minnesota
McKinnley Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (NE)
McKinnley Jackson
DL Texas A&M
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (NE)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (NE)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Caleb Williams Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (NE)
Caleb Williams
QB USC
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (MIA)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
Players traded away
Head Shot
Justin Fields
QB
Draft Grade — Bears
Overall D-
ValueC NeedB- TradesF FutureA-
McCarthy is the Bears' new face under center. Grade: D-.

The move everyone will second-guess came early. The Bears reached some 37 spots for J.J. McCarthy, and value like that does not grow back. The math is unkind, and the D- follows.

They handed away value on the phones that the picks cannot earn back. The whole projection now runs through J.J. McCarthy; hit there and everything else looks smarter. The running back hole is the one line item this class does not answer.

They banked enough surplus on Baker to cover a lot of smaller sins.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick3 Rnd1 Marvin Harrison Jr.
In pick No. 3 they get a true top target at fair value. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick9 Rnd1 J.J. McCarthy
In the 9th overall pick they get their quarterback of the future, though the board says they badly overpaid. A real need, handled.
Pick20 Rnd1 Jackson Powers-Johnson
In Round 1, Pick 20 they get a plug-and-play piece up front, reach and all.
Pick34 Rnd2 Tyler Nubin
A straight-up fair deal on Tyler Nubin at slot 34, value and slot in agreement. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick75 Rnd3 Zak Zinter
Zak Zinter at No. 75 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick104 Rnd4 McKinnley Jackson
This one needs a full-page explanation: McKinnley Jackson in the Round 4 slot, miles early. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick111 Rnd4 Javon Baker
A quiet steal in the 111th overall pick: Javon Baker for less than the market said. It fills a real need, too.
Pick123 Rnd4 Javon Foster
No drama and no debate, Javon Foster went about where he belonged in slot 123. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick143 Rnd5 Braiden McGregor
Braiden McGregor at Round 5, Pick 7 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.