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CHIBEARS'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON FEB 22, 2024

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Joe Alt Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (CHI)
Joe Alt
OT Notre Dame
Rome Odunze Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (CHI)
Rome Odunze
WR Washington
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (CHI)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (CHI)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
Blake Corum Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (CHI)
Blake Corum
RB Michigan
Zak Zinter Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (CHI)
Zak Zinter
OG Michigan
Jaden Hicks Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (CHI)
Jaden Hicks
S Washington State
Theo Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (CHI)
Theo Johnson
TE Penn State
AJ Barner Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (CHI)
AJ Barner
TE Michigan
Draft Picks Received
Joe Alt Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (NE)
Joe Alt
OT Notre Dame
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (WSH)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (NE)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
Zak Zinter Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (WSH)
Zak Zinter
OG Michigan
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (NE)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (WSH)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (WSH)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (NE)
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Draft Picks Traded
Caleb Williams Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (WSH)
Caleb Williams
QB USC
Players Gained
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Josh Uche
EDGE
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Chase Young
EDGE
Draft Grade — Bears
Overall A-
ValueB- NeedB TradesA+ FutureA+
The Bears turned the phones into found money: A-.

The Bears looked at the value chart, folded it up, and took AJ Barner at the 143rd pick regardless, 60 picks early.

They won the margins on every swap, and it adds up fast. The edge rusher hole is the one line item this class does not answer. Getting Zinter where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class.

The imported veterans give this class a floor the draft picks could not on their own.

In the end it comes back to Joe Alt, and a haul good enough to build on right away.

Pick Analysis
Pick3 Rnd1 Joe Alt
In Round 1, Pick 3 they get a blindside protector. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick9 Rnd1 Rome Odunze
In pick No. 9 they get a matchup problem out wide at fair value. A real need, handled.
Pick40 Rnd2 Jackson Powers-Johnson
Jackson Powers-Johnson in the 40th overall pick is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick68 Rnd3 Brenden Rice
Brenden Rice at the 68th pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. The roster fit checks out.
Pick75 Rnd3 Blake Corum
Blake Corum in pick 75 lands just on the right side of the ledger. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick103 Rnd4 Zak Zinter
Zak Zinter at slot 103 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick111 Rnd4 Jaden Hicks
Nothing to complain about; Jaden Hicks went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick123 Rnd4 Theo Johnson
Theo Johnson at the 123rd pick is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick143 Rnd5 AJ Barner
They left a pile of value on the table to take AJ Barner this early at Round 5, Pick 7. Stacking talent where they were already deep.