mkmk'S MOCK DRAFT

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  • mkmk DRAFTING FOR THE
    Bears
Draft Selections
Joe Alt Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (CHI)
Joe Alt
OT Notre Dame
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (CHI)
T'Vondre Sweat
DL Texas
Keon Coleman Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (CHI)
Keon Coleman
WR Florida State
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (CHI)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Chris Braswell Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (CHI)
Chris Braswell
LB-EDGE Alabama
Brian Thomas Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (CHI)
Brian Thomas Jr.
WR LSU
Maason Smith Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (CHI)
Maason Smith
DT-EDGE LSU
TreVeyon Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (CHI)
TreVeyon Henderson
RB Ohio State
Graham Barton Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (CHI)
Graham Barton
OT Duke
Tyleik Williams Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (CHI)
Tyleik Williams
DT Ohio State
Darius Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (CHI)
Darius Robinson
DL-EDGE Missouri
Cade Stover Head Shot
PICK: 132 RND: 4 (CHI)
Cade Stover
TE-EDGE Ohio State
Khyree Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 134 RND: 4 (CHI)
Khyree Jackson
CB Oregon
Jamari Thrash Head Shot
PICK: 141 RND: 5 (CHI)
Jamari Thrash
WR Louisville
Donovan Edwards Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (CHI)
Donovan Edwards
RB Michigan
Richard Jibunor Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (CHI)
Richard Jibunor
OLB-EDGE Troy
Tre Harris Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (CHI)
Tre Harris
WR Mississippi
Dylan McMahon Head Shot
PICK: 252 RND: 7 (CHI)
Dylan McMahon
C North Carolina State
Draft Picks Received
Joe Alt Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (NE)
Joe Alt
OT Notre Dame
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (SF)
T'Vondre Sweat
DL Texas
Keon Coleman Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (NE)
Keon Coleman
WR Florida State
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (TB)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Chris Braswell Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (SF)
Chris Braswell
LB-EDGE Alabama
Maason Smith Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (TB)
Maason Smith
DT-EDGE LSU
TreVeyon Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (ARI)
TreVeyon Henderson
RB Ohio State
Graham Barton Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (ARI)
Graham Barton
OT Duke
Tyleik Williams Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NE)
Tyleik Williams
DT Ohio State
Darius Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (MIN)
Darius Robinson
DL-EDGE Missouri
Khyree Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 134 RND: 4 (BAL)
Khyree Jackson
CB Oregon
Donovan Edwards Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (MIN)
Donovan Edwards
RB Michigan
Tre Harris Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (MIN)
Tre Harris
WR Mississippi
Dylan McMahon Head Shot
PICK: 252 RND: 7 (KC)
Dylan McMahon
C North Carolina State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (NE)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (DEN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (MIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (DEN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (NE)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (TB)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (BAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (TB)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (BAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (KC)
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Draft Picks Traded
Marvin Harrison Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (NE)
Marvin Harrison Jr.
WR Ohio State
Brock Bowers Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (TB)
Brock Bowers
TE Georgia
D.J. James Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (BAL)
D.J. James
CB Auburn
Bryson Nesbit Head Shot
PICK: 182 RND: 6 (KC)
Bryson Nesbit
TE North Carolina
Players Gained
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Nolan Cooney
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Ed Ingram
OG
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Samaje Perine
RB
Head Shot
Keion White
DE
Draft Grade — Bears
Overall A-
ValueB- NeedB TradesA+ FutureA+
The Bears won the weekend at the trade table. Grade: A-.

The war room fell hard for Richard Jibunor, and it showed at Round 7, Pick 5: 95 picks ahead of a board that had other ideas. Just about everything broke right, and the A- follows.

Getting Harris where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class. The phones were where this weekend was really won.

Spending an early pick on DT-EDGE with linebacker and quarterback open is the decision the grade keeps circling back to. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped linebacker, which is a strange place to end up.

Bottom line, with Joe Alt leading the way, this is a class that should pay off fast and rarely be regretted.

Pick Analysis
Pick3 Rnd1 Joe Alt
In the Round 1 slot they get a blindside protector. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick27 Rnd1 T'Vondre Sweat
In No. 27 they get a wrecking ball inside at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick35 Rnd2 Keon Coleman
Keon Coleman at Round 2, Pick 3 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick42 Rnd2 Cooper Beebe
Cooper Beebe at the 42nd pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick59 Rnd2 Chris Braswell
Chris Braswell at pick No. 59 is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick68 Rnd3 Brian Thomas Jr.
By-the-book stuff, Brian Thomas Jr. at pick 68 squarely in line with his ranking. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick74 Rnd3 Maason Smith
Hard to square with the roster. With positions of obvious need still on the board, Maason Smith adds a DT-EDGE and leaves linebacker and quarterback untouched.
Pick85 Rnd3 TreVeyon Henderson
They paid sticker price for TreVeyon Henderson in pick 85, and that is fine. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick102 Rnd4 Graham Barton
No edge and no loss on Graham Barton in the 102nd overall pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. It fills a real need, too.
Pick103 Rnd4 Tyleik Williams
Tyleik Williams in the Round 4 slot is exactly on the number, no argument either way. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick120 Rnd4 Darius Robinson
Darius Robinson in Round 4, Pick 20 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick132 Rnd4 Cade Stover
The needs board was loud and they turned it down, spending slot 132 on Cade Stover with linebacker and quarterback unsolved.
Pick134 Rnd4 Khyree Jackson
Khyree Jackson in the 134th pick is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick141 Rnd5 Jamari Thrash
A reasonable price with a little left over, Jamari Thrash in No. 141. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick157 Rnd5 Donovan Edwards
Donovan Edwards is a better player than pick No. 157 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick225 Rnd7 Richard Jibunor
They reached into another round for Richard Jibunor, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. It fits a board better than it fits this team.
Pick241 Rnd7 Tre Harris
They will replay Tre Harris at the 241st pick for years; that is how good the value is. The roster fit checks out.
Pick252 Rnd7 Dylan McMahon
Value said wait; Dylan McMahon in the 252nd overall pick says they were not listening. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.