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mattvoyles'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON JAN 16, 2024

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  • mattvoyles DRAFTING FOR THE
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Draft Selections
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 5 RND: 1 (CHI)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Rome Odunze Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (CHI)
Rome Odunze
WR Washington
Kool-Aid McKinstry Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (CHI)
Kool-Aid McKinstry
CB Alabama
Leonard Taylor III Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (CHI)
Leonard Taylor III
DL Miami (FL)
Zach Frazier Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (CHI)
Zach Frazier
C West Virginia
Calen Bullock Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (CHI)
Calen Bullock
S USC
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (CHI)
Donovan Jackson
OG Ohio State
Jaden Hicks Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (CHI)
Jaden Hicks
S Washington State
Shemar Turner Head Shot
PICK: 146 RND: 5 (CHI)
Shemar Turner
DL-EDGE Texas A&M
Jasheen Davis Head Shot
PICK: 186 RND: 6 (CHI)
Jasheen Davis
DL-EDGE Wake Forest
Donovan Jennings Head Shot
PICK: 232 RND: 7 (CHI)
Donovan Jennings
OT USF
Draft Picks Received
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 5 RND: 1 (LAC)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Kool-Aid McKinstry Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (LAC)
Kool-Aid McKinstry
CB Alabama
Leonard Taylor III Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (ATL)
Leonard Taylor III
DL Miami (FL)
Zach Frazier Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (LAC)
Zach Frazier
C West Virginia
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (LAC)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (LAC)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (ATL)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Marvin Harrison Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (LAC)
Marvin Harrison Jr.
WR Ohio State
Players traded away
Head Shot
Justin Fields
QB
Draft Grade — Bears
Overall D+
ValueB NeedB TradesF FutureA+
Maye is the Bears' new face under center. Grade: D+.

You can lose a draft before you make a pick. The Bears did it at the trade table, overpaying to chase players the board did not price nearly as high.

Everything downstream of Drake Maye depends on Drake Maye, and the building knows it. They will regret leaving running back for another day if the season turns on it. The Bears indulged a want in Hicks while a need in running back and linebacker stayed open.

The Frazier reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade. McKinstry at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster.

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
Pick5 Rnd1 Drake Maye
In Round 1, Pick 5 they get a passer to set the clock by at fair value.
Pick9 Rnd1 Rome Odunze
In pick No. 9 they get a difference-maker at receiver at fair value. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick37 Rnd2 Kool-Aid McKinstry
Kool-Aid McKinstry in pick 37 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick43 Rnd2 Leonard Taylor III
Leonard Taylor III at No. 43 is money in the bank, a interior defensive lineman taken below his worth. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick69 Rnd3 Zach Frazier
A conviction pick on Zach Frazier at the 69th overall pick that the board grades a round light. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick75 Rnd3 Calen Bullock
The board fumbled Calen Bullock all the way to slot 75, and they scooped it up. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick110 Rnd4 Donovan Jackson
Donovan Jackson at the 110th pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick127 Rnd4 Jaden Hicks
Of all the spots to shop, they chose safety. Jaden Hicks in the Round 4 slot leaves running back and linebacker for later.
Pick146 Rnd5 Shemar Turner
They let Shemar Turner come to them and pounced at the Round 5 slot. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick186 Rnd6 Jasheen Davis
Jasheen Davis slid further than he should have, and pick No. 186 is lovely value for the edge rusher. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick232 Rnd7 Donovan Jennings
They went early on Donovan Jennings in No. 232, and the value did not follow. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.