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QBPURGATORY'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON APR 9, 2024

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Mixed Bag

  • QBPURGATORY DRAFTING FOR THE
    Bears
Draft Selections
Caleb Williams Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (CHI)
Caleb Williams
QB USC
Jer'Zhan Newton Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (CHI)
Jer'Zhan Newton
DL Illinois
Graham Barton Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (CHI)
Graham Barton
OT Duke
Laiatu Latu Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (CHI)
Laiatu Latu
DL-EDGE UCLA
DJ James Head Shot
PICK: 122 RND: 4 (CHI)
DJ James
CB Auburn
Adisa Isaac Head Shot
PICK: 141 RND: 5 (CHI)
Adisa Isaac
DE-EDGE Penn State
James Williams Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (CHI)
James Williams
LB Miami (FL)
Beau Brade Head Shot
PICK: 186 RND: 6 (CHI)
Beau Brade
S Maryland
Anthony Gould Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (CHI)
Anthony Gould
WR Oregon State
Trente Jones Head Shot
PICK: 226 RND: 7 (CHI)
Trente Jones
OT Michigan
Frank Gore Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (CHI)
Frank Gore Jr.
RB Southern Miss
Drake Nugent Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (CHI)
Drake Nugent
C Michigan
Draft Picks Received
Jer'Zhan Newton Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (CIN)
Jer'Zhan Newton
DL Illinois
Graham Barton Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (DAL)
Graham Barton
OT Duke
Adisa Isaac Head Shot
PICK: 141 RND: 5 (NYG)
Adisa Isaac
DE-EDGE Penn State
James Williams Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (BUF)
James Williams
LB Miami (FL)
Beau Brade Head Shot
PICK: 186 RND: 6 (ARI)
Beau Brade
S Maryland
Anthony Gould Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (DAL)
Anthony Gould
WR Oregon State
Trente Jones Head Shot
PICK: 226 RND: 7 (ARI)
Trente Jones
OT Michigan
Frank Gore Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (DAL)
Frank Gore Jr.
RB Southern Miss
Drake Nugent Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (BUF)
Drake Nugent
C Michigan
Draft Picks Traded
Olumuyiwa Fashanu Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (CIN)
Olumuyiwa Fashanu
OT Penn State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (ARI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (ARI)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
Players Gained
Head Shot
Trey Hendrickson
EDGE
Players traded away
Head Shot
Khalil Herbert
RB
Head Shot
Kyler Gordon
CB
Draft Grade — Bears
Overall B+
ValueB+ NeedB TradesA+ FutureC
A franchise passer in Williams headlines a B+ weekend for the Bears.

The Bears did not reach, did not trade up, did not blink. They just waited, and Adisa Isaac fell into Round 5, Pick 5. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B+.

Whatever Caleb Williams becomes, the front office has tied its fortunes to the answer. They won the margins on every swap, and it adds up fast. The Trey Hendrickson deal gives the class an established piece to lean on.

Add it up and it is a good, unfussy class.

Pick Analysis
Pick1 Rnd1 Caleb Williams
Caleb Williams at the 1st pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick18 Rnd1 Jer'Zhan Newton
In pick 18 they get a disruptive interior force at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick56 Rnd2 Graham Barton
A top-tier offensive lineman at a bargain, Graham Barton in pick 56, plain and simple. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick75 Rnd3 Laiatu Latu
Somehow Laiatu Latu was still sitting there in pick No. 75, and they pounced on premier edge rusher value. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick122 Rnd4 DJ James
Circle this one: DJ James at the Round 4 slot is a fall that decides a draft. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick141 Rnd5 Adisa Isaac
They will replay Adisa Isaac at the 141st pick for years; that is how good the value is. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick163 Rnd5 James Williams
James Williams in slot 163 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. The roster fit checks out.
Pick186 Rnd6 Beau Brade
You do not let a safety like Beau Brade reach No. 186 and blink. They did not. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick216 Rnd6 Anthony Gould
Steal is underselling it; Anthony Gould at Round 6, Pick 41 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick226 Rnd7 Trente Jones
The board fumbled Trente Jones all the way to the 226th overall pick, and they scooped it up. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick244 Rnd7 Frank Gore Jr.
They read the board right and Frank Gore Jr. was the payoff at slot 244. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick248 Rnd7 Drake Nugent
Drake Nugent in pick 248 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.