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QBPURGATORY'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON NOV 7, 2024

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    Bears
Draft Selections
James Pearce Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (CHI)
James Pearce Jr.
DE-EDGE Tennessee
Wyatt Milum Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (CHI)
Wyatt Milum
OT West Virginia
Malaki Starks Head Shot
PICK: 50 RND: 2 (CHI)
Malaki Starks
S Georgia
T.J. Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 82 RND: 3 (CHI)
T.J. Sanders
DT South Carolina
Joshua Gray Head Shot
PICK: 155 RND: 5 (CHI)
Joshua Gray
OT Oregon State
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 204 RND: 6 (CHI)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
Aubrey Burks Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (CHI)
Aubrey Burks
S West Virginia
Draft Grade — Bears
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Bears let Burks fall and pounced. Final grade: B.

You could see the war room lean forward. Aubrey Burks at No. 241 is the sort of fall that does not happen, except it just did. No fireworks, but a solid B.

A whole weekend of picks and running back is somehow still a want. Edge rusher was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job. Building through the lines is a philosophy, and they stuck to it.

All told, a draft that does its job without fuss, and there is real value in that.

Pick Analysis
Pick18 Rnd1 James Pearce Jr.
In the 18th pick they get a quarterback's worst nightmare. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick33 Rnd2 Wyatt Milum
Wyatt Milum slid further than he should have, and the 33rd overall pick is lovely value for the offensive lineman. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick50 Rnd2 Malaki Starks
A top-tier safety at a bargain, Malaki Starks in pick No. 50, plain and simple. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick82 Rnd3 T.J. Sanders
T.J. Sanders at pick 82 is money in the bank, a interior defensive lineman taken below his worth. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick155 Rnd5 Joshua Gray
Good price on Joshua Gray in Round 5, Pick 17, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick204 Rnd6 Dont'e Thornton Jr.
Fair-plus on Dont'e Thornton Jr., a quiet win that adds up over a draft. It fills a real need, too.
Pick241 Rnd7 Aubrey Burks
Aubrey Burks at slot 241 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.