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QBPURGATORY'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON FEB 28, 2024

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    Bears
Draft Selections
Caleb Williams Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (CHI)
Caleb Williams
QB USC
Terrion Arnold Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (CHI)
Terrion Arnold
CB Alabama
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (CHI)
T'Vondre Sweat
DT Texas
Kamren Kinchens Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (CHI)
Kamren Kinchens
S Miami (FL)
Kiran Amegadjie Head Shot
PICK: 65 RND: 3 (CHI)
Kiran Amegadjie
OT Yale
Ja'Lynn Polk Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (CHI)
Ja'Lynn Polk
WR Washington
Jaylen Wright Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (CHI)
Jaylen Wright
RB Tennessee
Zak Zinter Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (CHI)
Zak Zinter
OG Michigan
Mekhi Wingo Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (CHI)
Mekhi Wingo
DT LSU
Beaux Limmer Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (CHI)
Beaux Limmer
C Arkansas
Sataoa Laumea Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (CHI)
Sataoa Laumea
OT Utah
Josh Newton Head Shot
PICK: 137 RND: 5 (CHI)
Josh Newton
CB TCU
Ainias Smith Head Shot
PICK: 141 RND: 5 (CHI)
Ainias Smith
WR Texas A&M
Trevor Keegan Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (CHI)
Trevor Keegan
OG Michigan
Kamal Hadden Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (CHI)
Kamal Hadden
CB Tennessee
Malik Mustapha Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (CHI)
Malik Mustapha
S Wake Forest
Khristian Boyd Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (CHI)
Khristian Boyd
DL-EDGE Northern Iowa
Erick All Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (CHI)
Erick All
TE Iowa
Tanor Bortolini Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (CHI)
Tanor Bortolini
C Wisconsin
Draft Picks Received
Terrion Arnold Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (CIN)
Terrion Arnold
CB Alabama
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (ATL)
T'Vondre Sweat
DT Texas
Kamren Kinchens Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (NO)
Kamren Kinchens
S Miami (FL)
Kiran Amegadjie Head Shot
PICK: 65 RND: 3 (CAR)
Kiran Amegadjie
OT Yale
Ja'Lynn Polk Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (ATL)
Ja'Lynn Polk
WR Washington
Zak Zinter Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (CAR)
Zak Zinter
OG Michigan
Mekhi Wingo Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (ARI)
Mekhi Wingo
DT LSU
Josh Newton Head Shot
PICK: 137 RND: 5 (ARI)
Josh Newton
CB TCU
Ainias Smith Head Shot
PICK: 141 RND: 5 (CAR)
Ainias Smith
WR Texas A&M
Kamal Hadden Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (ARI)
Kamal Hadden
CB Tennessee
Malik Mustapha Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (CAR)
Malik Mustapha
S Wake Forest
Khristian Boyd Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (NO)
Khristian Boyd
DL-EDGE Northern Iowa
Erick All Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (ARI)
Erick All
TE Iowa
Tanor Bortolini Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (IND)
Tanor Bortolini
C Wisconsin
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (CIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (IND)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (NO)
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Draft Picks Traded
Olumuyiwa Fashanu Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (NO)
Olumuyiwa Fashanu
OT Penn State
Players Gained
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Samson Ebukam
DE
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Sam Hubbard
EDGE
Players traded away
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Andrew Billings
DT
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Cody Whitehair
OG
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D'Onta Foreman
RB
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Eddie Jackson
S
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Jaylon Johnson
CB
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Josh Blackwell
CB
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Justin Fields
QB
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Justin Jones
DT
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Khalil Herbert
RB
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Matt Farniok
OG
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Nathan Peterman
QB
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Nsimba Webster
WR
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Yannick Ngakoue
DE
Draft Grade — Bears
Overall D
ValueB- NeedB TradesF FutureA
The Bears left with their quarterback, and a D to match.

Every swap seemed to tilt away from the Bears, and the value they bled adds up to real damage.

Everything downstream of Caleb Williams depends on Caleb Williams, and the building knows it. The Bortolini pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over.

The linebacker spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. The Newton pick alone nudges the whole weekend up a notch.

Bottom line, they will be counting on several picks to beat their grades.

Pick Analysis
Pick1 Rnd1 Caleb Williams
In slot 1 they get the arm they will build around at fair value.
Pick18 Rnd1 Terrion Arnold
A market-rate cornerback, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Terrion Arnold. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick43 Rnd2 T'Vondre Sweat
T'Vondre Sweat in the Round 2 slot is exactly on the number, no argument either way. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick45 Rnd2 Kamren Kinchens
Kamren Kinchens at pick No. 45 is a conviction pick that outran the value. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick65 Rnd3 Kiran Amegadjie
By-the-book stuff, Kiran Amegadjie at the 65th overall pick squarely in line with his ranking. It fills a real need, too.
Pick74 Rnd3 Ja'Lynn Polk
A clean, defensible pick in the 74th pick with a little surplus value in Ja'Lynn Polk. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick75 Rnd3 Jaylen Wright
Jaylen Wright at pick 75 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick102 Rnd4 Zak Zinter
They took Zak Zinter at par in Round 4, Pick 2, which is nothing to complain about. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick105 Rnd4 Mekhi Wingo
They paid sticker price for Mekhi Wingo in the Round 4 slot, and that is fine. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick111 Rnd4 Beaux Limmer
A premium they did not need to pay, Beaux Limmer a notch or two before his time. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick123 Rnd4 Sataoa Laumea
Nice patience on Sataoa Laumea, who had no business lasting to pick No. 123. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick137 Rnd5 Josh Newton
The board had Josh Newton higher than slot 137, and the cornerback fell to them anyway. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick141 Rnd5 Ainias Smith
A slide stopped in pick 141, with Ainias Smith worth more than the price. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick143 Rnd5 Trevor Keegan
Value said wait; Trevor Keegan in the 143rd pick says they were not listening. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick161 Rnd5 Kamal Hadden
Kamal Hadden in the 161st overall pick is fair value, right on his grade. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick165 Rnd5 Malik Mustapha
They read the board right and Malik Mustapha was the payoff at Round 5, Pick 29. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.
Pick167 Rnd5 Khristian Boyd
A reach on Khristian Boyd in pick No. 167; the board had better options right there. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick188 Rnd6 Erick All
Erick All at slot 188 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick193 Rnd6 Tanor Bortolini
Tanor Bortolini in pick 193 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.