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QBPURGATORY'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON APR 9, 2024

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  • QBPURGATORY DRAFTING FOR THE
    Bears
Draft Selections
Caleb Williams Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (CHI)
Caleb Williams
QB USC
Laiatu Latu Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (CHI)
Laiatu Latu
DL-EDGE UCLA
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 70 RND: 3 (CHI)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
Jaylen Wright Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (CHI)
Jaylen Wright
RB Tennessee
DJ James Head Shot
PICK: 107 RND: 4 (CHI)
DJ James
CB Auburn
Javon Foster Head Shot
PICK: 122 RND: 4 (CHI)
Javon Foster
OT Missouri
Anthony Gould Head Shot
PICK: 194 RND: 6 (CHI)
Anthony Gould
WR Oregon State
James Williams Head Shot
PICK: 214 RND: 6 (CHI)
James Williams
LB Miami (FL)
Fabien Lovett Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (CHI)
Fabien Lovett
DL Florida State
Brevyn Spann-Ford Head Shot
PICK: 237 RND: 7 (CHI)
Brevyn Spann-Ford
TE Minnesota
Draft Picks Received
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 70 RND: 3 (NYG)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
DJ James Head Shot
PICK: 107 RND: 4 (NYG)
DJ James
CB Auburn
Anthony Gould Head Shot
PICK: 194 RND: 6 (CIN)
Anthony Gould
WR Oregon State
James Williams Head Shot
PICK: 214 RND: 6 (CIN)
James Williams
LB Miami (FL)
Fabien Lovett Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (CIN)
Fabien Lovett
DL Florida State
Brevyn Spann-Ford Head Shot
PICK: 237 RND: 7 (CIN)
Brevyn Spann-Ford
TE Minnesota
Players traded away
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Khalil Herbert
RB
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Teven Jenkins
OG
Draft Grade — Bears
Overall D+
ValueB NeedB+ TradesF FutureB-
A franchise passer in Williams headlines a D+ weekend for the Bears.

Somewhere a general manager is explaining how James Williams got past him. The Bears do not have to explain a thing at pick No. 214. A weekend that fought the value and lost, hence the D+.

Overpaying at the table undid a lot of the good work elsewhere. Caleb Williams gives the offense a face and a plan, and the grade leans heavily on whether he hits. If Spann-Ford pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick1 Rnd1 Caleb Williams
A market-rate quarterback, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Caleb Williams. It fills a real need, too.
Pick9 Rnd1 Laiatu Latu
In pick 9 they get a quarterback's worst nightmare at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick70 Rnd3 Jackson Powers-Johnson
The board fumbled Jackson Powers-Johnson all the way to Round 3, Pick 6, and they scooped it up. The roster fit checks out.
Pick75 Rnd3 Jaylen Wright
Good price on Jaylen Wright in No. 75, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick107 Rnd4 DJ James
They barely believed it either: DJ James still on the board at pick No. 107. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick122 Rnd4 Javon Foster
A reasonable price with a little left over, Javon Foster in pick 122. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick194 Rnd6 Anthony Gould
A wide receiver of that caliber at the 194th pick is the definition of value, full stop. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick214 Rnd6 James Williams
James Williams in the Round 6 slot should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick224 Rnd7 Fabien Lovett
Fabien Lovett at slot 224 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick237 Rnd7 Brevyn Spann-Ford
Brevyn Spann-Ford at the 237th overall pick jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.