Kll8371'S MOCK DRAFT

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  • Kll8371 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Bears
Draft Selections
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (CHI)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Jaylen Wright Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (CHI)
Jaylen Wright
RB Tennessee
Ja'Lynn Polk Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (CHI)
Ja'Lynn Polk
WR Washington
Blake Watson Head Shot
PICK: 122 RND: 4 (CHI)
Blake Watson
RB Memphis
Draft Grade — Bears
Overall C+
ValueC- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Bears answered their biggest question with Daniels. Grade: C+.

Call it belief, call it a gut call, but Blake Watson at pick 122 is 73 spots clear of consensus, and that is the headline. For now it grades a C+, with the swing picks left to settle the rest.

So much rides on Jayden Daniels that the rest of the class almost grades on a curve behind him. They will regret leaving edge rusher for another day if the season turns on it.

On value alone, Polk makes the weekend a net positive. On the needs board they went 3 of 8, with running back the one that mattered most.

Hit on Jayden Daniels and the swing picks, and this ages a lot better than it grades today.

Pick Analysis
Pick1 Rnd1 Jayden Daniels
In the Round 1 slot they get the face of the franchise. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick9 Rnd1 Jaylen Wright
In Round 1, Pick 9 they get a lead back with juice, though the board says they badly overpaid. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick75 Rnd3 Ja'Lynn Polk
A quiet steal in the 75th pick: Ja'Lynn Polk for less than the market said. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick122 Rnd4 Blake Watson
Blake Watson at slot 122 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.