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Bearfan78'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON MAR 22, 2024

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Draft Selections
Joe Alt Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (CHI)
Joe Alt
OT Notre Dame
J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (CHI)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
Xavier Worthy Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (CHI)
Xavier Worthy
WR Texas
Jonah Elliss Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (CHI)
Jonah Elliss
DE-EDGE Utah
Zak Zinter Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (CHI)
Zak Zinter
OG Michigan
Tanor Bortolini Head Shot
PICK: 122 RND: 4 (CHI)
Tanor Bortolini
C Wisconsin
Draft Picks Received
Joe Alt Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (WSH)
Joe Alt
OT Notre Dame
J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (NYG)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
Xavier Worthy Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (WSH)
Xavier Worthy
WR Texas
Jonah Elliss Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (WSH)
Jonah Elliss
DE-EDGE Utah
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (WSH)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Caleb Williams Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (WSH)
Caleb Williams
QB USC
Olumuyiwa Fashanu Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (NYG)
Olumuyiwa Fashanu
OT Penn State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (CHI)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
Draft Grade — Bears
Overall B-
ValueC NeedB TradesA+ FutureD
Quarterback settled, McCarthy in the fold, and a B- for the Bears.

The Bears put a flag in the ground for Tanor Bortolini, 65 picks before anyone else would have, and the value took the hit. Good, not great, and the B- says as much.

The whole projection now runs through J.J. McCarthy; hit there and everything else looks smarter. They robbed the room blind at the table, and it lifts the grade on its own. The interior defensive lineman hole is the one line item this class does not answer.

Good work on the whole, with interior defensive lineman the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick2 Rnd1 Joe Alt
In No. 2 they get protection for the quarterback at fair value. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick6 Rnd1 J.J. McCarthy
In pick 6 they get a long-term answer under center, though the board says they badly overpaid. A real need, handled.
Pick36 Rnd2 Xavier Worthy
Xavier Worthy in pick No. 36 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick67 Rnd3 Jonah Elliss
This one needs a full-page explanation: Jonah Elliss in the 67th overall pick, miles early. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick75 Rnd3 Zak Zinter
Value said wait; Zak Zinter in the Round 3 slot says they were not listening. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick122 Rnd4 Tanor Bortolini
Tanor Bortolini in Round 4, Pick 22 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.