TheHank'S MOCK DRAFT

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  • TheHank DRAFTING FOR THE
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Draft Selections
Mykel Williams Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (CHI)
Mykel Williams
DE-EDGE Georgia
Tyler Booker Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (CHI)
Tyler Booker
OG Alabama
Jihaad Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (CHI)
Jihaad Campbell
LB Alabama
Omarion Hampton Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (CHI)
Omarion Hampton
RB North Carolina
Deone Walker Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (CHI)
Deone Walker
DT Kentucky
Jared Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (CHI)
Jared Wilson
C Georgia
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (CHI)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
Lathan Ransom Head Shot
PICK: 197 RND: 6 (CHI)
Lathan Ransom
S Ohio State
Mitchell Evans Head Shot
PICK: 234 RND: 7 (CHI)
Mitchell Evans
TE Notre Dame
Ryan Fitzgerald Head Shot
PICK: 235 RND: 7 (CHI)
Ryan Fitzgerald
PK Florida State
Bhayshul Tuten Head Shot
PICK: 242 RND: 7 (CHI)
Bhayshul Tuten
RB Virginia Tech
Draft Picks Received
Mykel Williams Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (IND)
Mykel Williams
DE-EDGE Georgia
Omarion Hampton Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (TB)
Omarion Hampton
RB North Carolina
Jared Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (TB)
Jared Wilson
C Georgia
Mitchell Evans Head Shot
PICK: 234 RND: 7 (IND)
Mitchell Evans
TE Notre Dame
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (IND)
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Draft Picks Traded
Jahdae Barron Head Shot
PICK: 10 RND: 1 (IND)
Jahdae Barron
CB Texas
Draft Grade — Bears
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesA- FutureB-
Best value of the weekend goes to the Bears for Fitzgerald: B.

The board owed the Bears one, and it paid up: Ryan Fitzgerald, the No. 119 name on the board, sitting there at the 235th pick like a gift left on the doorstep. They moved the roster forward and banked a B for it.

They will need Thornton Jr. to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped cornerback, which is a strange place to end up. They squeezed a little extra out of every move they made.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the cornerback spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick14 Rnd1 Mykel Williams
In Round 1, Pick 14 they get a bendy edge with upside. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick39 Rnd2 Tyler Booker
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Tyler Booker. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick41 Rnd2 Jihaad Campbell
They paid sticker price for Jihaad Campbell in pick No. 41, and that is fine. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick53 Rnd2 Omarion Hampton
A running back of that caliber at pick 53 is the definition of value, full stop. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick72 Rnd3 Deone Walker
A reasonable price with a little left over, Deone Walker in the 72nd pick. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick84 Rnd3 Jared Wilson
Jared Wilson at the 84th overall pick is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick149 Rnd5 Dont'e Thornton Jr.
A real head-scratcher, Dont'e Thornton Jr. in No. 149 is miles ahead of his ranking. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick197 Rnd6 Lathan Ransom
Steal is underselling it; Lathan Ransom at the Round 6 slot is a heist with the alarm still ringing. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick234 Rnd7 Mitchell Evans
The board fumbled Mitchell Evans all the way to pick 234, and they scooped it up. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick235 Rnd7 Ryan Fitzgerald
They barely believed it either: Ryan Fitzgerald still on the board at Round 7, Pick 17. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.
Pick242 Rnd7 Bhayshul Tuten
They robbed the room for Bhayshul Tuten here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.