Josia P'S MOCK DRAFT

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  • Josia P DRAFTING FOR THE
    Bears
Draft Selections
Marvin Harrison Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 10 RND: 1 (CHI)
Marvin Harrison Jr.
WR Ohio State
Kamren Kinchens Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (CHI)
Kamren Kinchens
S Miami (FL)
Adisa Isaac Head Shot
PICK: 55 RND: 2 (CHI)
Adisa Isaac
DE-EDGE Penn State
Michael Hall Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (CHI)
Michael Hall Jr.
DT Ohio State
Ainias Smith Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (CHI)
Ainias Smith
WR Texas A&M
Cole Bishop Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (CHI)
Cole Bishop
S Utah
Sataoa Laumea Head Shot
PICK: 135 RND: 4 (CHI)
Sataoa Laumea
OT Utah
Frank Gore Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (CHI)
Frank Gore Jr.
RB Southern Miss
Tanor Bortolini Head Shot
PICK: 197 RND: 6 (CHI)
Tanor Bortolini
C Wisconsin
Draft Picks Received
Marvin Harrison Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 10 RND: 1 (NYJ)
Marvin Harrison Jr.
WR Ohio State
Kamren Kinchens Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (SF)
Kamren Kinchens
S Miami (FL)
Adisa Isaac Head Shot
PICK: 55 RND: 2 (CLE)
Adisa Isaac
DE-EDGE Penn State
Sataoa Laumea Head Shot
PICK: 135 RND: 4 (CLE)
Sataoa Laumea
OT Utah
Tanor Bortolini Head Shot
PICK: 197 RND: 6 (BUF)
Tanor Bortolini
C Wisconsin
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (NYJ)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (CLE)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (CLE)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (SF)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (CLE)
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Draft Picks Traded
Jer'Zhan Newton Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (NYJ)
Jer'Zhan Newton
DL Illinois
Joe Alt Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (SF)
Joe Alt
OT Notre Dame
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (MIA)
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Players Gained
Head Shot
Javon Kinlaw
DT
Head Shot
Tyler Linderbaum
C
Head Shot
O'Cyrus Torrence
OG
Head Shot
Tyree Wilson
DE
Players traded away
Head Shot
Cody Whitehair
OG
Head Shot
Darnell Mooney
WR
Head Shot
D'Onta Foreman
RB
Head Shot
Lucas Patrick
OG
Head Shot
Travis Bell
DT
Head Shot
Velus Jones Jr.
WR
Draft Grade — Bears
Overall B+
ValueB NeedB- TradesA+ FutureA
The Bears worked the phones like thieves and earned a B+.

The Bears looked at the value chart, folded it up, and took Frank Gore Jr. at slot 143 regardless, 32 picks early.

They robbed the room blind at the table, and it lifts the grade on its own. It is not that Bishop is a bad player; it is that the Bears had louder needs to answer first.

The cornerback hole is the one line item this class does not answer. Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Laumea.

Not a headline-grabber, but a perfectly good weekend's work.

Pick Analysis
Pick10 Rnd1 Marvin Harrison Jr.
In the Round 1 slot they get a difference-maker at receiver at a price that makes it sweeter. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick31 Rnd1 Kamren Kinchens
In Round 1, Pick 31 they get a downhill hitter at safety at fair value.
Pick55 Rnd2 Adisa Isaac
A straight-up fair deal on Adisa Isaac at pick 55, value and slot in agreement. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick75 Rnd3 Michael Hall Jr.
Michael Hall Jr. at the 75th pick is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick111 Rnd4 Ainias Smith
Ainias Smith in slot 111 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick123 Rnd4 Cole Bishop
The eyebrow-raiser of the weekend. They went safety with Cole Bishop while clear needs at cornerback, linebacker and other spots sat open.
Pick135 Rnd4 Sataoa Laumea
Sataoa Laumea is a better player than Round 4, Pick 35 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick143 Rnd5 Frank Gore Jr.
Frank Gore Jr. at the 143rd overall pick is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick197 Rnd6 Tanor Bortolini
Tanor Bortolini at pick No. 197 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. It fills a real need, too.