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QBPURGATORY'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON MAR 26, 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
Graham Barton Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (CHI)
Graham Barton
OT Duke
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (CHI)
T'Vondre Sweat
DT Texas
T.J. Tampa Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (CHI)
T.J. Tampa
CB Iowa State
James Williams Head Shot
PICK: 122 RND: 4 (CHI)
James Williams
S Miami (FL)
Curtis Jacobs Head Shot
PICK: 209 RND: 6 (CHI)
Curtis Jacobs
LB Penn State
Johnny Dixon Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (CHI)
Johnny Dixon
CB Penn State
J.J. Weaver Head Shot
PICK: 254 RND: 7 (CHI)
J.J. Weaver
LB-EDGE Kentucky
Draft Picks Received
Graham Barton Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (WSH)
Graham Barton
OT Duke
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (LAR)
T'Vondre Sweat
DT Texas
Curtis Jacobs Head Shot
PICK: 209 RND: 6 (LAR)
Curtis Jacobs
LB Penn State
Johnny Dixon Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (WSH)
Johnny Dixon
CB Penn State
J.J. Weaver Head Shot
PICK: 254 RND: 7 (LAR)
J.J. Weaver
LB-EDGE Kentucky
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (WSH)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (WSH)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Jer'Zhan Newton Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (WSH)
Jer'Zhan Newton
DL Illinois
Players Gained
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Jonah Jackson
OG
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Benjamin St-Juste
CB
Draft Grade — Bears
Overall B+
ValueB NeedB TradesA+ FutureB-
A franchise passer in Williams headlines a B+ weekend for the Bears.

If confidence were a draft strategy, the Bears would have aced it. J.J. Weaver at pick No. 254 is 63 spots clear of where he belonged.

Whatever Caleb Williams becomes, the front office has tied its fortunes to the answer. Every deal seemed to tilt their way, which is not luck.

That is a cornerback worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly. The running back hole is the one line item this class does not answer.

Bottom line, more hits than misses and a roster nudged the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick1 Rnd1 Caleb Williams
In slot 1 they get the arm they will build around at fair value. A real need, handled.
Pick40 Rnd2 Graham Barton
Graham Barton slipping to Round 2, Pick 8 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick52 Rnd2 T'Vondre Sweat
Fair-plus on T'Vondre Sweat, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick75 Rnd3 T.J. Tampa
You do not let a cornerback like T.J. Tampa reach pick No. 75 and blink. They did not. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick122 Rnd4 James Williams
A straight-up fair deal on James Williams at the Round 4 slot, value and slot in agreement. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick209 Rnd6 Curtis Jacobs
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Curtis Jacobs in the 209th pick. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick222 Rnd7 Johnny Dixon
The board fumbled Johnny Dixon all the way to the Round 7 slot, and they scooped it up. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick254 Rnd7 J.J. Weaver
J.J. Weaver at pick No. 254 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.