When NFL.com draft professional Daniel Jeremiah teased his newest mock draft on social media he promised chaos. He delivered on Tuesday, and the chaos he concocted turned out to be an ideal storm for the Bears.
Right here’s how issues shook out for mock Bears GM Ryan Poles in Jeremiah’s third mock draft of the offseason:
NO. 1: CALEB WILLIAMS – QUARTERBACK – USC
“The Bears have cleared the runway by buying and selling Justin Fields,” Jeremiah wrote. “I’ll be shocked if Williams isn’t their alternative at No. 1, and so they’ve constructed an impressive supporting forged for him.”
Wanting on the tape alone, there’s little question that Williams is the decide for the Bears. However the Bears nonetheless want to complete their analysis of Williams as an individual. They put a number of inventory into character, so their conferences with Williams at Wednesday’s USC Professional Day and their upcoming top-30 go to will likely be essential bins to tick. Nonetheless it feels unlikely that any main purple flags would pop up at that assembly to make the Bears pivot to a different rookie QB like Drake Maye or Jayden Daniels.
After that, Jeremiah has Maye going to the Commanders and Daniels going to the Patriots with the Nos. 2 and three picks. Nothing earth-shattering there as many imagine quarterbacks might go together with the top-three picks. However Jeremiah then projected a Vikings commerce as much as the No. 4 spot for J.J. McCarthy, an offensive lineman to the Titans at No. 7 since they already shelled out for large receiver Calvin Ridley and a defensive lineman to the Falcons at No. 8 since they addressed their QB wants by signing Kirk Cousins in free company.
That left one of many three elite large receiver prospects for the Bears with their subsequent decide. And as a substitute of buying and selling again for extra picks, Jeremiah had Poles staying put.
NO. 9: ROME ODUNZE – WIDE RECEIVER – WASHINGTON
“The Bears might go move rusher right here after including Keenan Allen at receiver, however I can not resist the prospect of enjoying Odunze alongside Allen and DJ Moore to offer projected first general decide Caleb Williams a Bengals-like receiving corps,” wrote Jeremiah.
There’s an opportunity that Odunze, Malik Nabers and Marvin Harrison Jr. are all gone by the point the Bears are again on the clock, however even a bit of run on quarterbacks might put one of many three of them in play. If any of them are there, it may very well be arduous for the Bears to withstand the chance.
Not solely would including one of many three large receivers give the Bears the most effective WR models within the league to assist their rookie, it could give the crew the most effective futures on the place. DJ Moore is about to show 27 subsequent month, so he’s proper in the midst of his prime, however Allen turns 32 this 12 months. Since Allen depends on his exact route operating to get open somewhat than operating previous defenders with top-end velocity, there’s good purpose to imagine he’s acquired a number of stable years left within the tank. However he received’t be round throughout the subsequent quarterback’s rookie deal. Including one other large receiver now ensures there’s little dropoff at any time when Allen leaves.
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