Kudos to Bears GM Ryan Poles for pulling off the trade at No. 1. Just watch what that movement will do for a front office that’s trying to build the right way — via the draft. On top of acquiring WR [D.J. Moore](https://theathletic.com/college-football/player/dj-moore-7SAJhmpbv65Y3YXu/), the Bears picked up Phillips in this mock with Carolina’s second-round pick, and Poles still has an extra first next year and another second in 2025.
The biggest goal for Poles this offseason, in my mind, was simply to move that top pick. He just needed to get as much for it as possible and give himself a chance to shorten his roster’s build phase.
General question: Has there been a compiling of what every analyst says the #9-64 picks are by player? Such as Peter was selected 5 times, PJJ 8 times, Tyree 3 times….
Not digging picks 53 and 61. Adebawore probably won’t last till 64.
So we grab OL in the first when first round tackles have one of the highest rates for busts over the last 15 years, and we grab a WR in the second while passing on JSN in the first? Then we get a player with our other second round pick who definitely will go top 50 if not top 40? Lol just remember these guys paywall their content for takes like this…
Pro tip for people with an iPhone and don’t have an athletic subscription, use reader mode. You can see the whole article
5 comments
**Chicago Bears**
No. 9 (via CAR): Paris Johnson Jr., OT, Ohio State.
No. 53 (via BAL): [Tyler Scott](https://theathletic.com/college-football/player/tyler-scott-ds9Mfza0qsfNKYPW/), WR, [Cincinnati](https://theathletic.com/nfl/team/bengals/)
No. 61 (via CAR): Clark Phillips III, CB, Utah.
No. 64: [Adetomiwa Adebawore](https://theathletic.com/college-football/player/adetomiwa-adebawore-fOHmKsiV1nrrgP1x/), DL, [Northwestern](https://theathletic.com/college-football/team/northwestern-wildcats-college-football/)
Remaining picks: 103, 133, 136, 148, 218, 258.
Kudos to Bears GM Ryan Poles for pulling off the trade at No. 1. Just watch what that movement will do for a front office that’s trying to build the right way — via the draft. On top of acquiring WR [D.J. Moore](https://theathletic.com/college-football/player/dj-moore-7SAJhmpbv65Y3YXu/), the Bears picked up Phillips in this mock with Carolina’s second-round pick, and Poles still has an extra first next year and another second in 2025.
The biggest goal for Poles this offseason, in my mind, was simply to move that top pick. He just needed to get as much for it as possible and give himself a chance to shorten his roster’s build phase.
General question: Has there been a compiling of what every analyst says the #9-64 picks are by player? Such as Peter was selected 5 times, PJJ 8 times, Tyree 3 times….
Not digging picks 53 and 61. Adebawore probably won’t last till 64.
So we grab OL in the first when first round tackles have one of the highest rates for busts over the last 15 years, and we grab a WR in the second while passing on JSN in the first? Then we get a player with our other second round pick who definitely will go top 50 if not top 40? Lol just remember these guys paywall their content for takes like this…
Pro tip for people with an iPhone and don’t have an athletic subscription, use reader mode. You can see the whole article