NFL Draft: Chicago Bears 7-Round Mock Draft 3.0

The winning draft includes six selections after down inside the top 100. This was not my favorite draft among the group, but it's hard to be upset with the top two picks. I used the PFF mock draft simulator and worked under the assumption that the Bears did not make another notable signing or trade before draft day.

Round 1, Pick 1: USC QB Caleb Williams

Caleb Williams is a hot topic. I firmly believe that he's head and shoulders the best quarterback in this draft class. The Bears are in a situation that teams dream about. Adding a potentially generational QB talent to a roster that won seven games the previous year without sacrificing future draft capital is virtually unheard of.

Round 1, Pick 9: LSU WR Malik Nabers

This was a pleasant surprise. I didn't expect Nabers to fall to the ninth pick, but when I saw him there, I knew exactly what to do. When presented with blue-chip talent, you take it, especially at one of the Bears' largest need positions.

This decision took all of one second, and with the information currently available, it's a pick the Bears should make over and over again. Nabers is the No. 3 prospect on the Bears' projected big board, according to our Building the Board team.

DRAFT DAY TRADE:

• Bears Receive: Pick Nos. 93, 113, and 130
• Ravens Receive: Pick No. 75

Need. More. Picks. With only four draft picks entering draft day, I needed to make a move somewhere. And because Nabers was on the board at No. 9, moving the 75th pick was the best option.

Round 3, Pick 93 (via Baltimore): Arkansas C Beaux Limmer

Limmer is the No. 73 player on my big board and the No. 106 player on the PFF big board. This pick gives the Bears their center of the future without having to rely on him being a starter in 2024. Additionally, Limmer offers guard versatility as a depth interior offensive lineman, having played over 2,000 career snaps at the offensive guard position in college.

Round 4, Pick 113 (via Baltimore): UCF WR Javon Baker

At the moment, Javon Baker is the No. 39 player on our big board and the No. 76 player on the PFF big board. So this was a pleasant surprise to see him available at pick No. 113. While Baker has some concerns in his profile, he's a very talented receiver with the high-end traits to play on Sundays. He could be stuck in a possession receiver role at the next level due to his lack of high-end speed, but playing alongside DJ Moore and Keenan Allen should help ease him into the NFL.

Round 4, Pick 122: LSU DT Maason Smith

With an offensive selection in each of the Bears' first four picks, Matt Eberflus is (once again) pulling his hair out by now. There goes the new look Flus . Just outside the top 100 picks, we finally get our first defender. Maason Smith ranks 67th on our big board and 144th on the PFF big board.

The LSU product's player profile has a lot of similarities to Bears' 2023 draft pick Gervon Dexter Sr. His potential to play any given down regardless of whether it's a pass or run is valuable in Eberflus's scheme. With the size, strength, and athletic profile to play either spot on the interior, you (potentially) won't worry about how to handle offensive motions that change his alignment.

Round 4, Pick 130: Kansas State TE Ben Sinnott

Sinnott is the No. 61 player on our big board and the No. 130 player on the PFF big board. He has gone largely overlooked through the draft process so far, and I can't fi gure out why. But this move adds tight end depth to the Bears' offense, which will come in handy with Shane Waldron calling plays.

Updated Offensive Depth Chart

Bears Projected Offensive Depth Chart

Updated Defensive Depth Chart

Bears Projected Defensive Depth Chart