2024 Draft Sims

[Moriarty]

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1.10 Kool-Aid McKinstry CB | Alabama Alabama, 6'1 195 4.35
They don't seem to be big on Jaylon. Although McKinstry hasn't logged many turnovers, himself.
1.12 Laiatu Latu DE | UCLA UCLA, 6'4 265 4.7
A little early, maybe, but I don't want to go down the rabbit hole of trades just yet. Even I have some limits.
2.44 Bryce Foster C | Texas A&M Texas A&M, 6'4 325 5.05
3.76 Ja'Corey Brooks WR | Alabama Alabama, 6'2 195 4.45
One of Mooney or Claypool will very likely go.
4.107 Rod Moore FS and part-time porn star, apparently | Michigan Michigan, 5'11 185 4.45
I'm doubtful on Jackson's recovery. Logged 4 picks last season.
4.126 Reuben Fatheree II OT | Texas A&M Texas A&M, 6'7 325 5.2
Borom is the only semi-proven T backup and questionable whether he will last past his rookie deal.
5.139 Brevyn Spann-Ford TE | Minnesota Minnesota, 6'7 270 4.75
Not as fast as Washington, but another giant blocker who genuinely matters in the passing game.
6.171 Jarquez Hunter HB | Auburn Auburn, 5'9 200 4.5
After the RoJo acquisition, I expect Foreman to move on after this year. Time to reload the depth.




(Hilarious glitch - every single trade offer I received in R1,2, or 3, from every team, included the 80th pick in the draft )

[DaSuperfan]

https://www.profootballnetwork.com/mockdraft/

5. Olumuyiwa Fashanu OT Penn State - Too good to pass up and is an upgrade at a premium position. Braxton can be the swing tackle.
12. J.T. Tuimoloau EDGE Ohio State - This dude fits this defense perfectly, big, long, and athletic. He makes a lot of plays.
44. Princely Umanmielen EDGE Florida - Can't have enough edge rushers.
76. Keon Coleman WR Michigan State - Big WR that can play the X to replace Claypool or Mooney.
108. Michael Jurgens C Wake Forest - Still think C is going to be replenished via the draft at some point.
126. Gavin Bartholomew TE Pittsburgh - Tonyan on a one year deal and Kmet hasn't been extended.
140. Demani Richardson S Texas A&M - EJax getting long in the tooth.
172. Omari Thomas DT Tennessee - Decent depth inside.

[Grizzled]

It's never too early. Here is Yahoo's list of the top 10 players for the draft. Couple of DEs and OTs just in case Braxton doesn't make the needed adjustments:

https://sports.yahoo.com/nfl-draft-cale ... 13312.html

Here's to hoping Carolina coughs up a hairball and finishes with one of the 2 worst records. The top 2 QBs will generate more of a feeding frenzy than the QBs for '23 and the Bears might be able to get a '25 first rounder out of a trade. Then, in '25, well, this could become a cottage industry for the team.

[Moriarty]

TDN (The Draft Network)


1.10 Michael Penix Jr. QB Washington, 6'2 215 4.65
No, I haven't quit on Fields. But I still can't put him at better than 50/50. And it's such a great QB draft. And there was very little enticing here.
1.13 J.T.Tuimoloau DE Ohio State, 6'4 270 4.65
I'm not overly sold until he actually produces anything. But that's true of everyone at DE. Not a great looking crop ATM, which makes this year's shutout even sadder. Latu's not even on their list, currently.
2.45 Rome Odunze WR Washington, 6'3 200 4.5
Claypool or Mooney won't be back...
3.77 Rod Moore FS Michigan, 5'11 185 4.45
Jackson old, expensive, and injured
4.109 Brevyn Spann-Ford TE Minnesota, 6'7 270 4.75
4.125 Tyler Nubin S Minnesota, 6'2 210 4.5
Size and speed to backup either side
5.141 Will Shipley RB Clemson, 5'10 205 4.45
Foreman will leave after this year, Herbert a FA after the next one
6.173 Ainias Smith WR Texas A&M, 5'9 200 4.35
...maybe both. And throw Velus into the Maybe pile, too. Fast and returns punts.
7.205 Gabe Hall DT Baylor, 6'5 295 4.95


The only C on my radar right now is rated too high to last to 45 on their board.

[wab]

Best I've been able to do is get Jared Verse at 10 and Xavier Worthy at 12.

Ideally they would get Harrison Jr at #2 with the Panthers pick and then an edge like Bralen Trice at 32

[thunderspirit]

The only C on my radar right now is rated too high to last to 45 on their board.

Just at a glance today, in May some three months before kickoff, it looks to be a better group than the 2022 draft group was. (Of course, two of the guys I have an eye on are coming off injuries, so...)

[Moriarty]

The only C on my radar right now is rated too high to last to 45 on their board.

Just at a glance today, in May some three months before kickoff, it looks to be a better group than the 2022 draft group was.

Really?

My outlook isn't any rosier or more robust than 2022:

• Foster
• Van Pran - dubious about his athleticism
• Son of a bitch. We're getting nothing and liking it again, aren't we?
• Is it too soon to start pining for Brockermeyer? Too late. It's already begun.

What else have you got?

[thunderspirit]

Just at a glance today, in May some three months before kickoff, it looks to be a better group than the 2022 draft group was.

Really?

My outlook isn't any rosier or more robust than 2022:

• Foster
• Van Pran - dubious about his athleticism
• Son of a bitch. We're getting nothing and liking it again, aren't we?
• Is it too soon to start pining for Brockermeyer? Too late. It's already begun.

What else have you got?

Foster for sure, though he's one of the guys coming off serious injury. (The other is Wisconsin's Jake Renfro, a grad transfer from Cincinnati.)

Van Pran and Miami C Matthew Lee (another grad transfer, this one from Central Florida) are athletic questions for a zone scheme in my mind. I think Zach Frazier (West Virginia) and Drake Nugent (Michigan via Stanford) both have physical build questions but are worth a look due to smarts and games started. Andrew Raym (Oklahoma) and Bryan Hudson (Louisville/Va Tech) are maybes — the tape is pretty good, but B12 and ACC so grain of salt.

And lastly I have Gus Hartwig (Purdue), who started as a freshman in 2020 and was academic All-Big 10 in 2021, but didn't have a particularly good year in 2022. Was that the anomaly or is that who he is? This year will tell.

[Moriarty]

Really?

My outlook isn't any rosier or more robust than 2022:

• Foster
• Van Pran - dubious about his athleticism
• Son of a bitch. We're getting nothing and liking it again, aren't we?
• Is it too soon to start pining for Brockermeyer? Too late. It's already begun.

What else have you got?

Foster for sure, though he's one of the guys coming off serious injury. (The other is Wisconsin's Jake Renfro, a grad transfer from Cincinnati.)

Van Pran and Miami C Matthew Lee (another grad transfer, this one from Central Florida) are athletic questions for a zone scheme in my mind. I think Zach Frazier (West Virginia) and Drake Nugent (Michigan via Stanford) both have physical build questions but are worth a look due to smarts and games started. Andrew Raym (Oklahoma) and Bryan Hudson (Louisville/Va Tech) are maybes — the tape is pretty good, but B12 and ACC so grain of salt.

And lastly I have Gus Hartwig (Purdue), who started as a freshman in 2020 and was academic All-Big 10 in 2021, but didn't have a particularly good year in 2022. Was that the anomaly or is that who he is? This year will tell.

Yeah...
Probably an accurate top 10.
But not a lot going on there that makes me think "I want them drafted early in 24 and starting by 25 at the latest".
I considered Raym a vague maybe and could perhaps add Hartwig to that pile.
After that...

[wab]

I'm struggling to remember the last "center heavy" draft ...

[IE]

I'll be shocked if the Panther pick is lower than 5. They're going to be horrible.

IF JF1 isn't the man, they're definitely going to package what it takes to trade for the 2nd pick... and pick the 2nd NC QB in 7 years. If JF1 isn't the man, IMO they'll go for the best pocket passer if they can.

[wab]

I'll be shocked if the Panther pick is lower than 5. They're going to be horrible.

IF JF1 isn't the man, they're definitely going to package what it takes to trade for the 2nd pick... and pick the 2nd NC QB in 7 years. If JF1 isn't the man, IMO they'll go for the best pocket passer if they can.

They have a pretty good defense and a solid OL.

[thunderspirit]

I'll be shocked if the Panther pick is lower than 5. They're going to be horrible.

IF JF1 isn't the man, they're definitely going to package what it takes to trade for the 2nd pick... and pick the 2nd NC QB in 7 years. If JF1 isn't the man, IMO they'll go for the best pocket passer if they can.

They have a pretty good defense and a solid OL.

Yup. I'm pegging them around 10, so pretty close to where they were this season.

[wab]

They have a pretty good defense and a solid OL.

Yup. I'm pegging them around 10, so pretty close to where they were this season.

Their division is pretty terrible too.

[IE]

Yup. I'm pegging them around 10, so pretty close to where they were this season.

Their division is pretty terrible too.

So, I know Baker has had his ups & downs. But that team sans Brady is still pretty good. NOLA with Carr and those weapons is going to be good (I have the Bears as a 10 win team but losing to the Saint). And Atlanta is becoming a dark horse favorite like the Bears. I don't see the NFCS being a cakewalk for the Panther like so many appear to. I think the Panther finishes last in that division. Or tied with Tampa for last, maybe.

Carolina is substantially rebuilding. Thielen is old and won't be nearly as effective when not opposite JJ. Chark is an injury waiting to happen. Sanders without that Eagle offense I don't know. Without getting too into it, I think Foreman and Hubbard's lack of consistency in production says different things about their Oline. Young is very talented but so is baby Jesus Trevor - and like many top picks he took his lumps on a rebuilding team.

[Moriarty]

Foster for sure, though he's one of the guys coming off serious injury. (The other is Wisconsin's Jake Renfro, a grad transfer from Cincinnati.)

Van Pran and Miami C Matthew Lee (another grad transfer, this one from Central Florida) are athletic questions for a zone scheme in my mind. I think Zach Frazier (West Virginia) and Drake Nugent (Michigan via Stanford) both have physical build questions but are worth a look due to smarts and games started. Andrew Raym (Oklahoma) and Bryan Hudson (Louisville/Va Tech) are maybes — the tape is pretty good, but B12 and ACC so grain of salt.

And lastly I have Gus Hartwig (Purdue), who started as a freshman in 2020 and was academic All-Big 10 in 2021, but didn't have a particularly good year in 2022. Was that the anomaly or is that who he is? This year will tell.

Yeah...
Probably an accurate top 10.
But not a lot going on there that makes me think "I want them drafted early in 24 and starting by 25 at the latest".
I considered Raym a vague maybe and could perhaps add Hartwig to that pile.
After that...

https://gbnreport.com/2024-c-ranking/

# PLAYER H/W SCHOOL YEAR
1 Sedrick Van Pran 6-4, 310 Georgia 4th
2 Zach Frazier 6-3, 310 West Virginia 4th
3 Bryce Foster 6-4, 325 Texas A&M 3rd
4 Andrew Raym 6-3, 315 Oklahoma 4th
5 Kingsley Equakun 6-3, 305 Florida 5th
6 Drake Nugent 6-1, 300 Michigan 5th
7 Will Putnam 6-4, 315 Clemson 5th
8 Micah Morris 6-5, 330 Georgia 3rd
9 James Brockermeyer 6-3, 285 Alabama 3rd

Brockermeyer 9th on the list with 0 career starts

[crueltyabc]

So far I'm just drafting two EDGE in the first unless something stupid happens and Marvin Harrison is on the board. Does anybody have a different strategy at this point in the evaluation of the draft class and the current Bears roster?

[wab]

So far I'm just drafting two EDGE in the first unless something stupid happens and Marvin Harrison is on the board. Does anybody have a different strategy at this point in the evaluation of the draft class and the current Bears roster?

It's early but my guess is either edge and WR, or one of those two and the other 1st gets traded.

[Moriarty]

So far I'm just drafting two EDGE in the first unless something stupid happens and Marvin Harrison is on the board. Does anybody have a different strategy at this point in the evaluation of the draft class and the current Bears roster?

Even from today's perspective, there's lots of ways you could go. Especially not knowing how high the 2 picks (particularly Carolina) will be.

2 DE is not bad, but

trade both to take QB is certainly not off the table
any pairing of: QB, CB, WR (Harrison), DE, 3T are all very reasonably in play

FS could happen, too, if Jackson is broken, but would probably be a trade down
great crop of OT, but I'm pretty optimistic about what's there, so that's a very long shot

DE looks like the most glaring need, for sure, but playing what you're dealt has to figure in, too.

[dplank]

So far I'm just drafting two EDGE in the first unless something stupid happens and Marvin Harrison is on the board. Does anybody have a different strategy at this point in the evaluation of the draft class and the current Bears roster?

Even from today's perspective, there's lots of ways you could go. Especially not knowing how high the 2 picks (particularly Carolina) will be.

2 DE is not bad, but

trade both to take QB is certainly not off the table
any pairing of: QB, CB, WR (Harrison), DE, 3T are all very reasonably in play

FS could happen, too, if Jackson is broken, but would probably be a trade down
great crop of OT, but I'm pretty optimistic about what's there, so that's a very long shot

DE looks like the most glaring need, for sure, but playing what you're dealt has to figure in, too.

If we dump JJ as you propose, CB becomes a glaring need also. Hence my problem with your take there. Don't create unnecessary holes.

[Moriarty]

Even from today's perspective, there's lots of ways you could go. Especially not knowing how high the 2 picks (particularly Carolina) will be.

2 DE is not bad, but

trade both to take QB is certainly not off the table
any pairing of: QB, CB, WR (Harrison), DE, 3T are all very reasonably in play

FS could happen, too, if Jackson is broken, but would probably be a trade down
great crop of OT, but I'm pretty optimistic about what's there, so that's a very long shot

DE looks like the most glaring need, for sure, but playing what you're dealt has to figure in, too.

If we dump JJ as you propose, CB becomes a glaring need also. Hence my problem with your take there. Don't create unnecessary holes.

But you also have the money to spend.
You fill that hole with the money (there were at least 3 CBs I would have been happy with this offseason, there'll be more next year). Or a different hole.
The money you might have spent on him doesn't vanish with him.

[Moriarty]

Fanspeak (Buffalo Fambase)


6: R1 P6 WR Marvin Harrison Jr. - Ohio State, 6'3 205 4.45
7: R1 P7 DE J.T. Tuimoloau - Ohio State, 6'4 270 4.65
46: R2 P14 C Bryce Foster - Texas A&M, 6'4 325 5.05
71: R3 P7 FS Javon Bullard - Georgia, 5'11 180 4.45
78: R3 P14 TE Brevyn Spann-Ford - Minnesota, 6'7 270 4.75
118: R4 P18 OT Garret Greenfield - South Dakota St, 6'6 295 5.1
131: R4 P31 DE Princely Umanmielen - Florida, 6'4 245 4.7
143: R5 P7 HB Jarquez Hunter - Auburn, 5'9 200 4.5
160: R5 P24 3T Gabe Hall - Baylor, 6'5 295 4.95
181: R6 P6 LB Payton Wilson - NC State, 6'4 240 4.6
182: R6 P7 WR Moose Muhammad III - Texas A&M, 6'1 205 4.5


Trade Partner: Baltimore Ravens
Sent: Round 4 Pick 7
Received: Round 4 Pick 18 Round 4 Pick 34

Trade Partner: Jacksonville Jaguars
Sent:Round 4 Pick 34
Received: Round 6 Pick 6 Round 5 Pick 24

Trade Partner: Las Vegas Raiders
Sent:Round 2 Pick 7
Received:R ound 2 Pick 14 Round 3 Pick 14

[thunderspirit]

Yeah...
Probably an accurate top 10.
But not a lot going on there that makes me think "I want them drafted early in 24 and starting by 25 at the latest".
I considered Raym a vague maybe and could perhaps add Hartwig to that pile.
After that...

https://gbnreport.com/2024-c-ranking/

# PLAYER H/W SCHOOL YEAR
1 Sedrick Van Pran 6-4, 310 Georgia 4th
2 Zach Frazier 6-3, 310 West Virginia 4th
3 Bryce Foster 6-4, 325 Texas A&M 3rd
4 Andrew Raym 6-3, 315 Oklahoma 4th
5 Kingsley Equakun 6-3, 305 Florida 5th
6 Drake Nugent 6-1, 300 Michigan 5th
7 Will Putnam 6-4, 315 Clemson 5th
8 Micah Morris 6-5, 330 Georgia 3rd
9 James Brockermeyer 6-3, 285 Alabama 3rd

Brockermeyer 9th on the list with 0 career starts

Worth mentioning: the Senior Bowl's Jim Nagy is pretty high on NC State RS soph Dylan McMahon. He's moving to C full time this season (has 33 starts already, including 3 at C to close out last season and some snaps there in 2021) and has plenty of experience at both G spots, plus he made Bruce Feldman's Freaks list last August.

[Moriarty]

https://gbnreport.com/2024-c-ranking/



Brockermeyer 9th on the list with 0 career starts

Worth mentioning: the Senior Bowl's Jim Nagy is pretty high on NC State RS soph Dylan McMahon. He's moving to C full time this season (has 33 starts already, including 3 at C to close out last season and some snaps there in 2021) and has plenty of experience at both G spots, plus he made Bruce Feldman's Freaks list last August.

That has some promise

[Moriarty]

mockdraftdatabase

Trade Recap
Miami Receives:
2024: Round 1, Pick 10
Chicago Receives:
2024: Round 1, Pick 16
2024: Round 2, Pick 48
2024: Round 6, Pick 176


My Selections
12 Maason Smith 3T | LSU LSU, 6'5 310 4.85
16 Laiatu Latu DE | UCLA UCLATRADE, 6'4 265 4.7
44 Bryce Foster C | Texas A&M Texas A&M, 6'4 325 5.05
48 Troy Franklin WR | Oregon OregonTRADE, 6'2 180 4.4
76 Tyler Nubin FS | Minnesota Minnesota, 6'2 210 4.5
107 Brevyn Spann-Ford TE | Minnesota Minnesota, 6'7 270 4.75
126 Rasheen Ali RB | Marshall Marshall, 6'0 210 4.45
139 Garret Greenfield OT | South Dakota State South Dakota State, 6'6 295 5.1
171 Payton Wilson LB | NC State NC State, 6'4 240 4.6
176 Grayson McCall QB | Coastal Carolina Coastal CarolinaTRADE, 6'2 215 4.65

[Grizzled]

The better the Bears season, the later I really start looking at the draft. Here's to hoping I put it off until January 2024.