The Chicago Bears’ 16-13 win over the Carolina Panthers on Thursday night was a double victory for the Monsters of the Midway. Not only did they “up” their record to 3-7 on the season, but the first-round Panthers pick, owned by the Bears as part of the trade to select Bryce Young with the first pick in the 2023 NFL draft, is now the first overall pick in the 2024 NFL draft, because the Panthers are 1-8.
That puts forth an interesting question for the Bears, and whoever’s in charge of their personnel in 2024, whether it’s current general manager Ryan Poles, or somebody else: Are they happy enough with the development of quarterback Justin Fields (when he’s healthy) to avoid taking one of the two rock star quarterbacks — USC’s Caleb Williams of North Carolina’s Drake Maye — with that first pick? Chicago also has its own fifth overall pick as a result of its own dismal record, so it’s either hold onto Fields and build around him, or punt to a new guy.
In this mock draft, the Bears do show faith in Fields, giving him a possibly “generational” receiver in Ohio State’s Marvin Harrison Jr. with the first pick, and a potential franchise edge-rusher in UCLA’s Laiatu Latu.
For the rest of the picks in this two-round mock, read below.
1. Chicago Bears (from Carolina Panthers): Marvin Harrison Jr., WR, Ohio State
2. Arizona Cardinals: Caleb Williams, QB, USC
3. New York Giants: Drake Maye, QB, North Carolina
4. New England Patriots: Olumuyiwa Fashanu, OT, Penn State
5. Chicago Bears: Laiatu Latu, EDGE, UCLA
6. Los Angeles Rams: Brock Bowers, TE, Georgia
7. Green Bay Packers: Kool-Aid McKinstry, CB, Alabama
8. Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Bo Nix, QB, Oregon
9. Denver Broncos: Joe Alt, OT, Notre Dame
10. Tennessee Titans: Taliese Fuaga, OT, Oregon State
11. Atlanta Falcons: Keon Coleman, WR, Florida State
12. Washington Commanders: Jared Verse, EDGE, Florida State
13. Indianapolis Colts: Malik Nabers, WR, LSU
14. Las Vegas Raiders: J.J. McCarthy, QB, Michigan
15. Arizona Cardinals: Jer'Zhan Newton, DI, Illinois
16. New York Jets: Rome Odunze, WR, Washington
17. Los Angeles Chargers: Nate Wiggins, CB, Clemson
18. Buffalo Bills: Emeka Egbuka, WR, Ohio State
19. New Orleans Saints: Leonard Taylor III, DI, Miami
20. Minnesota Vikings: Chop Robinson, EDGE, Penn State
21. Dallas Cowboys: Graham Barton, OL, Duke
22. Pittsburgh Steelers: Kalen King, CB, Penn State
23. Houston Texans: Dallas Turner, EDGE, Alabama
24. Cincinnati Bengals: JC Latham, OT, Alabama
25. Seattle Seahawks: Michael Penix Jr., QB, Washington
26. San Francisco 49ers: Cooper DeJean, CB, Iowa
27. Miami Dolphins: Bralen Trice, EDGE, Washington
28. Jacksonville Jaguars: Tyler Nubin, S, Minensota
29. Detroit Lions: Josh Newton, CB, TCU
30. Baltimore Ravens: Xavier Worthy, WR, Texas
31. Kansas City Chiefs: Xavier Legette, WR, South Carolina
32. Philadelphia Eagles: Kamren Kinchens, S, Miami
33. Carolina Panthers: J.T. Tuimoloau, EDGE, Ohio State
34. Arizona Cardinals: Jonah Elliss, EDGE, Utah
35. New York Giants: Adonai Mitchell, WR, Texas
36. New England Patriots: Kamari Lassiter, CB, Georgia
37. Washington Commanders: Amarius Mims, OT, Georgia
38. Los Angeles Rams: Kris Jenkins, DI, Michigan
39. Green Bay Packers: Troy Fautanu, OT, Washington
40. Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Ja'Tavion Sanders, TE, Texas
41. New Orleans Saints (from Denver Broncos): Jordan Morgan, OT, Arizona
42. Tennessee Titans: Calen Bullock, S, USC
43. Atlanta Falcons: Shedeur Sanders, QB, Colorado
44. Washington Commanders: Denzel Burke, CB, Ohio State
45. Indianapolis Colts: Johnny Wilson, WR, Florida State
46. Las Vegas Raiders: Edgerrin Cooper, LB, Texas A&M
47. Houston Texans: Dontay Corleone, DI, Cincinnati
48. Green Bay Packers (from New York Jets): T.J. Tampa, CB, Iowa State
49. Los Angeles Chargers: Chris Braswell, EDGE, Alabama
50. Buffalo Bills: Patrick Paul, OT, Houston
51. Philadelphia Eagles (from New Orleans Saints): Maason Smith, DI, LSU
52. Minnesota Vikings: Princely Umanmielen, EDGE, Florida
53. Dallas Cowboys: Ja'Lynn Polk, WR, Washington
54. Pittsburgh Steelers: Jackson Powers-Johnson, C, Oregon
55. Cleveland Browns: Brandon Dorlus, DI, Oregon
56. Cincinnati Bengals: Jonathon Brooks, HB, Texas
57. New York Giants (from Seattle Seahawks): Billy Bowman Jr., S, Oklahoma
58. San Francisco 49ers: Tyler Guyton, OT, Oklahoma
59. Miami Dolphins: Cade Stover, TE, Ohio State
60. Jacksonville Jaguars: Kingsley Suamataia, OT, BYU
61. Detroit Lions: Ladd McConkey, WR, Georgia
62. Baltimore Ravens: Blake Corum, HB, Michigan
63. Kansas City Chiefs: Jeremiah Trotter Jr., LB, Clemson
64. Philadelphia Eagles: Barrett Carter, LB, Clemson
