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Bears:
1.1: Caleb Williams, QB, USC
1.9: Rome Odunze, WR, UW
3.75: Kiran Amegadjie, OL, YALE
4.122: Tory Taylor, P, IA
5.144: Austin Booker, DE, KAN
Overview: There's no arguing with the Bears' first round. Williams is clearly a tier one QB prospect and Rome was my favorite overall player in this class. That said, the Bears have never developed a high-end QB in the history of their franchise. So if there's a way for Williams to fail, they will find it. The rest of the draft was a little up and down. Amegadjie is a good project tackle in round 3. I think taking any specialist in the 4th is crazy. Booker in round 5 is a very smart dice roll, in my opinion. It sounds like he's kind of a head-case, but at a certain point it makes sense to gamble on the upside. They traded a future 4th to get into the 5th round and select him, which isn't a massive, future-altering investment. Outside of taking a punter that early, I think this was a very smart draft for Chicago.
Vikings:
1.10: J.J. McCarthy, QB, MICH
1.17: Dallas Turner, ED, UA
4.108: Khyree Jackson, CB, OR
6.177: Walter Rouse, OT, OK
6.203: Will Reichard, K, UA
7.230: Michael Jurgens, OL, WF
7.232: Levi Drake-Rodriguez, DL, TAMUC
Overview: It is objectively hilarious that the Vikings did all this work to position themselves to get up into the top 3 only for New England to turn them down and take a QB. That said, I like McCarthy and I think he can work in O'Connell's offense. I know almost nothing about Turner, but he was clearly a highly regarded edge rusher throughout the process. However, those round 1 moves need to be viewed in light of the cost. Minnesota traded so much future draft capital that they currently have three picks in 2025: a 1st and two 5th's. They will get a comp 3rd for Cousins, but even that will be around pick 100. So if these first two picks don't hit, they don't have many resources to try and pivot. The rest of their class is very unlikely to make much of an impact. They burned their only other relatively high pick on Khyree Jackson, a corner who is still developmental despite the fact that he will turn 25 before his rookie season starts.
Lions:
1.24: Terrion Arnold, CB, UA
2.61: Ennis Rakestraw Jr, CB, MIZZ
4.126: Giovanni Manu, OT, BC
4.132: Sione Vaki, RB, UT
6.189: Mekhi Wingo, DT, LSU
6.210: Christian Mahogany, G, BC
Overview: The Lions got a lot of plaudits for their first two rounds. I understand why when it comes to Arnold. Obviously the league was not as high on him as a the media, but that's still a nice pickup for them towards the end of round 1. Rakestraw was a fine pick, but not some amazing value in my opinion. He profiled like a guy who belonged somewhere towards the end of round 2 or beginning of round 3. The 4th round was, in my opinion, a disaster. They first traded a future 3rd to get back into the 4th round to take a tackle from the University of British Columbia. Then they traded a 5th and a future 4th to go up for Sione Vaki, who they announced as a running back. That's a lot of draft capital to give up for two players whose NFL projections are total uncertainties. Their 6th round pick of Mahogany was a good investment, though I have heard that he fell because of serious medical concerns.
On the whole, I think Chicago's draft was smart, Minnesota's very risky/volatile, and Detroit's poor overall and very overrated.
1.1: Caleb Williams, QB, USC
1.9: Rome Odunze, WR, UW
3.75: Kiran Amegadjie, OL, YALE
4.122: Tory Taylor, P, IA
5.144: Austin Booker, DE, KAN
Overview: There's no arguing with the Bears' first round. Williams is clearly a tier one QB prospect and Rome was my favorite overall player in this class. That said, the Bears have never developed a high-end QB in the history of their franchise. So if there's a way for Williams to fail, they will find it. The rest of the draft was a little up and down. Amegadjie is a good project tackle in round 3. I think taking any specialist in the 4th is crazy. Booker in round 5 is a very smart dice roll, in my opinion. It sounds like he's kind of a head-case, but at a certain point it makes sense to gamble on the upside. They traded a future 4th to get into the 5th round and select him, which isn't a massive, future-altering investment. Outside of taking a punter that early, I think this was a very smart draft for Chicago.
Vikings:
1.10: J.J. McCarthy, QB, MICH
1.17: Dallas Turner, ED, UA
4.108: Khyree Jackson, CB, OR
6.177: Walter Rouse, OT, OK
6.203: Will Reichard, K, UA
7.230: Michael Jurgens, OL, WF
7.232: Levi Drake-Rodriguez, DL, TAMUC
Overview: It is objectively hilarious that the Vikings did all this work to position themselves to get up into the top 3 only for New England to turn them down and take a QB. That said, I like McCarthy and I think he can work in O'Connell's offense. I know almost nothing about Turner, but he was clearly a highly regarded edge rusher throughout the process. However, those round 1 moves need to be viewed in light of the cost. Minnesota traded so much future draft capital that they currently have three picks in 2025: a 1st and two 5th's. They will get a comp 3rd for Cousins, but even that will be around pick 100. So if these first two picks don't hit, they don't have many resources to try and pivot. The rest of their class is very unlikely to make much of an impact. They burned their only other relatively high pick on Khyree Jackson, a corner who is still developmental despite the fact that he will turn 25 before his rookie season starts.
Lions:
1.24: Terrion Arnold, CB, UA
2.61: Ennis Rakestraw Jr, CB, MIZZ
4.126: Giovanni Manu, OT, BC
4.132: Sione Vaki, RB, UT
6.189: Mekhi Wingo, DT, LSU
6.210: Christian Mahogany, G, BC
Overview: The Lions got a lot of plaudits for their first two rounds. I understand why when it comes to Arnold. Obviously the league was not as high on him as a the media, but that's still a nice pickup for them towards the end of round 1. Rakestraw was a fine pick, but not some amazing value in my opinion. He profiled like a guy who belonged somewhere towards the end of round 2 or beginning of round 3. The 4th round was, in my opinion, a disaster. They first traded a future 3rd to get back into the 4th round to take a tackle from the University of British Columbia. Then they traded a 5th and a future 4th to go up for Sione Vaki, who they announced as a running back. That's a lot of draft capital to give up for two players whose NFL projections are total uncertainties. Their 6th round pick of Mahogany was a good investment, though I have heard that he fell because of serious medical concerns.
On the whole, I think Chicago's draft was smart, Minnesota's very risky/volatile, and Detroit's poor overall and very overrated.
