Pairing QB Caleb Williams and WR Rome Odunze with their first two draft picks is arguably a dream scenario for the Chicago Bears. If that is true, then trading back, collecting an asset and still landing both players is an outcome beyond anything the Bears could hope for.
Only, the thing is, they can hope for it — at least according to Sam Monson of Pro Football Focus and his newest mock draft released on Monday, April 15.
Monson, like just about everyone else paid any amount of money to do this kind of work, projects Chicago will draft Williams No. 1 overall. He also projects that Odunze will be on the board for the Bears at No. 9.
owever, Monson has the quarterback situation playing out differently than most mocks the avid NFL draft fan might run into while perusing the common avenues on the internet. In his scenario, the Washington Commanders select J.J. McCarthy second overall before the Denver Broncos trade up with the New England Patriots and take Jayden Daniels at No. 3.
That allows Drake Maye of UNC to fall to the Bears at No. 9 and creates a favorable trade scenario with the Minnesota Vikings, who hold the 11th pick. Monson pitched a trade in which the Bears swap the 9th selection for Nos. 11 and 108, then still draft Odunze with their second pick in the first round.
