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The NFL Draft is almost upon us, and the Chicago Bears already made the splash of the draft trading the first pick in the draft to the Carolina Panthers. But Ryan Poles and the Bears are not done! I can’t say I’ve done a ton of mock drafts in the past, but it certainly seems to be the trendy thing to do, so let’s give it a shot. We are going with the predictive mock draft and not the “what I think the teams should do” mock draft. You’ll see the Bears trade down twice in this scenario. This draft is the “Ryan Poles trades down, but the player he wants is gone by the time he’s on the clock” mock draft. Do I think this is the way things definitely play out for Chicago? Not necessarily but I just don’t think I could read another Bears mock draft with Jalen Carter, Paris Johnson or Peter Skoronski being mocked to Chicago. So without further adieu, I present my 2023 mock draft for your criticism.