Windy City Gridiron

The Chicago Bears will address several of their needs in free agency next month, but the roster is so devoid of talent that there isn't a position in the upcoming 2023 NFL Draft that they'd stay away from. The Bears need several starters and better depth along the 53-man roster, so in my first mock draft, I'm sticking to a strict best player available policy. I also executed one trade down, as I feel there is no way the Bears stand pat with the first overall pick. In this scenario I ran through at Pro Football Focus, I sent the top pick to the Colts for the fourth overall pick, their second rounder in the 2023 draft, and their first and third in 2024. I probably could have kept playing around with the deal to get more picks, but for the purpose of this exercise, I wanted to get drafting. A few other teams were also interested in simulated trades, but I wanted to get the party started and learn about some prospects the Bears could be interested in. And that's my exact goal in running through these mock draft simulations; learning more about these college players.