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2024 NFL Mock Draft: Bears rule the roost with two top-five picks

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

(Syndication: The Columbus Dispatch)

2. Arizona Cardinals: Caleb Williams, QB, USC

(Chet Strange-USA TODAY Sports)

3. New York Giants: Drake Maye, QB, North Carolina

(Brett Davis-USA TODAY Sports)

4. New England Patriots: Olumuyiwa Fashanu, OT, Penn State

(Syndication: USA TODAY)

5. Chicago Bears: Laiatu Latu, EDGE, UCLA

(Gary A. Vasquez-USA TODAY Sports)

6. Los Angeles Rams: Brock Bowers, TE, Georgia

(Syndication: Florida Times-Union)

7. Green Bay Packers: Kool-Aid McKinstry, CB, Alabama

(Syndication: The Knoxville News-Sentinel)

8. Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Bo Nix, QB, Oregon

(Syndication: The Register Guard)

9. Denver Broncos: Joe Alt, OT, Notre Dame

(Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports)

10. Tennessee Titans: Taliese Fuaga, OT, Oregon State

(Darren Yamashita-USA TODAY Sports)

11. Atlanta Falcons: Keon Coleman, WR, Florida State

(Melina Myers-USA TODAY Sports)

12. Washington Commanders: Jared Verse, EDGE, Florida State

(Melina Myers-USA TODAY Sports)

13. Indianapolis Colts: Malik Nabers, WR, LSU

(Syndication: The Daily Advertiser)

14. Las Vegas Raiders: J.J. McCarthy, QB, Michigan

(Syndication: Detroit Free Press)

15. Arizona Cardinals: Jer'Zhan Newton, DI, Illinois

(Ron Johnson-USA TODAY Sports)

16. New York Jets: Rome Odunze, WR, Washington

(Steven Bisig-USA TODAY Sports)

17. Los Angeles Chargers: Nate Wiggins, CB, Clemson

(Ken Ruinard-USA TODAY NETWORK)

18. Buffalo Bills: Emeka Egbuka, WR, Ohio State

(Syndication: The Columbus Dispatch)

19. New Orleans Saints: Leonard Taylor III, DI, Miami

(Andy Lewis-USA TODAY Sports)

20. Minnesota Vikings: Chop Robinson, EDGE, Penn State

(Syndication: Hanover Evening Sun)

21. Dallas Cowboys: Graham Barton, OL, Duke

(Jaylynn Nash-USA TODAY Sports)

22. Pittsburgh Steelers: Kalen King, CB, Penn State

(Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports)

23. Houston Texans: Dallas Turner, EDGE, Alabama

(Gary Cosby Jr.-USA TODAY Sports)

24. Cincinnati Bengals: JC Latham, OT, Alabama

(Marvin Gentry-USA TODAY Sports)

25. Seattle Seahawks: Michael Penix Jr., QB, Washington

(Jonathan Hui-USA TODAY Sports)

26. San Francisco 49ers: Cooper DeJean, CB, Iowa

(Syndication: The Des Moines Register)

27. Miami Dolphins: Bralen Trice, EDGE, Washington

(Joe Nicholson-USA TODAY Sports)

28. Jacksonville Jaguars: Tyler Nubin, S, Minensota

(Photo by David Berding/Getty Images)

29. Detroit Lions: Josh Newton, CB, TCU

(Photo by Sam Hodde/Getty Images)

30. Baltimore Ravens: Xavier Worthy, WR, Texas

(Syndication: Austin American-Statesman)

31. Kansas City Chiefs: Xavier Legette, WR, South Carolina

(Jay Biggerstaff-USA TODAY Sports)

32. Philadelphia Eagles: Kamren Kinchens, S, Miami

(Brett Davis-USA TODAY Sports)

33. Carolina Panthers: J.T. Tuimoloau, EDGE, Ohio State

(Syndication: The Columbus Dispatch)

34. Arizona Cardinals: Jonah Elliss, EDGE, Utah

(Rob Gray-USA TODAY Sports)

35. New York Giants: Adonai Mitchell, WR, Texas

(Syndication: Austin American-Statesman)

36. New England Patriots: Kamari Lassiter, CB, Georgia

(Dale Zanine-USA TODAY Sports)

37. Washington Commanders: Amarius Mims, OT, Georgia

(Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports)

38. Los Angeles Rams: Kris Jenkins, DI, Michigan

(Syndication: Detroit Free Press)

39. Green Bay Packers: Troy Fautanu, OT, Washington

(Darren Yamashita-USA TODAY Sports)

40. Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Ja'Tavion Sanders, TE, Texas

(Syndication: Austin American-Statesman)

41. New Orleans Saints (from Denver Broncos): Jordan Morgan, OT, Arizona

(Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)

42. Tennessee Titans: Calen Bullock, S, USC

(Joe Camporeale-USA TODAY Sports)

43. Atlanta Falcons: Shedeur Sanders, QB, Colorado

(Chet Strange-USA TODAY Sports)

44. Washington Commanders: Denzel Burke, CB, Ohio State

(Robert Goddin-USA TODAY Sports)

45. Indianapolis Colts: Johnny Wilson, WR, Florida State

(Nathan Ray Seebeck-USA TODAY Sports)

46. Las Vegas Raiders: Edgerrin Cooper, LB, Texas A&M

(Maria Lysaker-USA TODAY Sports)

47. Houston Texans: Dontay Corleone, DI, Cincinnati

(Syndication: The Enquirer)

48. Green Bay Packers (from New York Jets): T.J. Tampa, CB, Iowa State

(Photo by Dylan Buell/Getty Images)

49. Los Angeles Chargers: Chris Braswell, EDGE, Alabama

(Gary Cosby Jr.-USA TODAY Sports)

50. Buffalo Bills: Patrick Paul, OT, Houston

(Michael C. Johnson-USA TODAY Sports)

51. Philadelphia Eagles (from New Orleans Saints): Maason Smith, DI, LSU

(Matthew Hinton-USA TODAY Sports)

52. Minnesota Vikings: Princely Umanmielen, EDGE, Florida

(Syndication: Ocala StarBanner)

53. Dallas Cowboys: Ja'Lynn Polk, WR, Washington

(Steven Bisig-USA TODAY Sports)

54. Pittsburgh Steelers: Jackson Powers-Johnson, C, Oregon

(Craig Strobeck-USA TODAY Sports)

55. Cleveland Browns: Brandon Dorlus, DI, Oregon

(Troy Wayrynen-USA TODAY Sports)

56. Cincinnati Bengals: Jonathon Brooks, HB, Texas

(Syndication: Austin American-Statesman)

57. New York Giants (from Seattle Seahawks): Billy Bowman Jr., S, Oklahoma

(Syndication: The Oklahoman)

58. San Francisco 49ers: Tyler Guyton, OT, Oklahoma

(Kevin Jairaj-USA TODAY Sports)

59. Miami Dolphins: Cade Stover, TE, Ohio State

(Joseph Maiorana-USA TODAY Sports)

60. Jacksonville Jaguars: Kingsley Suamataia, OT, BYU

(Rob Gray-USA TODAY Sports)

61. Detroit Lions: Ladd McConkey, WR, Georgia

(Syndication: Florida Times-Union)

62. Baltimore Ravens: Blake Corum, HB, Michigan

(Rick Osentoski-USA TODAY Sports)

63. Kansas City Chiefs: Jeremiah Trotter Jr., LB, Clemson

(Syndication: The Greenville News)

64. Philadelphia Eagles: Barrett Carter, LB, Clemson

(Ken Ruinard-USA TODAY Sports)
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