Pre-Gamin’: The 2022 NFL Draft – Day 2 (6:00 CT): Bears Picks, Needs, Broadcast Info, Draft Thread, More
Before the NFL Draft kicked off festivities on Thursday, we rounded up a slew of mock drafts that were done in April.
We tracked April mock drafts by Mel Kiper Jr. and Todd McShay (ESPN), Luke Easterling (DraftWire), Kevin Fishbain and Adam Jahns (The Athletic), Anthony Treash (PFF), Brad Biggs (Tribune), Josh Edwards, Chris Trapasso, and Ryan Wilson (CBS Sports), Vinny Ayer (Sporting News), Chad Reuter (NFL Media), James Frogoza (Pro Football Network), and Thor Nystrom (NBC Sports Edge).
Here’s who came up the most in these mocks:
Tyler Smith, OT, Tulsa (5 times)
Kyler Gordon, CB, Washington (4)
Roger McCreary, CB, Auburn (4)
George Pickens, WR, Georgia (3)
Kaiir Elam, CB, Florida (3)
Christian Watson, WR, North Dakota State (3)
Logan Hall, DL, Houston (2)
John Metchie III, WR, Alabama (2)
Abraham Lucas, OT, Washington State (2)
Jahan Dotson, WR, Penn State (2)
Bernhard Raimann, OT, Central Michigan (2)
Kenyon Green, OG, Texas A&M (2)
DeMarvin Leal, DT, Texas A&M (2)
One vote getters: WR Jalen Tolbert (Penn State), WR Treylon Burks (Arkansas), EDGE Arnold Ebiketie (Penn State), DT Perrion Winfrey (Oklahoma), CB Josh Jobe (Alabama), CB/S Jalen Pitre (Baylor), WR David Bell (Purdue), OT Daniel Faalele (Minnesota), WR Skyy Moore (Western Michigan).
As you can see, there are players (Smith, Elam, Dotson, Green) who are already off the board. So, in case you were one of those thinking that the first round didn’t go as poorly because “no one was expecting anyone of those guys to fall into Round 2” … that’s not so much the case. Anyway, good for them to hear their names in the first round. Even if it came at the expense of the Bears not getting them.
The Bears get their chance to call some names for themselves tonight.
It’s Ryan Poles’ time to shine…
Draft Info
Location: Las Vegas, Nevada
Dates and rounds: April 28 (Round 1), April 29 (Rounds 2-3), April 30 (Rounds 4-7)
Day 2 start time: 6 p.m. CT
How to watch/stream: ABC, ESPN, NFL Network, ESPN Deportes, NFL.com/watch
Bears Picks
Friday
Round 2: Picks 39 and 48
Round 3: Pick 71
Saturday
Round 4: None (as of this moment).
Round 5: Picks 148 and 150
Round 6: Pick 186
Round 7: None. For now.
Three Bears Needs
With ESPN’s five best available
• Wide receiver
Christian Watson (North Dakota State), Skyy Moore (Western Michigan) John Metchie III (Alabama), George Pickens (Georgia), Alec Pierce (Cincinnati)
• Offensive line
Bernhard Rahman (Central Michigan), Abraham Lucas (Washington State), Cameron Jurgens (Nebraska), Nicholas Petit-Frere (Ohio State), Luke Goedeke (Central Michigan)
• Cornerback
Andrew Booth (Clemson), Kyler Gordon (Washington), Roger McCreary (Auburn), Cam Taylor-Britt (Nebraska), Tariq Woolen (UTSA)
Second-Round Order
1) Tampa Bay (via Jacksonville)
2) Minnesota (via Detroit)
3) Tennessee (via NY Jets)
4) NY Giants
5) Houston
6) NY Jets (via Carolina)
7) BEARS
8) Seattle (via Denver)
9) Seattle
10) Indianapolis
11) Atlanta
12) Cleveland
13) Baltimore
14) Detroit
15) Washington (via Indianapolis)
16) BEARS (via Chargers)
17) New Orleans
18) Kansas City (via Miami)
19) Philadelphia
20) Pittsburgh
21) Green Bay (via Las Vegas)
22) New England
23) Arizona
24) Dallas
25) Buffalo
26) Atlanta
27) Green Bay
28) Tampa Bay
29) San Francisco
30) Kansas City
31) Cincinnati
32) Denver (via LA Rams)
Third-Round Order
65. Jacksonville
66. Vikings
67. NY Giants
68. Houston
69. Tennessee (via NY Jets)
70. Jacksonville (via Carolina)
71. BEARS
72. Seattle
73. Indianapolis (via Washington)
74. Atlanta
75. Denver
76. Baltimore
77. Minnesota
78. Cleveland
79. Los Angeles Chargers
80. Houston (via New Orleans)
81. NY Giants (via Miami)
82. Atlanta (via Indy)
83. Philadelphia
84. Pittsburgh
85. New England
86. Las Vegas
87. Arizona
88. Dallas
89. Buffalo
90. Tennessee
91. Tampa Bay
92. Green Bay
93. San Francisco
94. New England
95. Cincinnati
96. Denver (via LA Rams)
97. Detroit
98. Washington
99. Cleveland
100. Arizona
101. NY Jets
102. Miami
103. Kansas City
104. LA Rams
105. San Francisco
Draft Thread
Your draft thread is down in the comments, so let’s have some good, clean (safe-for-work) fun. It’s good to be back talking about picking in the first round. Hopefully, these pick are ones we talk about for many days, months, and years to come. Preferably for all the right reasons.
