<\/figure>\n<\/div>\nGettyWide receiver Rome Odunze of Washington.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
That is the scenario that\u00a0Mel Kiper Jr. and Field Yates of ESPN\u00a0laid out in their most recent joint mock draft on April 15, in which the Bears select Williams No. 1 overall, the Vikings trade up with the Chargers to No. 5 and Chicago drafts Odunze with the 9th pick.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is a no-brainer pick,\u201d Kiper wrote of the Bears selecting the USC quarterback first overall. \u201cWilliams is the best quarterback in this class, and the Bears need a franchise passer to build around.\u201d<\/p>\n
Yates has the Cardinals selecting Harrison fourth and the Giants going with Nabers sixth, leaving Odunze for the Bears.<\/p>\n
\u201cI love this fit with Williams, though I thought about an offensive lineman or edge rusher, too,\u201d Kiper wrote of Chicago drafting the Washington wideout. \u201cOdunze could be a star. This is how Chicago can set up Williams to succeed as a rookie.\u201d<\/p>\n
The three things that could derail a pairing of Williams and Odunze are Chicago deciding to draft an offensive tackle or an edge rusher, either at No. 9 or via a trade back to pick up an asset, another team liking Odunze enough to select him ahead of the 9th spot, or a team like the\u00a0New York Giants\u00a0trading up with a franchise like the Cardinals from No. 6 to No. 4 and keeping a third receiver-needy franchise ahead of the Bears in the draft order.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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