My 2012 Chicago Bears mock

This is completely subject to change depending on how I feel in the morning!  In all seriousness, I do think this is a possible and realistic mock full of players the Bears have shown various degrees of interest in.

Round 1- 19. Nick Perry, DE, USC.  This pick came down to Perry vs. Mercilus.  The Bears have outwardly shown more interest in Mercilus, but DC, Rod Marinelli did work out Perry at the USC pro day.  Last year, Tice worked out Carimi, and we know how that ended up.  Perry gets the edge for his all around ability.  While Mercilus may be a better pass rusher and does cause fumbles when he gets to the QB, Perry is no slouch with his edge speed.  Highest explosion score of all defensive linemen at the combine at an amazing 85.4 (anything over 70 is considered elite).

Round 2- 50. Brandon Thompson, DT, Clemson.  This pick kinda came out of nowhere.  The loss of Amobi Okoye means the Bears need help on the front 4.  Thompson is a borderline 1st round talent who keeps hovering around the 50 range in mock drafts across the web.  I think Thompson being on the board is much more realistic than either a WR like Rueben Randle being there or the Bears taking OL this early.  Thompson gives the Bears depth at the NT position, allowing Paea to focus on backing up Melton at the 3-technique.

Round 3- 79. Marvin Jones, WR, Cal.  Like every other team in the league, the Bears jumped to talk to Jones after he showed explosive deep speed at the Senior Bowl practices.  Jones has the measurables with the longest arms and largest hands of any WR at the combine outside of Alshon Jeffery, giving him an elite catch radius.  He ran in the 4.4 range, led all WRs with 22 reps of 225lbs and finished top 10 in the 3-cone and both shuttle drills.  Jones is not a polished product, but has the smoothness of Chad Johnson (before he became Ochocinco and a bad football player) when running routes.

Round 4- 111. Donald Stephenson, OT, Oklahoma. Whispers are the Bears are looking at mid round OL help.  Well, this pick is dead middle.  Stephenson is graded at 93 overall by CBS, but I don't see him going that high.  Even if so, CBS has Jones at 121, so these picks could be flopped.  Stephenson looks like a Tice OL.  Prototypical height, good length and athletic ability.  Bears have 5 players that can play OG, but only 2 OTs, and one of them is J'Marcus Webb, so tackle gets the nod over guard.

Round 5- 150. Keith Tandy, CB, West Virginia. Have to apologize to my Steelers counterpart for taking his pick.  But if I'm taking his pick, I might as well take his line too.  "We spoke to him at the Combine, went to his pro day, and recently worked him out at our facility." also, but we pick first, so Tandy is a Bear.  Bears and Steelers actually require their DBs to be very similar.  Tandy's a great fit for both teams.  The pickup of 2 veteran CBs do allow the Bears to wait on the position, but still get a 3-year starter.

Round 6- 184. Brandon Hardin, S, Oregon St.  This guy just sounds like a Bears pick.  Injured his senior year.  Check.  Amazing athletic ability with good size.  Check.  Great special teams player.  Check.  Last year, the Bears picked Chris Conte in the 3rd round.  Conte was a 6'2" CB thru his JR. year before moving to safety as a senior.  Hardin was a 6'2" CB thru his JR. year who was going to move to safety as a senior before he was forced to miss the entire year.  Watching film of Paea, I'm pretty sure the Bears got a glimpse of Hardin.  That glimpse was enough to invite him to Halas Hall for a pre-draft visit.

Round 7- 220. Adrien Robinson, TE, Cincinnati.  Another pre-draft visit.  Touched on Robinson in the pre-draft visit post from last week.  It's pretty clear the Bears are interested.  Plenty of teams have invited him for visits, but the Bears typically get their guy when it comes to late, athletic sleepers.  They also pick higher than all but 1 team he has visited.  So, unless Green Bay, Atlanta, or New Orleans reach for him in the 6th the Bears will get a crack at drafting Robinson right after Seattle in the final round.