Mel Kiper Jr. and Todd McShay are two of the busiest men on the planet with just under a week to go before the 2017 NFL Draft.

The duo recently did a "head-to-head" mock draft in which they alternated picks from the first through the third round. When the Chicago Bears' selection came up at No. 3, Kiper selected LSU safety Jamal Adams.

"Chicago has its pick of Adams, Jonathan Allen or Solomon Thomas, and I have to go with the bigger need," he wrote. "That secondary was bad last season."

The case can be made that Allen or Thomas makes more sense because of Chicago's need to bulk up along the line of scrimmage, but Adams may be too difficult to pass up. Taking a safety that high is unprecedented, but Adams has the game-changing ability teams crave in the secondary. The Bears have not had a true playmaker at the position for nearly a decade and Adams could help fill that void.

Once the second round rolls around, McShay has the Bears selection and tabs Texas Tech quarterback Patrick Mahomes as the guy at No. 36.

"Mahomes faces a major transition to the NFL, but he wouldn't be forced to start as a rookie for the Bears, and he has the elite arm strength to cut through the wind in Chicago," McShay wrote.

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Mahomes has become the darling of quarterback prospects this offseason. His strong arm, toughness and athleticism have helped him run up draft boards. McShay makes a good point that the young QB still has a ways to go with his development after playing in a high-octane passing attack at Texas Tech, but he will be able to sit and learn behind Mike Glennon in Chicago for at least a season.

Lastly, Kiper caps off Chicago's first three selections by nabbing Colorado cornerback Ahkello Witherspoon with the 67th overall pick.

"Witherspoon doesn't have the ball skills of the top corners in this class, but he has great size (6'3", 198 lbs) and speed (4.45 40-yard dash)," wrote Kiper.

Witherspoon has a knack for being around the ball, recording 22 pass breakups last year, but he does struggle to haul in the football. Despite that knock to his game, he has elite speed and long arms that allow him to get his mitts on the ball.

If the Bears were to land Adams, Mahomes and Witherspoon with their first three picks, Chicago would feel good about the direction the organization is heading.