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12/16/24 2.0

  • Slasky80 DRAFTING FOR THE
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Draft Selections
Abdul Carter Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (CHI)
Abdul Carter
DE-EDGE Penn State
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (CHI)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
Tyler Warren Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (CHI)
Tyler Warren
TE Penn State
Omarion Hampton Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (CHI)
Omarion Hampton
RB North Carolina
Xavier Watts Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (CHI)
Xavier Watts
S Notre Dame
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 146 RND: 5 (CHI)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
JJ Pegues Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (CHI)
JJ Pegues
DT Ole Miss
Harold Perkins Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 203 RND: 6 (CHI)
Harold Perkins Jr.
LB LSU
Jared Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 228 RND: 7 (CHI)
Jared Wilson
C Georgia
Xavier Nwankpa Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (CHI)
Xavier Nwankpa
S Iowa
Draft Picks Received
Abdul Carter Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (DAL)
Abdul Carter
DE-EDGE Penn State
Omarion Hampton Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (DAL)
Omarion Hampton
RB North Carolina
JJ Pegues Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (DAL)
JJ Pegues
DT Ole Miss
Draft Picks Traded
Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (DAL)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Draft Grade — Bears
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB+ TradesB+ FutureB-
The Bears won the night they stopped Perkins Jr. from sliding. Grade: B.

You build a draft on nights like this. Harold Perkins Jr. had no business being available in the 203rd overall pick, and the Bears did the only sane thing and turned in the card.

The cost of the Thornton Jr. reach is exactly the players who went right after him. The cornerback hole is the one line item this class does not answer.

Solid rather than spectacular, and there is nothing wrong with that.

Pick Analysis
Pick14 Rnd1 Abdul Carter
In slot 14 they get a double-digit-sack hope. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick36 Rnd2 Tate Ratledge
Tate Ratledge at pick No. 36 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the offensive lineman. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick41 Rnd2 Tyler Warren
No drama and no debate, Tyler Warren went about where he belonged in No. 41. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick45 Rnd2 Omarion Hampton
Omarion Hampton in pick 45 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick73 Rnd3 Xavier Watts
The board fumbled Xavier Watts all the way to the Round 3 slot, and they scooped it up. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick146 Rnd5 Dont'e Thornton Jr.
Dont'e Thornton Jr. at the 146th overall pick is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick171 Rnd5 JJ Pegues
JJ Pegues in the 171st pick is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick203 Rnd6 Harold Perkins Jr.
A top-tier linebacker at a bargain, Harold Perkins Jr. in Round 6, Pick 28, plain and simple. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick228 Rnd7 Jared Wilson
Jared Wilson at pick No. 228 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick244 Rnd7 Xavier Nwankpa
Xavier Nwankpa at Round 7, Pick 30 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. Depth on depth, at a spot that was hardly crying out.