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Draft Selections
Mykel Williams Head Shot
PICK: 10 RND: 1 (CHI)
Mykel Williams
DE-EDGE Georgia
Omarion Hampton Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (CHI)
Omarion Hampton
RB North Carolina
Tyler Booker Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (CHI)
Tyler Booker
OG Alabama
Jake Majors Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (CHI)
Jake Majors
C Texas
JJ Pegues Head Shot
PICK: 147 RND: 5 (CHI)
JJ Pegues
DT Ole Miss
Chris Paul Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (CHI)
Chris Paul Jr.
LB Ole Miss
Draft Grade — Bears
Overall B
ValueB- NeedA- TradesB- FutureB-
The Bears let Paul Jr. fall and pounced. Final grade: B.

You could see the war room lean forward. Chris Paul Jr. at the 193rd pick is the sort of fall that does not happen, except it just did. It does the job without flash, and the B reflects it.

The Pegues pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over. A whole weekend of picks and cornerback is somehow still a want.

Job largely done: edge rusher settled and 5 of 8 of the wish list covered. Building through the lines is a philosophy, and they stuck to it.

Add it up and it is a good, unfussy class.

Pick Analysis
Pick10 Rnd1 Mykel Williams
In pick No. 10 they get a premier pass rusher, reach and all. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick39 Rnd2 Omarion Hampton
You do not let a running back like Omarion Hampton reach slot 39 and blink. They did not. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick41 Rnd2 Tyler Booker
Fair-plus on Tyler Booker, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick72 Rnd3 Jake Majors
Jake Majors in the 72nd overall pick is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick147 Rnd5 JJ Pegues
They reached into another round for JJ Pegues, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick193 Rnd6 Chris Paul Jr.
Steal is underselling it; Chris Paul Jr. at Round 6, Pick 18 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. A need, and now a little less of one.