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Draft Selections
Tyler Booker Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (CHI)
Tyler Booker
OG Alabama
Tyler Warren Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (CHI)
Tyler Warren
TE Penn State
Emeka Egbuka Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (CHI)
Emeka Egbuka
WR Ohio State
Jihaad Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (CHI)
Jihaad Campbell
LB Alabama
Rylie Mills Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (CHI)
Rylie Mills
DL Notre Dame
Dillon Gabriel Head Shot
PICK: 197 RND: 6 (CHI)
Dillon Gabriel
QB Oregon
Torricelli Simpkins III Head Shot
PICK: 235 RND: 7 (CHI)
Torricelli Simpkins III
OG South Carolina
Jaylin Smith Head Shot
PICK: 242 RND: 7 (CHI)
Jaylin Smith
CB USC
Draft Picks Received
Tyler Booker Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (KC)
Tyler Booker
OG Alabama
Draft Picks Traded
Will Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 10 RND: 1 (KC)
Will Campbell
OT LSU
Players Gained
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Mike Caliendo
OG
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Wanya Morris
OT
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Trey Smith
OG
Draft Grade — Bears
Overall B+
ValueB+ NeedB TradesA+ FutureB-
The Bears cashed the board's mistake on Gabriel: B+.

When a board-topper like Dillon Gabriel slides to the 197th pick, you do not overthink it, and the Bears did not. It does the job without flash, and the B+ reflects it.

They won the margins on every swap, and it adds up fast. That edge rusher hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. The imported veterans give this class a floor the draft picks could not on their own.

Reaching for Simpkins III left real value on the table behind him.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the edge rusher spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick31 Rnd1 Tyler Booker
In the 31st pick they get a plug-and-play piece up front at fair value.
Pick39 Rnd2 Tyler Warren
Tyler Warren in slot 39 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick41 Rnd2 Emeka Egbuka
Circle this one: Emeka Egbuka at the 41st overall pick is a fall that decides a draft. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick72 Rnd3 Jihaad Campbell
They barely believed it either: Jihaad Campbell still on the board at No. 72. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick149 Rnd5 Rylie Mills
A tidy bit of business in the Round 5 slot, where Rylie Mills graded well above the range. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick197 Rnd6 Dillon Gabriel
You do not let a quarterback like Dillon Gabriel reach Round 6, Pick 19 and blink. They did not. It fills a real need, too.
Pick235 Rnd7 Torricelli Simpkins III
They paid a round early for Torricelli Simpkins III in pick No. 235, more than the board wanted. The roster fit checks out.
Pick242 Rnd7 Jaylin Smith
No drama and no debate, Jaylin Smith went about where he belonged in pick 242. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.