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Malik Nabers Head Shot
PICK: 5 RND: 1 (CHI)
Malik Nabers
WR LSU
Jared Verse Head Shot
PICK: 15 RND: 1 (CHI)
Jared Verse
DE-EDGE Florida State
Troy Fautanu Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (CHI)
Troy Fautanu
OT Washington
Cooper DeJean Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (CHI)
Cooper DeJean
CB Iowa
Sedrick Van Pran Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (CHI)
Sedrick Van Pran
C Georgia
Rod Moore Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (CHI)
Rod Moore
S Michigan
Christian Mahogany Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (CHI)
Christian Mahogany
OG Boston College
Zak Zinter Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (CHI)
Zak Zinter
OG Michigan
Cade Stover Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (CHI)
Cade Stover
TE Ohio State
Draft Picks Received
Jared Verse Head Shot
PICK: 15 RND: 1 (SEA)
Jared Verse
DE-EDGE Florida State
Troy Fautanu Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NE)
Troy Fautanu
OT Washington
Cooper DeJean Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (NE)
Cooper DeJean
CB Iowa
Rod Moore Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (SEA)
Rod Moore
S Michigan
Christian Mahogany Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (SEA)
Christian Mahogany
OG Boston College
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (SEA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (SEA)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Marvin Harrison Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (NE)
Marvin Harrison Jr.
WR Ohio State
Players Gained
Head Shot
Jaxon Smith-Njigba
WR
Draft Grade — Bears
Overall A-
ValueB NeedB TradesA+ FutureA+
The Bears turned the phones into found money: A-.

The trade table was a mismatch, and the Bears were on the right end of it, hauling in a fortune in surplus value.

They will regret leaving interior defensive lineman for another day if the season turns on it. That Zinter pick is the receipt they will wave around later. They left with edge rusher solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

The future picks help the war chest more than the win-now roster.

Add it up and this is about as clean as a draft weekend gets.

Pick Analysis
Pick5 Rnd1 Malik Nabers
In Round 1, Pick 5 they get a difference-maker at receiver at fair value.
Pick15 Rnd1 Jared Verse
In the Round 1 slot they get juice off the edge. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick34 Rnd2 Troy Fautanu
A reach for Troy Fautanu in the 34th pick; a little patience would have been rewarded. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick66 Rnd3 Cooper DeJean
Cooper DeJean in No. 66 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick69 Rnd3 Sedrick Van Pran
Sedrick Van Pran at pick No. 69 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick77 Rnd3 Rod Moore
A market-rate safety, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Rod Moore. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick79 Rnd3 Christian Mahogany
Christian Mahogany in slot 79 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick105 Rnd4 Zak Zinter
Zak Zinter at pick 105 is money in the bank, a offensive lineman taken below his worth. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick128 Rnd4 Cade Stover
They paid up for Cade Stover at Round 4, Pick 28 when waiting would have done the job. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.