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Draft Selections
Princely Umanmielen Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (CHI)
Princely Umanmielen
DE Ole Miss
Derrick Harmon Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (CHI)
Derrick Harmon
DT Oregon
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (CHI)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
Charles Grant Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (CHI)
Charles Grant
OT William & Mary
Kaleb Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (CHI)
Kaleb Johnson
RB Iowa
Malachi Moore Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (CHI)
Malachi Moore
S Alabama
Chris Paul Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 147 RND: 5 (CHI)
Chris Paul Jr.
LB Ole Miss
Jake Slaughter Head Shot
PICK: 203 RND: 6 (CHI)
Jake Slaughter
C Florida
Deion Burks Head Shot
PICK: 226 RND: 7 (CHI)
Deion Burks
WR Oklahoma
Brant Kuithe Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (CHI)
Brant Kuithe
TE Utah
Draft Picks Received
Princely Umanmielen Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (HOU)
Princely Umanmielen
DE Ole Miss
Charles Grant Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (HOU)
Charles Grant
OT William & Mary
Malachi Moore Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (HOU)
Malachi Moore
S Alabama
Draft Picks Traded
Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (HOU)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Draft Grade — Bears
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB+ TradesC FutureB-
A sensible, unshowy class lands the Bears a B-.

The Bears spent real capital to be 44 picks early on Deion Burks, and the board is going to hold them to it.

They banked enough surplus on Johnson to cover a lot of smaller sins. A whole weekend of picks and cornerback is somehow still a want. The trades cost them a sliver of value they did not need to spend.

Job largely done: edge rusher settled and 6 of 8 of the wish list covered.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but cornerback.

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Princely Umanmielen
In slot 25 they get a bendy edge with upside, and a steal at that. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick35 Rnd2 Derrick Harmon
A straight-up fair deal on Derrick Harmon at the Round 2 slot, value and slot in agreement. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick41 Rnd2 Tate Ratledge
Value with a capital V on Tate Ratledge in the 41st overall pick, a genuine coup. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick57 Rnd2 Charles Grant
Charles Grant in pick No. 57 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. It fills a real need, too.
Pick73 Rnd3 Kaleb Johnson
A running back of that caliber at Round 3, Pick 9 is the definition of value, full stop. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick89 Rnd3 Malachi Moore
Malachi Moore at the 89th pick is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick147 Rnd5 Chris Paul Jr.
Chris Paul Jr. at slot 147 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. The roster fit checks out.
Pick203 Rnd6 Jake Slaughter
You do not let an offensive lineman like Jake Slaughter reach No. 203 and blink. They did not. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick226 Rnd7 Deion Burks
Deion Burks at the Round 7 slot is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick244 Rnd7 Brant Kuithe
Brant Kuithe at pick No. 244 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. It adds depth where they could use a little.