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Draft Selections
Caleb Williams Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (CHI)
Caleb Williams
QB USC
Taliese Fuaga Head Shot
PICK: 13 RND: 1 (CHI)
Taliese Fuaga
OT Oregon State
Ennis Rakestraw Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (CHI)
Ennis Rakestraw Jr.
CB Missouri
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (CHI)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
Johnny Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (CHI)
Johnny Wilson
WR Florida State
Leonard Taylor III Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (CHI)
Leonard Taylor III
DL Miami (FL)
DJ James Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (CHI)
DJ James
CB Auburn
Tommy Eichenberg Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (CHI)
Tommy Eichenberg
LB Ohio State
Daijun Edwards Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (CHI)
Daijun Edwards
RB Georgia
Logan Lee Head Shot
PICK: 155 RND: 5 (CHI)
Logan Lee
DL Iowa
Draft Picks Received
Taliese Fuaga Head Shot
PICK: 13 RND: 1 (LV)
Taliese Fuaga
OT Oregon State
Ennis Rakestraw Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (LV)
Ennis Rakestraw Jr.
CB Missouri
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (MIA)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
DJ James Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (PIT)
DJ James
CB Auburn
Logan Lee Head Shot
PICK: 155 RND: 5 (MIA)
Logan Lee
DL Iowa
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (MIA)
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Draft Picks Traded
Rome Odunze Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (LV)
Rome Odunze
WR Washington
Players traded away
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Cody Whitehair
OG
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Justin Fields
QB
Draft Grade — Bears
Overall D-
ValueB NeedB TradesF FutureB-
The Bears bet the future on Williams. The board says D-.

You can lose a draft before you make a pick. The Bears did it at the trade table, overpaying to chase players the board did not price nearly as high. Put together, it is a D-.

Everything downstream of Caleb Williams depends on Caleb Williams, and the building knows it. That edge rusher hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

If one pick saves this weekend, it is Edwards.

Bottom line, they will need several of these picks to beat their grades just to break even, and edge rusher is still a hole.

Pick Analysis
Pick1 Rnd1 Caleb Williams
Caleb Williams in slot 1 is fair value, right on his grade. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick13 Rnd1 Taliese Fuaga
In pick 13 they get a blindside protector. A real need, handled.
Pick44 Rnd2 Ennis Rakestraw Jr.
They let Ennis Rakestraw Jr. come to them and pounced at the Round 2 slot. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick53 Rnd2 Jackson Powers-Johnson
A straight-up fair deal on Jackson Powers-Johnson at the 53rd overall pick, value and slot in agreement. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick75 Rnd3 Johnny Wilson
They took Johnny Wilson at par in pick No. 75, which is nothing to complain about. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick111 Rnd4 Leonard Taylor III
No drama and no debate, Leonard Taylor III went about where he belonged in the 111th pick. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick120 Rnd4 DJ James
DJ James in No. 120 lands just on the right side of the ledger. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick123 Rnd4 Tommy Eichenberg
By-the-book stuff, Tommy Eichenberg at Round 4, Pick 23 squarely in line with his ranking. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick143 Rnd5 Daijun Edwards
Daijun Edwards at No. 143 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick155 Rnd5 Logan Lee
They paid sticker price for Logan Lee in the 155th pick, and that is fine. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.