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Draft Selections
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 10 RND: 1 (CHI)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (CHI)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (CHI)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
Kaleb Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (CHI)
Kaleb Johnson
RB Iowa
Howard Cross III Head Shot
PICK: 147 RND: 5 (CHI)
Howard Cross III
DL Notre Dame
Seth McLaughlin Head Shot
PICK: 197 RND: 6 (CHI)
Seth McLaughlin
C Ohio State
Marcus Dumervil Head Shot
PICK: 233 RND: 7 (CHI)
Marcus Dumervil
OT Maryland
Tyler Batty Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (CHI)
Tyler Batty
DE-EDGE BYU
Draft Grade — Bears
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
A sensible, unshowy class lands the Bears a B.

The Bears spent real capital to be 85 picks early on Marcus Dumervil, and the board is going to hold them to it.

That is a running back worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly. The cornerback spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. Building through the lines is a philosophy, and they stuck to it.

All told, a draft that does its job without fuss, and there is real value in that.

Pick Analysis
Pick10 Rnd1 Walter Nolen
In slot 10 they get a pocket-collapsing interior rusher. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick39 Rnd2 Kenneth Grant
Kenneth Grant is a better player than the 39th pick suggests; smart patience, rewarded. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick41 Rnd2 Tate Ratledge
A tidy bit of business in Round 2, Pick 9, where Tate Ratledge graded well above the range. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick72 Rnd3 Kaleb Johnson
Somehow Kaleb Johnson was still sitting there in the 72nd overall pick, and they pounced on premier running back value. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick147 Rnd5 Howard Cross III
A straight-up fair deal on Howard Cross III at the Round 5 slot, value and slot in agreement. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick197 Rnd6 Seth McLaughlin
A conviction pick on Seth McLaughlin at pick 197 that the board grades a round light. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick233 Rnd7 Marcus Dumervil
Marcus Dumervil in the Round 7 slot is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick244 Rnd7 Tyler Batty
Tyler Batty at the 244th overall pick is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.