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Draft Selections
Caleb Williams Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (CHI)
Caleb Williams
QB USC
Laiatu Latu Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (CHI)
Laiatu Latu
DL-EDGE UCLA
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (CHI)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
Matt Goncalves Head Shot
PICK: 122 RND: 4 (CHI)
Matt Goncalves
OT Pittsburgh
Draft Grade — Bears
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Bears left with their quarterback, and a B- to match.

The search is over. The Bears handed the keys to Caleb Williams, and the whole operation now runs on his development.

Reaching for Rice left real value on the table behind him. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through interior defensive lineman. Job largely done: edge rusher settled and 4 of 8 of the wish list covered.

The offense got the lion's share of the attention.

Not a headline-grabber, but a perfectly good weekend's work.

Pick Analysis
Pick1 Rnd1 Caleb Williams
In pick No. 1 they get the arm they will build around. A real need, handled.
Pick9 Rnd1 Laiatu Latu
In Round 1, Pick 9 they get a quarterback's worst nightmare at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick75 Rnd3 Brenden Rice
Value said wait; Brenden Rice in the 75th pick says they were not listening. The roster fit checks out.
Pick122 Rnd4 Matt Goncalves
Good price on Matt Goncalves in pick 122, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.