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  • 18 DRAFTING FOR THE
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Draft Selections
Grey Zabel Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (CHI)
Grey Zabel
OT North Dakota State
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (CHI)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Tyler Booker Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (CHI)
Tyler Booker
OG Alabama
Smael Mondon Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (CHI)
Smael Mondon Jr.
LB Georgia
Davison Igbinosun Head Shot
PICK: 146 RND: 5 (CHI)
Davison Igbinosun
CB Ohio State
Jamaree Caldwell Head Shot
PICK: 202 RND: 6 (CHI)
Jamaree Caldwell
DL Oregon
Jared Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 228 RND: 7 (CHI)
Jared Wilson
C Georgia
Elijhah Badger Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (CHI)
Elijhah Badger
WR Florida
Draft Grade — Bears
Overall C+
ValueD NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Bears did enough to get by: C+.

The Bears torched the value chart for Jamaree Caldwell, taking him 90 spots sooner than anyone had him slotted. Some smart calls, some head-scratchers, and a C+ in the wash.

The edge rusher spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. Wilson at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster.

So much rides on Grey Zabel that the real verdict is a season or two away.

Pick Analysis
Pick9 Rnd1 Grey Zabel
In pick No. 9 they get a long-term starter on the line, a steep price for the projection.
Pick36 Rnd2 Kenneth Grant
They read the board right and Kenneth Grant was the payoff at Round 2, Pick 4. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick40 Rnd2 Tyler Booker
Tyler Booker at pick 40 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick73 Rnd3 Smael Mondon Jr.
Smael Mondon Jr. at No. 73 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick146 Rnd5 Davison Igbinosun
They reached into another round for Davison Igbinosun, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick202 Rnd6 Jamaree Caldwell
Jamaree Caldwell in the Round 6 slot is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick228 Rnd7 Jared Wilson
Jared Wilson at pick No. 228 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick244 Rnd7 Elijhah Badger
Elijhah Badger at slot 244 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. It fills a real need, too.