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Draft Grade — Bears
Overall
D-
ValueB-
NeedB
TradesF
FutureB-
A passer of the future in Williams, and a D-, for the Bears. 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-.
Caleb Williams gives the offense a face and a plan, and the grade leans heavily on whether he hits. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped interior defensive lineman, which is a strange place to end up.
If Thomas pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about.
Add it up and it is a weekend the front office will hope everyone forgets, interior defensive lineman very much included.
Pick Analysis
Pick1
Rnd1
Caleb Williams
In pick 1 they get a long-term answer under center. A real need, handled.
Pick9
Rnd1
Rome Odunze
In the Round 1 slot they get a home-run threat at receiver at fair value. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick43
Rnd2
Jackson Powers-Johnson
A premium they did not need to pay, Jackson Powers-Johnson a notch or two before his time. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick79
Rnd3
Christian Haynes
No drama and no debate, Christian Haynes went about where he belonged in No. 79. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick109
Rnd4
Max Melton
They took Max Melton at par in Round 4, Pick 9, which is nothing to complain about. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick110
Rnd4
Mohamed Kamara
Mohamed Kamara in the 110th pick is fair value, right on his grade. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick116
Rnd4
Jaden Hicks
Nice patience on Jaden Hicks, who had no business lasting to slot 116. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick127
Rnd4
Tommy Eichenberg
A straight-up fair deal on Tommy Eichenberg at the 127th overall pick, value and slot in agreement. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick146
Rnd5
Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint
Fair-plus on Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. The roster fit checks out.
Pick186
Rnd6
Christian Jones
Christian Jones at the Round 6 slot is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It fills a real need, too.
Pick232
Rnd7
Xavier Thomas
They paid up for Xavier Thomas at pick No. 232 when waiting would have done the job. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.













