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Draft Selections
Caleb Williams Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (CHI)
Caleb Williams
QB USC
Rome Odunze Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (CHI)
Rome Odunze
WR Washington
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (CHI)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
Chris Braswell Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (CHI)
Chris Braswell
LB-EDGE Alabama
Jalen McMillan Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (CHI)
Jalen McMillan
WR Washington
Jaden Hicks Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (CHI)
Jaden Hicks
S Washington State
DJ James Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (CHI)
DJ James
CB Auburn
MarShawn Lloyd Head Shot
PICK: 122 RND: 4 (CHI)
MarShawn Lloyd
RB USC
Draft Picks Received
Rome Odunze Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (DEN)
Rome Odunze
WR Washington
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NE)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
Chris Braswell Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (NE)
Chris Braswell
LB-EDGE Alabama
Jalen McMillan Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NE)
Jalen McMillan
WR Washington
DJ James Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (DEN)
DJ James
CB Auburn
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (DEN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (DEN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (NE)
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Draft Picks Traded
Jer'Zhan Newton Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (DEN)
Jer'Zhan Newton
DL Illinois
J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (NE)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
Ben Sinnott Head Shot
PICK: 146 RND: 5 (NE)
Ben Sinnott
TE Kansas State
Players traded away
Head Shot
Justin Fields
QB
Draft Grade — Bears
Overall D
ValueB NeedB TradesF FutureB+
The Bears found their guy under center in Williams: 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. It grades a D, and the process earned it.

Whatever Caleb Williams becomes, the front office has tied its fortunes to the answer. They punted on interior defensive lineman, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

The Powers-Johnson reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade. That McMillan pick is the receipt they will wave around later.

In the end, a class the front office will want to grow past quickly.

Pick Analysis
Pick1 Rnd1 Caleb Williams
In the Round 1 slot they get the arm they will build around. A real need, handled.
Pick12 Rnd1 Rome Odunze
In slot 12 they get a No. 1 receiver at fair value. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick34 Rnd2 Jackson Powers-Johnson
A reach on Jackson Powers-Johnson in pick 34; the board had better options right there. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick68 Rnd3 Chris Braswell
A quiet steal in Round 3, Pick 4: Chris Braswell for less than the market said. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick103 Rnd4 Jalen McMillan
They robbed the room for Jalen McMillan here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. The roster fit checks out.
Pick110 Rnd4 Jaden Hicks
Jaden Hicks in the 110th pick lands just on the right side of the ledger. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick121 Rnd4 DJ James
They let DJ James come to them and pounced at pick No. 121. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick122 Rnd4 MarShawn Lloyd
The board had cheaper options than MarShawn Lloyd at No. 122, and it noticed. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.