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Draft Selections
JT Tuimoloau Head Shot
PICK: 19 RND: 1 (CHI)
JT Tuimoloau
DE-EDGE Ohio State
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (CHI)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
Tyleik Williams Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (CHI)
Tyleik Williams
DT Ohio State
Xavier Nwankpa Head Shot
PICK: 82 RND: 3 (CHI)
Xavier Nwankpa
S Iowa
Bryce Foster Head Shot
PICK: 83 RND: 3 (CHI)
Bryce Foster
C Kansas
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (CHI)
Donovan Jackson
OG Ohio State
Tez Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 156 RND: 5 (CHI)
Tez Johnson
WR Oregon
Terrance Ferguson Head Shot
PICK: 200 RND: 6 (CHI)
Terrance Ferguson
TE Oregon
Kyle McCord Head Shot
PICK: 246 RND: 7 (CHI)
Kyle McCord
QB Syracuse
Dorian Strong Head Shot
PICK: 256 RND: 7 (CHI)
Dorian Strong
CB Virginia Tech
Draft Picks Received
JT Tuimoloau Head Shot
PICK: 19 RND: 1 (IND)
JT Tuimoloau
DE-EDGE Ohio State
Tyleik Williams Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (IND)
Tyleik Williams
DT Ohio State
Bryce Foster Head Shot
PICK: 83 RND: 3 (IND)
Bryce Foster
C Kansas
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (IND)
Donovan Jackson
OG Ohio State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (IND)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (IND)
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Draft Picks Traded
Malaki Starks Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (IND)
Malaki Starks
S Georgia
Josh Conerly Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 50 RND: 2 (IND)
Josh Conerly Jr.
OT Oregon
Players Gained
Head Shot
Will Fries
OG
Draft Grade — Bears
Overall B
ValueC NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureB-
A masterclass at the trade table lands the Bears a B.

If confidence were a draft strategy, the Bears would have aced it. Bryce Foster at Round 3, Pick 19 is 69 spots clear of where he belonged.

The Jackson pick alone nudges the whole weekend up a notch. They robbed the room blind at the table, and it lifts the grade on its own. The running back hole is the one line item this class does not answer.

A workmanlike haul that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick19 Rnd1 JT Tuimoloau
In the 19th pick they get a disruptor off the edge. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick35 Rnd2 Tate Ratledge
They paid sticker price for Tate Ratledge in the Round 2 slot, and that is fine. The roster fit checks out.
Pick52 Rnd2 Tyleik Williams
They reached into another round for Tyleik Williams, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick82 Rnd3 Xavier Nwankpa
They did well to land Xavier Nwankpa in pick 82, just ahead of his grade. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick83 Rnd3 Bryce Foster
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Bryce Foster. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick121 Rnd4 Donovan Jackson
They will replay Donovan Jackson at Round 4, Pick 20 for years; that is how good the value is. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick156 Rnd5 Tez Johnson
Tez Johnson in the 156th pick is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick200 Rnd6 Terrance Ferguson
A real head-scratcher, Terrance Ferguson in No. 200 is miles ahead of his ranking. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick246 Rnd7 Kyle McCord
Circle this one: Kyle McCord at Round 7, Pick 32 is a fall that decides a draft. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick256 Rnd7 Dorian Strong
Somehow Dorian Strong was still sitting there in pick 256, and they pounced on premier cornerback value. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.