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Draft 49
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Chase DRAFTING FOR THEBears
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Draft Grade — Bears
Overall
C
ValueB
NeedB
TradesF
FutureC
A franchise passer in Williams headlines a C weekend for the Bears. The search is over. The Bears handed the keys to Caleb Williams, and the whole operation now runs on his development. A weekend of give and take that grades a C.
Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Jackson. The Smith reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade.
Overpaying at the table undid a lot of the good work elsewhere. The running back spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.
It is not that Solomon is a bad player; it is that the Bears had louder needs to answer first.
A perfectly average weekend, for better and for worse.
Pick Analysis
Pick1
Rnd1
Caleb Williams
In pick No. 1 they get a long-term answer under center. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick17
Rnd1
Chop Robinson
In pick 17 they get a quarterback's worst nightmare at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick25
Rnd1
Brock Bowers
In slot 25 they get a security blanket over the middle, outstanding value to boot. Need was not the driver here.
Pick36
Rnd2
Jordan Morgan
By-the-book stuff, Jordan Morgan at No. 36 squarely in line with his ranking. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick44
Rnd2
Zach Frazier
Zach Frazier in the 44th overall pick is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick71
Rnd3
Maason Smith
A wild overpay on Maason Smith in the 71st pick, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick90
Rnd3
DJ James
A cornerback of that caliber at Round 3, Pick 27 is the definition of value, full stop. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick122
Rnd4
Javon Solomon
They zigged when the board said zag, taking Javon Solomon at OLB-EDGE with running back open.
Pick126
Rnd4
James Williams
No drama and no debate, James Williams went about where he belonged in the Round 4 slot. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick169
Rnd5
Trevor Keegan
Trevor Keegan at Round 5, Pick 33 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick226
Rnd7
Jha'Quan Jackson
Circle this one: Jha'Quan Jackson at the 226th pick is a fall that decides a draft. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick229
Rnd7
Fabien Lovett
They robbed the room for Fabien Lovett here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.















