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Draft Selections
Jack Sawyer Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (CHI)
Jack Sawyer
DE-EDGE Ohio State
Tyler Warren Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (CHI)
Tyler Warren
TE Penn State
Xavier Watts Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (CHI)
Xavier Watts
S Notre Dame
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (CHI)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
Alfred Collins Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (CHI)
Alfred Collins
DT Texas
Jake Majors Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (CHI)
Jake Majors
C Texas
Oronde Gadsden II Head Shot
PICK: 172 RND: 5 (CHI)
Oronde Gadsden II
TE Syracuse
Connor Colby Head Shot
PICK: 197 RND: 6 (CHI)
Connor Colby
OG Iowa
Seth McLaughlin Head Shot
PICK: 235 RND: 7 (CHI)
Seth McLaughlin
C Ohio State
Luke Lachey Head Shot
PICK: 242 RND: 7 (CHI)
Luke Lachey
TE Iowa
Draft Picks Received
Jack Sawyer Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (HOU)
Jack Sawyer
DE-EDGE Ohio State
Xavier Watts Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (KC)
Xavier Watts
S Notre Dame
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (KC)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
Oronde Gadsden II Head Shot
PICK: 172 RND: 5 (DAL)
Oronde Gadsden II
TE Syracuse
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (HOU)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (DAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (KC)
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Draft Picks Traded
Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 10 RND: 1 (HOU)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Jonah Savaiinaea Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (DAL)
Jonah Savaiinaea
OT Arizona
Players Gained
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Ethan Driskell
OT
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Laremy Tunsil
OT
Draft Grade — Bears
Overall A-
ValueB+ NeedB TradesA+ FutureA
The Bears robbed the room for Lachey. Final grade: A-.

Every so often the board makes a mistake, and the Bears were there to profit. Luke Lachey, the No. 199 name on the board, should have been long gone before No. 242. This is how you run a draft, and the A- reflects it.

The trade ledger is the best part of the whole weekend. The running back hole is the one line item this class does not answer.

Bottom line, they left the weekend a clearly better team, and they earned every bit of it.

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Jack Sawyer
Jack Sawyer at No. 25 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick39 Rnd2 Tyler Warren
They will replay Tyler Warren at the 39th overall pick for years; that is how good the value is. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick63 Rnd2 Xavier Watts
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Xavier Watts in slot 63. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick66 Rnd3 Tate Ratledge
Tate Ratledge in pick 66 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick72 Rnd3 Alfred Collins
A quiet steal in pick No. 72: Alfred Collins for less than the market said. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick149 Rnd5 Jake Majors
Jake Majors at Round 5, Pick 10 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. It fills a real need, too.
Pick172 Rnd5 Oronde Gadsden II
They barely believed it either: Oronde Gadsden II still on the board at the 172nd pick. It is more luxury than necessity; they were already set here.
Pick197 Rnd6 Connor Colby
A tidy bit of business in the Round 6 slot, where Connor Colby graded well above the range. The roster fit checks out.
Pick235 Rnd7 Seth McLaughlin
They took Seth McLaughlin at par in the 235th overall pick, which is nothing to complain about. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick242 Rnd7 Luke Lachey
Somehow Luke Lachey was still sitting there in No. 242, and they pounced on premier tight end value. Stacking talent where they were already deep.