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Draft Selections
Marvin Harrison Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (CHI)
Marvin Harrison Jr.
WR Ohio State
Laiatu Latu Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (CHI)
Laiatu Latu
DL-EDGE UCLA
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (CHI)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
Javon Bullard Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (CHI)
Javon Bullard
S Georgia
Mekhi Wingo Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (CHI)
Mekhi Wingo
DT LSU
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 100 RND: 3 (CHI)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
Zak Zinter Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (CHI)
Zak Zinter
OG Michigan
Matt Goncalves Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (CHI)
Matt Goncalves
OT Pittsburgh
Max Melton Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (CHI)
Max Melton
CB Rutgers
Jordan Travis Head Shot
PICK: 146 RND: 5 (CHI)
Jordan Travis
QB Florida State
Christian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 186 RND: 6 (CHI)
Christian Jones
OT Texas
Miles Frazier Head Shot
PICK: 232 RND: 7 (CHI)
Miles Frazier
OG LSU
Draft Picks Received
Marvin Harrison Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (WSH)
Marvin Harrison Jr.
WR Ohio State
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (WSH)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
Javon Bullard Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (WSH)
Javon Bullard
S Georgia
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 100 RND: 3 (WSH)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
Zak Zinter Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (WSH)
Zak Zinter
OG Michigan
Draft Picks Traded
Caleb Williams Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (WSH)
Caleb Williams
QB USC
Draft Grade — Bears
Overall B+
ValueB NeedB TradesA+ FutureB-
The Bears won the weekend at the trade table. Grade: B+.

Whoever sat across the table from the Bears should ask for a receipt. They cleaned the room out, prying loose far more value than they gave up, and it was the quiet MVP of their weekend.

The cost of the Powers-Johnson reach is exactly the players who went right after him. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped running back, which is a strange place to end up. If one pick saves this weekend, it is Rice.

Edge rusher is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it.

Add it up and it is a good, unfussy class.

Pick Analysis
Pick2 Rnd1 Marvin Harrison Jr.
In Round 1, Pick 2 they get a difference-maker at receiver. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick9 Rnd1 Laiatu Latu
In slot 9 they get a quarterback's worst nightmare at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick36 Rnd2 Jackson Powers-Johnson
A real head-scratcher, Jackson Powers-Johnson in the Round 2 slot is miles ahead of his ranking. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick67 Rnd3 Javon Bullard
By-the-book stuff, Javon Bullard at the 67th overall pick squarely in line with his ranking. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick75 Rnd3 Mekhi Wingo
Mekhi Wingo at pick No. 75 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick100 Rnd3 Brenden Rice
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Brenden Rice at the 100th pick is the proof. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick102 Rnd4 Zak Zinter
Zak Zinter at pick 102 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick110 Rnd4 Matt Goncalves
Matt Goncalves at No. 110 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick125 Rnd4 Max Melton
They read the board right and Max Melton was the payoff at slot 125. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick146 Rnd5 Jordan Travis
Jordan Travis in the Round 5 slot lands just on the right side of the ledger. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick186 Rnd6 Christian Jones
They did well to land Christian Jones in pick 186, just ahead of his grade. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick232 Rnd7 Miles Frazier
They took Miles Frazier at par in pick No. 232, which is nothing to complain about. A need, and now a little less of one.