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Draft Picks Traded
Players Gained
Tyler
Linderbaum
C
Players traded away
Barrington
Wade
LB
Carson
Taylor
EDGE
Chase
Allen
TE
Christian
Albright
EDGE
Cody
Whitehair
OG
Coleman
Shelton
C
Collin
Johnson
WR
Daniel
Hardy
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DeMarcus
Walker
DE
De'Montre
Tuggle
RB
Dionté
Ruffin
CB
Eddie
Jackson
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St. Brown
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Joe
Reed
WR
Kevin
Shaa
WR
Larry
Borom
OT
Lucas
Patrick
OG
Marcedes
Lewis
TE
Micah
Baskerville
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Webster
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Rasheem
Green
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Tonyan
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Willis
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Harrington
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Stephen
Carlson
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Trestan
Ebner
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Velus
Jones Jr.
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Yannick
Ngakoue
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Draft Grade — Bears
Overall
D
ValueB
NeedB-
TradesF
FutureB+
The Bears bet the future on Williams. The board says D. Somebody took the Bears to the cleaners. The deals they made bled real value, and the whole class wears it.
They have staked the next five years on Caleb Williams, which is the only story that really matters here. A whole weekend of picks and edge rusher is somehow still a want.
It is not that Johnson is a bad player; it is that the Bears had louder needs to answer first. The Rice pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over.
Washington at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster.
Bottom line, they will need several of these picks to beat their grades just to break even, and edge rusher is still a hole.
Pick Analysis
Pick1
Rnd1
Caleb Williams
In pick 1 they get a passer to set the clock by. A real need, handled.
Pick9
Rnd1
Brock Bowers
In Round 1, Pick 9 they get a moveable chess piece at tight end at fair value. Need was not the driver here.
Pick75
Rnd3
Brenden Rice
Brenden Rice in the 75th pick is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick130
Rnd4
Theo Johnson
Hard to square with the roster. With positions of obvious need still on the board, Theo Johnson adds a tight end and leaves edge rusher, interior defensive lineman and other spots untouched.
Pick146
Rnd5
Luke McCaffrey
Luke McCaffrey in slot 146 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick181
Rnd6
Tanor Bortolini
They took Tanor Bortolini at par in No. 181, which is nothing to complain about. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick221
Rnd7
Frank Gore Jr.
A straight-up fair deal on Frank Gore Jr. at pick No. 221, value and slot in agreement. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick225
Rnd7
Tahj Washington
Taking Tahj Washington in the 225th overall pick is close to grand larceny; a wide receiver that good had no business lasting this long. It fills a real need, too.