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Draft Selections
Grey Zabel Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (CHI)
Grey Zabel
OT North Dakota State
David Walker Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (CHI)
David Walker
LB-EDGE Central Arkansas
Tyleik Williams Head Shot
PICK: 48 RND: 2 (CHI)
Tyleik Williams
DT Ohio State
Clay Webb Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (CHI)
Clay Webb
OG Jacksonville State
Jay Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 114 RND: 4 (CHI)
Jay Higgins
LB Iowa
Thor Griffith Head Shot
PICK: 154 RND: 5 (CHI)
Thor Griffith
DL Louisville
Nicholas Singleton Head Shot
PICK: 204 RND: 6 (CHI)
Nicholas Singleton
RB Penn State
Jaishawn Barham Head Shot
PICK: 228 RND: 7 (CHI)
Jaishawn Barham
LB Michigan
Kevin Winston Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 243 RND: 7 (CHI)
Kevin Winston Jr.
S Penn State
Draft Picks Received
David Walker Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (CIN)
David Walker
LB-EDGE Central Arkansas
Jay Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 114 RND: 4 (CIN)
Jay Higgins
LB Iowa
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (CIN)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Jack Sawyer Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (CIN)
Jack Sawyer
DE-EDGE Ohio State
Draft Grade — Bears
Overall C+
ValueD- NeedB+ TradesD FutureA
A mixed bag for the Bears, and a C+ to match.

Boards are made to be trusted, and the Bears shredded theirs for David Walker. He came off 144 spots early, and the room will hear about it. For now it grades a C+, with the swing picks left to settle the rest.

Landing Singleton that late papers over a lot of smaller sins. They punted on cornerback, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

So much rides on Grey Zabel that the real verdict is a season or two away.

Pick Analysis
Pick40 Rnd2 Grey Zabel
Value said wait; Grey Zabel in the 40th pick says they were not listening. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick44 Rnd2 David Walker
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for David Walker. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick48 Rnd2 Tyleik Williams
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Tyleik Williams well ahead of where he belonged. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick79 Rnd3 Clay Webb
A clean, defensible pick in the Round 3 slot with a little surplus value in Clay Webb. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick114 Rnd4 Jay Higgins
Circle this one: Jay Higgins at the 114th overall pick is a fall that decides a draft. The roster fit checks out.
Pick154 Rnd5 Thor Griffith
Thor Griffith in pick 154 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick204 Rnd6 Nicholas Singleton
A running back of that caliber at pick No. 204 is the definition of value, full stop. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick228 Rnd7 Jaishawn Barham
Somehow Jaishawn Barham was still sitting there in the 228th pick, and they pounced on premier linebacker value. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick243 Rnd7 Kevin Winston Jr.
Kevin Winston Jr. at Round 7, Pick 29 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. A minor itch, scratched.