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Draft Selections
J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (CHI)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
Blake Corum Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (CHI)
Blake Corum
RB Michigan
Ja'Lynn Polk Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (CHI)
Ja'Lynn Polk
WR Washington
Zak Zinter Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (CHI)
Zak Zinter
OG Michigan
Braiden McGregor Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (CHI)
Braiden McGregor
DE-EDGE Michigan
Draft Grade — Bears
Overall C
ValueF NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Bears drew a line under the quarterback search with McCarthy: C.

The Blake Corum selection is the head-turner. The Bears reached 77 spots for him, and it will define how this weekend is remembered. The final tally is a middling C.

J.J. McCarthy gives the offense a face and a plan, and the grade leans heavily on whether he hits. That interior defensive lineman hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

Job largely done: edge rusher settled and 5 of 8 of the wish list covered. Almost all the early capital went to that side of the ball.

It grades out a shrug today, with plenty of room to move either way.

Pick Analysis
Pick1 Rnd1 J.J. McCarthy
In pick 1 they get the arm they will build around, though the board says they badly overpaid.
Pick9 Rnd1 Blake Corum
In slot 9 they get an every-down engine for the run game, a steep price for the projection. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick75 Rnd3 Ja'Lynn Polk
Ja'Lynn Polk at the 75th overall pick is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the wide receiver. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick109 Rnd4 Zak Zinter
Zak Zinter in the Round 4 slot is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick121 Rnd4 Braiden McGregor
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Braiden McGregor well ahead of where he belonged. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.