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Draft Selections
Caleb Williams Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (CHI)
Caleb Williams
QB USC
Dallas Turner Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (CHI)
Dallas Turner
LB-EDGE Alabama
Keon Coleman Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (CHI)
Keon Coleman
WR Florida State
Christian Haynes Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (CHI)
Christian Haynes
OG Connecticut
Leonard Taylor III Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (CHI)
Leonard Taylor III
DL Miami (FL)
Cole Bishop Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (CHI)
Cole Bishop
S Utah
Drake Nugent Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (CHI)
Drake Nugent
C Michigan
Draft Picks Received
Keon Coleman Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (ATL)
Keon Coleman
WR Florida State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (ATL)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
Players traded away
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Justin Fields
QB
Draft Grade — Bears
Overall D
ValueB NeedB TradesF FutureB
The Bears left with their quarterback, and a D to match.

You can lose a draft before you make a pick. The Bears did it at the trade table, overpaying to chase players the board did not price nearly as high.

Everything downstream of Caleb Williams depends on Caleb Williams, and the building knows it. That running back hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

They banked enough surplus on Coleman to cover a lot of smaller sins.

In short, the board sent warnings, and they will be hoping it was wrong.

Pick Analysis
Pick1 Rnd1 Caleb Williams
They paid sticker price for Caleb Williams in No. 1, and that is fine. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick9 Rnd1 Dallas Turner
In Round 1, Pick 9 they get a disruptor off the edge at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick43 Rnd2 Keon Coleman
Steal is underselling it; Keon Coleman at the Round 2 slot is a heist with the alarm still ringing. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick75 Rnd3 Christian Haynes
Christian Haynes in pick No. 75 is fair value, right on his grade. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick111 Rnd4 Leonard Taylor III
Leonard Taylor III at pick 111 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick123 Rnd4 Cole Bishop
By-the-book stuff, Cole Bishop at the 123rd pick squarely in line with his ranking. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick143 Rnd5 Drake Nugent
They took Drake Nugent at par in slot 143, which is nothing to complain about. It fills a real need, too.