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Draft Selections
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (CHI)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Olumuyiwa Fashanu Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (CHI)
Olumuyiwa Fashanu
OT Penn State
Jared Verse Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (CHI)
Jared Verse
DE-EDGE Florida State
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (CHI)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (CHI)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
Dominick Puni Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (CHI)
Dominick Puni
OT Kansas
James Williams Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (CHI)
James Williams
S Miami (FL)
Darius Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 5 (CHI)
Darius Robinson
DL-EDGE Missouri
Keith Randolph Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 146 RND: 5 (CHI)
Keith Randolph Jr.
DL-EDGE Illinois
Brevyn Spann-Ford Head Shot
PICK: 186 RND: 6 (CHI)
Brevyn Spann-Ford
TE Minnesota
Eyabi Okie-Anoma Head Shot
PICK: 232 RND: 7 (CHI)
Eyabi Okie-Anoma
DL-EDGE Charlotte
Draft Picks Received
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (ARI)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Jared Verse Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (ARI)
Jared Verse
DE-EDGE Florida State
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NE)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
Darius Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 5 (ARI)
Darius Robinson
DL-EDGE Missouri
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (NE)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (NE)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Marvin Harrison Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (NE)
Marvin Harrison Jr.
WR Ohio State
Players Gained
Head Shot
Budda Baker
S
Draft Grade — Bears
Overall A-
ValueB- NeedB TradesA+ FutureA
Maye is the plan now, and the Bears grade out a A-.

There is reaching, and then there is Eyabi Okie-Anoma at slot 232. The Bears jumped the board by 154 and dared it to prove them wrong.

The whole projection now runs through Drake Maye; hit there and everything else looks smarter. The dealing alone would carry a lesser class. Leaving interior defensive lineman unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.

In short, they turned a good board into a better roster, and it shows.

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Drake Maye
In pick 4 they get their guy under center for the next decade. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick9 Rnd1 Olumuyiwa Fashanu
In pick No. 9 they get a building block for the line at fair value. A real need, handled.
Pick21 Rnd1 Jared Verse
In the 21st pick they get juice off the edge. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick34 Rnd2 Xavier Legette
A premium they did not need to pay, Xavier Legette a notch or two before his time. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick75 Rnd3 Brenden Rice
Brenden Rice in Round 3, Pick 11 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick110 Rnd4 Dominick Puni
Value with a capital V on Dominick Puni in the Round 4 slot, a genuine coup. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick125 Rnd4 James Williams
They took James Williams at par in pick 125, which is nothing to complain about. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick140 Rnd5 Darius Robinson
They paid a round early for Darius Robinson in pick No. 140, more than the board wanted. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick146 Rnd5 Keith Randolph Jr.
They jumped the gun on Keith Randolph Jr., taking him earlier than his grade liked. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick186 Rnd6 Brevyn Spann-Ford
Value said wait; Brevyn Spann-Ford in the 186th pick says they were not listening. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick232 Rnd7 Eyabi Okie-Anoma
They reached a country mile for Eyabi Okie-Anoma at the Round 7 slot, and the board is aghast. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.