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Draft Selections
Caleb Williams Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (CHI)
Caleb Williams
QB USC
Rome Odunze Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (CHI)
Rome Odunze
WR Washington
Jonah Elliss Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (CHI)
Jonah Elliss
DE-EDGE Utah
Sedrick Van Pran Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (CHI)
Sedrick Van Pran
C Georgia
Leonard Taylor III Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (CHI)
Leonard Taylor III
DL Miami (FL)
Audric Estime Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (CHI)
Audric Estime
RB Notre Dame
James Williams Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (CHI)
James Williams
S Miami (FL)
Theo Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (CHI)
Theo Johnson
TE Penn State
Draft Picks Received
Jonah Elliss Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (PIT)
Jonah Elliss
DE-EDGE Utah
Leonard Taylor III Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (PIT)
Leonard Taylor III
DL Miami (FL)
Players traded away
Head Shot
Justin Fields
QB
Draft Grade — Bears
Overall D-
ValueB- NeedB TradesF FutureB-
Quarterback settled, Williams in the fold, and a D- for the Bears.

Every swap seemed to tilt away from the Bears, and the value they bled adds up to real damage. It grades a D-, and the process earned it.

Everything downstream of Caleb Williams depends on Caleb Williams, and the building knows it. They will need Taylor III to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it.

The cornerback hole is the one line item this class does not answer. Getting Estime where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class.

Bottom line, they will need several of these picks to beat their grades just to break even, and cornerback is still a hole.

Pick Analysis
Pick1 Rnd1 Caleb Williams
No edge and no loss on Caleb Williams in the Round 1 slot; it is a wash and a sensible one. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick9 Rnd1 Rome Odunze
They took Rome Odunze at par in No. 9, which is nothing to complain about. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick52 Rnd2 Jonah Elliss
A reasonable price with a little left over, Jonah Elliss in pick No. 52. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick75 Rnd3 Sedrick Van Pran
The board had cheaper options than Sedrick Van Pran at pick 75, and it noticed. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick84 Rnd3 Leonard Taylor III
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Leonard Taylor III. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick111 Rnd4 Audric Estime
Audric Estime slipping to Round 4, Pick 11 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick123 Rnd4 James Williams
A reach on James Williams in the 123rd pick; the board had better options right there. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick143 Rnd5 Theo Johnson
A reach for Theo Johnson in the 143rd overall pick; a little patience would have been rewarded. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.