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  • doppellyne DRAFTING FOR THE
    Bears
Draft Selections
Caleb Williams Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (CHI)
Caleb Williams
QB USC
Quinyon Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 15 RND: 1 (CHI)
Quinyon Mitchell
CB Toledo
Edgerrin Cooper Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (CHI)
Edgerrin Cooper
LB Texas A&M
Jaden Hicks Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (CHI)
Jaden Hicks
S Washington State
Isaac Guerendo Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (CHI)
Isaac Guerendo
RB Louisville
Luke McCaffrey Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (CHI)
Luke McCaffrey
WR Rice
Tanor Bortolini Head Shot
PICK: 141 RND: 5 (CHI)
Tanor Bortolini
C Wisconsin
Nathan Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (CHI)
Nathan Thomas
OT Louisiana
Cornelius Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 150 RND: 5 (CHI)
Cornelius Johnson
WR Michigan
Draft Picks Received
Quinyon Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 15 RND: 1 (IND)
Quinyon Mitchell
CB Toledo
Edgerrin Cooper Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NE)
Edgerrin Cooper
LB Texas A&M
Luke McCaffrey Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (IND)
Luke McCaffrey
WR Rice
Tanor Bortolini Head Shot
PICK: 141 RND: 5 (CAR)
Tanor Bortolini
C Wisconsin
Cornelius Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 150 RND: 5 (IND)
Cornelius Johnson
WR Michigan
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (CAR)
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Draft Picks Traded
Michael Penix Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (IND)
Michael Penix Jr.
QB Washington
Ben Sinnott Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (CAR)
Ben Sinnott
TE Kansas State
Players traded away
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Justin Fields
QB
Draft Grade — Bears
Overall D-
ValueC+ NeedB TradesF FutureB-
The Bears found their guy under center in Williams: D-.

The Bears put a flag in the ground for Tanor Bortolini, 76 picks before anyone else would have, and the value took the hit. Put together, it is a D-.

The trade table is where this weekend went wrong. Whatever Caleb Williams becomes, the front office has tied its fortunes to the answer. The edge rusher hole is the one line item this class does not answer.

Add it up and it is a weekend the front office will hope everyone forgets, edge rusher very much included.

Pick Analysis
Pick1 Rnd1 Caleb Williams
In slot 1 they get the arm they will build around. A real need, handled.
Pick15 Rnd1 Quinyon Mitchell
In No. 15 they get a potential shutdown corner at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick34 Rnd2 Edgerrin Cooper
Edgerrin Cooper at the Round 2 slot is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. It fills a real need, too.
Pick75 Rnd3 Jaden Hicks
A clean, defensible pick in Round 3, Pick 11 with a little surplus value in Jaden Hicks. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick111 Rnd4 Isaac Guerendo
They paid sticker price for Isaac Guerendo in the 111th overall pick, and that is fine. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick118 Rnd4 Luke McCaffrey
Luke McCaffrey at pick No. 118 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick141 Rnd5 Tanor Bortolini
Tanor Bortolini in No. 141 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick143 Rnd5 Nathan Thomas
Value said wait; Nathan Thomas in the 143rd pick says they were not listening. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick150 Rnd5 Cornelius Johnson
A big swing on Cornelius Johnson at the 150th overall pick, well ahead of any board in the building. A need, and now a little less of one.