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Draft Selections
Shemar Stewart Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (CHI)
Shemar Stewart
DL-EDGE Texas A&M
Aireontae Ersery Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (CHI)
Aireontae Ersery
OT Minnesota
Grey Zabel Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (CHI)
Grey Zabel
OT North Dakota State
Alfred Collins Head Shot
PICK: 55 RND: 2 (CHI)
Alfred Collins
DT Texas
Xavier Watts Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (CHI)
Xavier Watts
S Notre Dame
Jaylin Noel Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (CHI)
Jaylin Noel
WR Iowa State
Damien Martinez Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (CHI)
Damien Martinez
RB Miami
Draft Picks Received
Shemar Stewart Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (GB)
Shemar Stewart
DL-EDGE Texas A&M
Alfred Collins Head Shot
PICK: 55 RND: 2 (LAC)
Alfred Collins
DT Texas
Jaylin Noel Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (GB)
Jaylin Noel
WR Iowa State
Damien Martinez Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (LAC)
Damien Martinez
RB Miami
Draft Picks Traded
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 10 RND: 1 (LAC)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (ATL)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Players Gained
Head Shot
Lukas Van Ness
LB
Draft Grade — Bears
Overall B-
ValueD+ NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureD
A masterclass at the trade table lands the Bears a B-.

The Bears spent real capital to be 101 picks early on Damien Martinez, and the board is going to hold them to it. It nets out to a B-, which feels about right.

Every deal seemed to tilt their way, which is not luck. Landing Watts that late papers over a lot of smaller sins. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped cornerback, which is a strange place to end up.

Add it up and it is a good, unfussy class.

Pick Analysis
Pick23 Rnd1 Shemar Stewart
In pick No. 23 they get a double-digit-sack hope, a steep price for the projection. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick39 Rnd2 Aireontae Ersery
Aireontae Ersery at slot 39 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick41 Rnd2 Grey Zabel
Grey Zabel at the Round 2 slot is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. It fills a real need, too.
Pick55 Rnd2 Alfred Collins
Alfred Collins in Round 2, Pick 23 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick72 Rnd3 Xavier Watts
Xavier Watts in pick 72 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick87 Rnd3 Jaylin Noel
A real head-scratcher, Jaylin Noel in the 87th overall pick is miles ahead of his ranking. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick123 Rnd4 Damien Martinez
They talked themselves into Damien Martinez at the 123rd pick, and the board did not agree. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.