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Draft Selections
Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (CHI)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (CHI)
Kenneth Grant
DL Michigan
Tyler Booker Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (CHI)
Tyler Booker
OG Alabama
Emery Jones Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (CHI)
Emery Jones Jr.
OT LSU
Jonah Monheim Head Shot
PICK: 146 RND: 5 (CHI)
Jonah Monheim
C USC
Ar'maj Reed-Adams Head Shot
PICK: 203 RND: 6 (CHI)
Ar'maj Reed-Adams
OG Texas A&M
Xavier Nwankpa Head Shot
PICK: 227 RND: 7 (CHI)
Xavier Nwankpa
S Iowa
Jaishawn Barham Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (CHI)
Jaishawn Barham
LB Michigan
Draft Grade — Bears
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Nothing loud, just a tidy B- for the Bears.

Call it belief, call it a gut call, but Emery Jones Jr. at the 73rd overall pick is 114 spots clear of consensus, and that is the headline. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B-.

On value alone, Barham makes the weekend a net positive. The edge rusher hole is the one line item this class does not answer. The roster is better shaped than it was, with interior defensive lineman chief among the fixes.

The offense got the lion's share of the attention.

Good work on the whole, with edge rusher the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick9 Rnd1 Ashton Jeanty
In Round 1, Pick 9 they get a bell-cow for the offense. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick35 Rnd2 Kenneth Grant
A clean, defensible pick in the Round 2 slot with a little surplus value in Kenneth Grant. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick41 Rnd2 Tyler Booker
Tyler Booker in slot 41 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. It fills a real need, too.
Pick73 Rnd3 Emery Jones Jr.
A big swing on Emery Jones Jr. at pick 73, well ahead of any board in the building. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick146 Rnd5 Jonah Monheim
This one needs a full-page explanation: Jonah Monheim in pick No. 146, miles early. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick203 Rnd6 Ar'maj Reed-Adams
Ar'maj Reed-Adams at the 203rd pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick227 Rnd7 Xavier Nwankpa
Xavier Nwankpa in No. 227 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick244 Rnd7 Jaishawn Barham
Jaishawn Barham at Round 7, Pick 30 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.