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Draft Selections
Malaki Starks Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (CHI)
Malaki Starks
S Georgia
Tyler Booker Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (CHI)
Tyler Booker
OG Alabama
Kaleb Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (CHI)
Kaleb Johnson
RB Iowa
Deone Walker Head Shot
PICK: 55 RND: 2 (CHI)
Deone Walker
DT Kentucky
Jake Majors Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (CHI)
Jake Majors
C Texas
Oronde Gadsden II Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (CHI)
Oronde Gadsden II
TE Syracuse
Lathan Ransom Head Shot
PICK: 147 RND: 5 (CHI)
Lathan Ransom
S Ohio State
Jay Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 197 RND: 6 (CHI)
Jay Higgins
LB Iowa
Seth McLaughlin Head Shot
PICK: 233 RND: 7 (CHI)
Seth McLaughlin
C Ohio State
Bhayshul Tuten Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (CHI)
Bhayshul Tuten
RB Virginia Tech
Draft Picks Received
Malaki Starks Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (DEN)
Malaki Starks
S Georgia
Deone Walker Head Shot
PICK: 55 RND: 2 (HOU)
Deone Walker
DT Kentucky
Oronde Gadsden II Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (DEN)
Oronde Gadsden II
TE Syracuse
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (DEN)
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Draft Picks Traded
Wyatt Milum Head Shot
PICK: 10 RND: 1 (IND)
Wyatt Milum
OT West Virginia
Players Gained
Head Shot
Quenton Nelson
OG
Draft Grade — Bears
Overall B+
ValueB NeedB TradesA+ FutureB-
The steal of the weekend belongs to the Bears and Tuten: B+.

Call it larceny. Bhayshul Tuten sat on the board until No. 244, and the Bears did not need to be asked twice.

They will need Gadsden II to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it. They won the margins on every swap, and it adds up fast.

They punted on edge rusher, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. The Quenton Nelson deal gives the class an established piece to lean on.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but edge rusher.

Pick Analysis
Pick20 Rnd1 Malaki Starks
In pick 20 they get a rangy last line of defense at fair value. Need was not the driver here.
Pick39 Rnd2 Tyler Booker
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Tyler Booker. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick41 Rnd2 Kaleb Johnson
A straight-up fair deal on Kaleb Johnson at pick No. 41, value and slot in agreement. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick55 Rnd2 Deone Walker
A reach for Deone Walker in Round 2, Pick 23; a little patience would have been rewarded. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick72 Rnd3 Jake Majors
Jake Majors at slot 72 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick87 Rnd3 Oronde Gadsden II
This one needs a full-page explanation: Oronde Gadsden II in the 87th pick, miles early. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick147 Rnd5 Lathan Ransom
Lathan Ransom at No. 147 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. Nice player, but the depth chart did not need him here.
Pick197 Rnd6 Jay Higgins
Somehow Jay Higgins was still sitting there in the Round 6 slot, and they pounced on premier linebacker value. It fills a real need, too.
Pick233 Rnd7 Seth McLaughlin
A offensive lineman of that caliber at pick 233 is the definition of value, full stop. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick244 Rnd7 Bhayshul Tuten
You do not let a running back like Bhayshul Tuten reach No. 244 and blink. They did not. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.