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Draft Selections
Aireontae Ersery Head Shot
PICK: 15 RND: 1 (CHI)
Aireontae Ersery
OT Minnesota
James Pearce Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (CHI)
James Pearce Jr.
DE Tennessee
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (CHI)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
Xavier Watts Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (CHI)
Xavier Watts
S Notre Dame
Tyler Warren Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (CHI)
Tyler Warren
TE Penn State
Mike Green Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 3 (CHI)
Mike Green
DE Marshall
Dylan Sampson Head Shot
PICK: 113 RND: 4 (CHI)
Dylan Sampson
RB Tennessee
Draft Picks Received
Aireontae Ersery Head Shot
PICK: 15 RND: 1 (IND)
Aireontae Ersery
OT Minnesota
Xavier Watts Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (IND)
Xavier Watts
S Notre Dame
Mike Green Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 3 (MIA)
Mike Green
DE Marshall
Dylan Sampson Head Shot
PICK: 113 RND: 4 (MIA)
Dylan Sampson
RB Tennessee
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: 191 RND: 6 (IND)
TO PICK
 
Draft Picks Traded
Will Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (IND)
Will Johnson
CB Michigan
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (ATL)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Grade — Bears
Overall B-
ValueC- NeedB TradesA FutureC
The Bears did the meat-and-potatoes work well: B-.

Somewhere a general manager is explaining how Dylan Sampson got past him. The Bears do not have to explain a thing at the Round 4 slot. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B-.

If Ersery pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about. The interior defensive lineman hole is the one line item this class does not answer.

A modest surplus at the table, banked quietly.

Good work on the whole, with interior defensive lineman the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick15 Rnd1 Aireontae Ersery
In pick 15 they get a blindside protector, a steep price for the projection. A real need, handled.
Pick39 Rnd2 James Pearce Jr.
Circle this one: James Pearce Jr. at slot 39 is a fall that decides a draft. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick42 Rnd2 Tate Ratledge
Tate Ratledge is a better player than the 42nd overall pick suggests; smart patience, rewarded. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick47 Rnd2 Xavier Watts
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Xavier Watts at No. 47. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick73 Rnd3 Tyler Warren
The board fumbled Tyler Warren all the way to pick 73, and they scooped it up. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick99 Rnd3 Mike Green
A market-rate edge rusher, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Mike Green. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick113 Rnd4 Dylan Sampson
Dylan Sampson at Round 4, Pick 12 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.