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  • zimm DRAFTING FOR THE
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Draft Selections
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (CHI)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (CHI)
Donovan Jackson
OT Ohio State
Malaki Starks Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (CHI)
Malaki Starks
S Georgia
Jordan Burch Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (CHI)
Jordan Burch
DE-EDGE Oregon
Emery Jones Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (CHI)
Emery Jones Jr.
OT LSU
Trey Zuhn III Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (CHI)
Trey Zuhn III
OT Texas A&M
Quinshon Judkins Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (CHI)
Quinshon Judkins
RB Ohio State
Mason Taylor Head Shot
PICK: 147 RND: 5 (CHI)
Mason Taylor
TE LSU
Jared Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (CHI)
Jared Wilson
C Georgia
Lander Barton Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (CHI)
Lander Barton
LB Utah
Phil Mafah Head Shot
PICK: 226 RND: 7 (CHI)
Phil Mafah
RB Clemson
Jay Toia Head Shot
PICK: 233 RND: 7 (CHI)
Jay Toia
DL UCLA
Donovan Edwards Head Shot
PICK: 240 RND: 7 (CHI)
Donovan Edwards
RB Michigan
Carson Schwesinger Head Shot
PICK: 249 RND: 7 (CHI)
Carson Schwesinger
LB UCLA
Draft Picks Received
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (DAL)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Malaki Starks Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (NYJ)
Malaki Starks
S Georgia
Jordan Burch Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (LV)
Jordan Burch
DE-EDGE Oregon
Emery Jones Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (NYJ)
Emery Jones Jr.
OT LSU
Trey Zuhn III Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (NO)
Trey Zuhn III
OT Texas A&M
Quinshon Judkins Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (NO)
Quinshon Judkins
RB Ohio State
Jared Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (DAL)
Jared Wilson
C Georgia
Phil Mafah Head Shot
PICK: 226 RND: 7 (SF)
Phil Mafah
RB Clemson
Carson Schwesinger Head Shot
PICK: 249 RND: 7 (SF)
Carson Schwesinger
LB UCLA
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (LAR)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (CIN)
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Draft Picks Traded
Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 10 RND: 1 (DAL)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Tyler Booker Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (NO)
Tyler Booker
OG Alabama
Quinn Ewers Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (LV)
Quinn Ewers
QB Texas
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (ATL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (ATL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (ATL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (ATL)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Players Gained
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Joey Bosa
LB
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Braden Fiske
DL
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Ted Karras
C
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Kolton Miller
OT
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Jonathan Mingo
WR
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John Simpson
OG
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Kobie Turner
DT
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Jared Verse
DE
Players traded away
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Amen Ogbongbemiga
LB
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Aviante Collins
OT
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Carl Jones Jr.
LB
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Chris Glaser
OG
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Coleman Shelton
OG
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Collin Johnson
WR
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Dante Pettis
WR
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Darrynton Evans
RB
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DeAndre Carter
WR
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Doug Kramer
C
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Freddie Swain
WR
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Ian Wheeler
RB
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Jake Curhan
OT
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Jamree Kromah
DT
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Jerome Carvin
OG
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Keith Randolph Jr.
DT
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Kiran Amegadjie
OT
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Larry Borom
OT
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Micah Baskerville
LB
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Michael Dwumfour
DT
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Nsimba Webster
WR
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Peter LeBlanc
WR
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Ryan Bates
OG
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Samori Toure
WR
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Teven Jenkins
OT
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Theo Benedet
OT
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Tommy Sweeney
TE
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Travis Homer
RB
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Tremaine Edmunds
LB
Draft Grade — Bears
Overall B+
ValueC+ NeedB TradesA+ FutureB
The Bears won the night they stopped Schwesinger from sliding. Grade: B+.

Somebody in the 249th pick was going to get robbed, and it turned out to be the rest of the league. The Bears sat still while Carson Schwesinger, the No. 124 name on the board, slid all the way to them, then sprinted to the podium. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B+.

The Zuhn III reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade. They robbed the room blind at the table, and it lifts the grade on its own.

The cornerback hole is the one line item this class does not answer.

In short, they left a little better than they arrived, which is the whole idea.

Pick Analysis
Pick12 Rnd1 Walter Nolen
In slot 12 they get a load in the middle. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick41 Rnd2 Donovan Jackson
Value said wait; Donovan Jackson in No. 41 says they were not listening. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick42 Rnd2 Malaki Starks
Malaki Starks at pick 42 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick73 Rnd3 Jordan Burch
Jordan Burch at the 73rd overall pick is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick108 Rnd4 Emery Jones Jr.
A big swing on Emery Jones Jr. at Round 4, Pick 7, well ahead of any board in the building. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick110 Rnd4 Trey Zuhn III
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Trey Zuhn III well ahead of where he belonged. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick129 Rnd4 Quinshon Judkins
A top-tier running back at a bargain, Quinshon Judkins in the Round 4 slot, plain and simple. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick147 Rnd5 Mason Taylor
You do not let a tight end like Mason Taylor reach the 147th pick and blink. They did not. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick148 Rnd5 Jared Wilson
They reached into another round for Jared Wilson, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick193 Rnd6 Lander Barton
Lander Barton in the 193rd pick is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick226 Rnd7 Phil Mafah
Phil Mafah in Round 7, Pick 10 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick233 Rnd7 Jay Toia
They reached a country mile for Jay Toia at pick No. 233, and the board is aghast. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick240 Rnd7 Donovan Edwards
Taking Donovan Edwards in the 240th overall pick is close to grand larceny; a running back that good had no business lasting this long. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick249 Rnd7 Carson Schwesinger
The board fumbled Carson Schwesinger all the way to the Round 7 slot, and they scooped it up. It patches a soft spot without any drama.