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02/29/24 3.0

  • Slasky80 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Bears
Draft Selections
Caleb Williams Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (CHI)
Caleb Williams
QB USC
Chop Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (CHI)
Chop Robinson
DE-EDGE Penn State
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (CHI)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (CHI)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Calen Bullock Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (CHI)
Calen Bullock
S USC
Leonard Taylor III Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (CHI)
Leonard Taylor III
DL Miami (FL)
Trey Benson Head Shot
PICK: 96 RND: 3 (CHI)
Trey Benson
RB Florida State
Beaux Limmer Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (CHI)
Beaux Limmer
C Arkansas
Dadrion Taylor-Demerson Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (CHI)
Dadrion Taylor-Demerson
S Texas Tech
Jordan Travis Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (CHI)
Jordan Travis
QB Florida State
Jaheim Bell Head Shot
PICK: 185 RND: 6 (CHI)
Jaheim Bell
TE Florida State
Tahj Washington Head Shot
PICK: 211 RND: 6 (CHI)
Tahj Washington
WR USC
Ryan Watts Head Shot
PICK: 234 RND: 7 (CHI)
Ryan Watts
CB Texas
Draft Picks Received
Chop Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (DAL)
Chop Robinson
DE-EDGE Penn State
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (ATL)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
Calen Bullock Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (CIN)
Calen Bullock
S USC
Leonard Taylor III Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (DAL)
Leonard Taylor III
DL Miami (FL)
Trey Benson Head Shot
PICK: 96 RND: 3 (JAX)
Trey Benson
RB Florida State
Jaheim Bell Head Shot
PICK: 185 RND: 6 (NYG)
Jaheim Bell
TE Florida State
Tahj Washington Head Shot
PICK: 211 RND: 6 (JAX)
Tahj Washington
WR USC
Ryan Watts Head Shot
PICK: 234 RND: 7 (JAX)
Ryan Watts
CB Texas
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (JAX)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (ATL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (PHI)
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Draft Picks Traded
Olumuyiwa Fashanu Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (NYG)
Olumuyiwa Fashanu
OT Penn State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (MIA)
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Players Gained
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Jalin Hyatt
WR
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Myles Murphy
DE
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Kelee Ringo
CB
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Kayvon Thibodeaux
EDGE
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Leighton Vander Esch
LB
Players traded away
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Cody Whitehair
OG
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Darnell Mooney
WR
Head Shot
Eddie Jackson
S
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Justin Fields
QB
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Justin Jones
DT
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Travis Homer
RB
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Yannick Ngakoue
DE
Draft Grade — Bears
Overall A-
ValueB- NeedB TradesA+ FutureA
A passer of the future in Williams, and a A-, for the Bears.

They finally answered the question that shadows every other one. Caleb Williams is the Bears' quarterback, full stop.

They robbed the room blind at the table, and it lifts the grade on its own. Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Bell. Every board in the league had Watts lower, and that gap is the story.

The linebacker hole is the one line item this class does not answer. With linebacker unsolved, spending premium capital on safety is the choice that costs them.

In the end it comes back to Caleb Williams, and a haul good enough to build on right away.

Pick Analysis
Pick1 Rnd1 Caleb Williams
In No. 1 they get a long-term answer under center. A real need, handled.
Pick24 Rnd1 Chop Robinson
In the 24th pick they get a problem off the edge at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick74 Rnd3 Xavier Legette
By-the-book stuff, Xavier Legette at the 74th overall pick squarely in line with his ranking. It fills a real need, too.
Pick75 Rnd3 Cooper Beebe
Cooper Beebe in pick 75 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick80 Rnd3 Calen Bullock
A clean, defensible pick in pick No. 80 with a little surplus value in Calen Bullock. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick87 Rnd3 Leonard Taylor III
They paid up for Leonard Taylor III at Round 3, Pick 24 when waiting would have done the job. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick96 Rnd3 Trey Benson
They took Trey Benson at par in slot 96, which is nothing to complain about. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick111 Rnd4 Beaux Limmer
Beaux Limmer at the Round 4 slot jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick123 Rnd4 Dadrion Taylor-Demerson
The needs board was loud and they turned it down, spending the 123rd pick on Dadrion Taylor-Demerson with linebacker unsolved.
Pick143 Rnd5 Jordan Travis
Jordan Travis in pick No. 143 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick185 Rnd6 Jaheim Bell
Jaheim Bell in slot 185 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick211 Rnd6 Tahj Washington
A wide receiver of that caliber at the 211th overall pick is the definition of value, full stop. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick234 Rnd7 Ryan Watts
This one needs a full-page explanation: Ryan Watts in pick 234, miles early. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.