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    Bears
Draft Selections
Mason Graham Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (CHI)
Mason Graham
DT Michigan
Jack Sawyer Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (CHI)
Jack Sawyer
DE Ohio State
Tyler Booker Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (CHI)
Tyler Booker
OG Alabama
JT Tuimoloau Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (CHI)
JT Tuimoloau
DE Ohio State
Ar'maj Reed-Adams Head Shot
PICK: 147 RND: 5 (CHI)
Ar'maj Reed-Adams
OG Texas A&M
Miles Frazier Head Shot
PICK: 203 RND: 6 (CHI)
Miles Frazier
OG LSU
Xavier Nwankpa Head Shot
PICK: 226 RND: 7 (CHI)
Xavier Nwankpa
S Iowa
J.Michael Sturdivant Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (CHI)
J.Michael Sturdivant
WR UCLA
Bryce Foster Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (CHI)
Bryce Foster
C Kansas
Garrett Dellinger Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (CHI)
Garrett Dellinger
OG LSU
Jay Toia Head Shot
PICK: 249 RND: 7 (CHI)
Jay Toia
DL UCLA
Draft Picks Received
Tyler Booker Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (DAL)
Tyler Booker
OG Alabama
J.Michael Sturdivant Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (SF)
J.Michael Sturdivant
WR UCLA
Garrett Dellinger Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (SF)
Garrett Dellinger
OG LSU
Jay Toia Head Shot
PICK: 249 RND: 7 (SF)
Jay Toia
DL UCLA
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (DAL)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (DAL)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Landon Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (DAL)
Landon Jackson
DL Arkansas
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (ATL)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Players Gained
Head Shot
Luke Schoonmaker
TE
Draft Grade — Bears
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesA- FutureB
The Bears checked most of the boxes and earned a B.

Somewhere a scout is still blinking. The Bears spent the 249th overall pick on Jay Toia, a name the board had a full 88 spots lower. It nets out to a B, which feels about right.

The Foster value carries more weight than any single miss elsewhere. A whole weekend of picks and running back is somehow still a want.

Small wins on the phones, but wins all the same.

Solid rather than spectacular, and there is nothing wrong with that.

Pick Analysis
Pick9 Rnd1 Mason Graham
In No. 9 they get a load in the middle. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick35 Rnd2 Jack Sawyer
Jack Sawyer at the 35th overall pick is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick44 Rnd2 Tyler Booker
A tidy little value on Tyler Booker in the Round 2 slot, a step better than break-even. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick73 Rnd3 JT Tuimoloau
JT Tuimoloau is a better player than Round 3, Pick 9 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick147 Rnd5 Ar'maj Reed-Adams
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Ar'maj Reed-Adams well ahead of where he belonged. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick203 Rnd6 Miles Frazier
They went early on Miles Frazier in slot 203, and the value did not follow. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick226 Rnd7 Xavier Nwankpa
You do not let a safety like Xavier Nwankpa reach pick 226 and blink. They did not. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick231 Rnd7 J.Michael Sturdivant
J.Michael Sturdivant in slot 231 is fair value, right on his grade. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick244 Rnd7 Bryce Foster
They barely believed it either: Bryce Foster still on the board at pick No. 244. The roster fit checks out.
Pick247 Rnd7 Garrett Dellinger
They talked themselves into Garrett Dellinger at No. 247, and the board did not agree. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick249 Rnd7 Jay Toia
Jay Toia in the 249th pick is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.