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Draft Selections
Josh Simmons Head Shot
PICK: 10 RND: 1 (CHI)
Josh Simmons
OT Ohio State
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (CHI)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
Kaleb Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (CHI)
Kaleb Johnson
RB Iowa
Xavier Watts Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (CHI)
Xavier Watts
S Notre Dame
Jake Majors Head Shot
PICK: 147 RND: 5 (CHI)
Jake Majors
C Texas
Antwane Wells Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (CHI)
Antwane Wells Jr.
WR Ole Miss
Draft Grade — Bears
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Best value of the weekend goes to the Bears for Majors: B-.

Thirty-one other rooms let Jake Majors slide, and the Bears were the ones holding the card at Round 5, Pick 10. Highway robbery. It nets out to a B-, which feels about right.

Leaving edge rusher unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. Every board in the league had Simmons lower, and that gap is the story.

On the needs board they went 3 of 8, with running back the one that mattered most. The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom.

Nothing here to lose sleep over, and plenty to feel decent about.

Pick Analysis
Pick10 Rnd1 Josh Simmons
In pick No. 10 they get a building block for the line, though they paid up to get him. A real need, handled.
Pick39 Rnd2 Tate Ratledge
Value with a capital V on Tate Ratledge in the 39th pick, a genuine coup. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick41 Rnd2 Kaleb Johnson
They paid sticker price for Kaleb Johnson in Round 2, Pick 9, and that is fine. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick72 Rnd3 Xavier Watts
Xavier Watts in the Round 3 slot is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick147 Rnd5 Jake Majors
Jake Majors in the 147th overall pick is a gift, value that borders on unfair. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick193 Rnd6 Antwane Wells Jr.
Circle this one: Antwane Wells Jr. at No. 193 is a fall that decides a draft. The roster fit checks out.