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Draft Selections
Shemar Stewart Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (CHI)
Shemar Stewart
DE-EDGE Texas A&M
Grey Zabel Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (CHI)
Grey Zabel
OT North Dakota State
Omarion Hampton Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (CHI)
Omarion Hampton
RB North Carolina
Alfred Collins Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (CHI)
Alfred Collins
DT Texas
Hollin Pierce Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (CHI)
Hollin Pierce
OT Rutgers
Isaac TeSlaa Head Shot
PICK: 233 RND: 7 (CHI)
Isaac TeSlaa
WR Arkansas
Donovan Edwards Head Shot
PICK: 240 RND: 7 (CHI)
Donovan Edwards
RB Michigan
Draft Picks Received
Shemar Stewart Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (HOU)
Shemar Stewart
DE-EDGE Texas A&M
Hollin Pierce Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (TB)
Hollin Pierce
OT Rutgers
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (HOU)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (HOU)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 10 RND: 1 (HOU)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Tyler Baron Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (TB)
Tyler Baron
DE-EDGE Miami
Draft Grade — Bears
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedA- TradesD- FutureA
The Bears let Edwards fall and pounced. Final grade: B.

You build a draft on nights like this. Donovan Edwards had no business being available in No. 240, and the Bears did the only sane thing and turned in the card. Solid and sensible more than spectacular: a B.

They lost the exchange badly enough to drag the whole class down. The cornerback spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. They are betting Pierce proves the room right and everyone else wrong.

It is a bet on later, and a defensible one for a team playing the long game.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but cornerback.

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Shemar Stewart
In slot 25 they get a double-digit-sack hope at a price that makes it sweeter. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick39 Rnd2 Grey Zabel
A clean, defensible pick in the 39th pick with a little surplus value in Grey Zabel. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick41 Rnd2 Omarion Hampton
A tidy bit of business in pick 41, where Omarion Hampton graded well above the range. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick72 Rnd3 Alfred Collins
Alfred Collins at the Round 3 slot is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick121 Rnd4 Hollin Pierce
They liked Hollin Pierce enough to skip the value, taking him in the 121st overall pick. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick233 Rnd7 Isaac TeSlaa
They took Isaac TeSlaa at par in Round 7, Pick 17, which is nothing to complain about. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick240 Rnd7 Donovan Edwards
They will replay Donovan Edwards at pick No. 240 for years; that is how good the value is. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.