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Draft Selections
Will Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (CHI)
Will Campbell
OT LSU
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (CHI)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
Tyler Booker Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (CHI)
Tyler Booker
OG Alabama
Deone Walker Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (CHI)
Deone Walker
DT Kentucky
Smael Mondon Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 142 RND: 5 (CHI)
Smael Mondon Jr.
LB Georgia
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 200 RND: 6 (CHI)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
Seth McLaughlin Head Shot
PICK: 232 RND: 7 (CHI)
Seth McLaughlin
C Ohio State
Tyler Cooper Head Shot
PICK: 246 RND: 7 (CHI)
Tyler Cooper
OG Minnesota
Draft Grade — Bears
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Bears let Skattebo fall into their laps, and walked away with a B-.

You could see the war room lean forward. Cam Skattebo at the Round 6 slot is the sort of fall that does not happen, except it just did. They moved the roster forward and banked a B- for it.

They will need Cooper to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it. They punted on edge rusher, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick9 Rnd1 Will Campbell
In pick No. 9 they get a long-term starter on the line. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick37 Rnd2 Tate Ratledge
Good price on Tate Ratledge in Round 2, Pick 5, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick40 Rnd2 Tyler Booker
Tyler Booker at the 40th pick is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the offensive lineman. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick71 Rnd3 Deone Walker
Deone Walker at the Round 3 slot is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick142 Rnd5 Smael Mondon Jr.
Circle this one: Smael Mondon Jr. at slot 142 is a fall that decides a draft. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick200 Rnd6 Cam Skattebo
Somehow Cam Skattebo was still sitting there in No. 200, and they pounced on premier running back value. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick232 Rnd7 Seth McLaughlin
They robbed the room for Seth McLaughlin here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick246 Rnd7 Tyler Cooper
Tyler Cooper at the 246th overall pick is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. It fills a real need, too.