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zimm DRAFTING FOR THEBears
Draft Selections
Draft Picks Received
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(BUF)
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(BUF)
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Draft Picks Traded
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(ATL)
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Players Gained
Trey
Smith
OG
Jalen
Tolbert
WR
O'Cyrus
Torrence
OG
Kobie
Turner
DT
Jared
Verse
DE
Travon
Walker
LB
Players traded away
Ameer
Speed
CB
Amen
Ogbongbemiga
LB
Chris
Glaser
OG
Darrynton
Evans
RB
Doug
Kramer
C
Freddie
Swain
WR
Gerald
Everett
TE
Ian
Wheeler
RB
Jake
Curhan
OT
Jerome
Carvin
OG
Keenan
Allen
WR
Kiran
Amegadjie
OT
Larry
Borom
OT
Marcedes
Lewis
TE
Noah
Sewell
LB
Nsimba
Webster
WR
Roschon
Johnson
RB
Ryan
Bates
OG
Stephen
Carlson
TE
Tommy
Sweeney
TE
Travis
Homer
RB
Draft Grade — Bears
Overall
B+
ValueC+
NeedB
TradesA+
FutureA
The Bears worked the phones like thieves and earned a B+. When a board-topper like Jared Wilson slides to slot 171, you do not overthink it, and the Bears did not.
The Zuhn III reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade. The trade ledger is the best part of the whole weekend.
They will regret leaving edge rusher for another day if the season turns on it. The Bears clearly valued win-now help, adding bodies who have done it before.
Good work on the whole, with edge rusher the one box left unchecked.
Pick Analysis
Pick31
Rnd1
Jalon Walker
In the Round 1 slot they get a sideline-to-sideline linebacker at a price that makes it sweeter.
Pick39
Rnd2
Walter Nolen
You do not let an interior defensive lineman like Walter Nolen reach No. 39 and blink. They did not. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick41
Rnd2
Donovan Jackson
A wild overpay on Donovan Jackson in No. 41, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick72
Rnd3
Emery Jones Jr.
Value said wait; Emery Jones Jr. in the 72nd overall pick says they were not listening. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick108
Rnd4
Denzel Burke
They will replay Denzel Burke at Round 4, Pick 7 for years; that is how good the value is. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick126
Rnd4
Kevin Winston Jr.
Steal is underselling it; Kevin Winston Jr. at pick No. 126 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick149
Rnd5
Antwane Wells Jr.
Antwane Wells Jr. at the Round 5 slot is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. The roster fit checks out.
Pick150
Rnd5
Trey Zuhn III
A real head-scratcher, Trey Zuhn III in slot 150 is miles ahead of his ranking. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick171
Rnd5
Jared Wilson
Jared Wilson in pick 171 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick197
Rnd6
Luke Lachey
No drama and no debate, Luke Lachey went about where he belonged in the 197th pick. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick235
Rnd7
Bryson Nesbit
They reached a country mile for Bryson Nesbit at pick No. 235, and the board is aghast. Nice player, but the depth chart did not need him here.
Pick242
Rnd7
Nick Martin
Nick Martin at the 242nd pick is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.