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Jer'Zhan Newton Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (CHI)
Jer'Zhan Newton
DL Illinois
Jared Verse Head Shot
PICK: 13 RND: 1 (CHI)
Jared Verse
DE-EDGE Florida State
Brian Thomas Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (CHI)
Brian Thomas Jr.
WR LSU
Quinyon Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (CHI)
Quinyon Mitchell
CB Toledo
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (CHI)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (CHI)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
Kingsley Suamataia Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (CHI)
Kingsley Suamataia
OT BYU
Ja'Tavion Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (CHI)
Ja'Tavion Sanders
TE Texas
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (CHI)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Payton Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (CHI)
Payton Wilson
LB North Carolina State
Zak Zinter Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (CHI)
Zak Zinter
OG Michigan
Marshawn Kneeland Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (CHI)
Marshawn Kneeland
DE-EDGE Western Michigan
Kamal Hadden Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (CHI)
Kamal Hadden
CB Tennessee
Ben Sinnott Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (CHI)
Ben Sinnott
TE Kansas State
Joe Milton III Head Shot
PICK: 122 RND: 4 (CHI)
Joe Milton III
QB Tennessee
Braelon Allen Head Shot
PICK: 146 RND: 5 (CHI)
Braelon Allen
RB Wisconsin
Draft Picks Received
Jared Verse Head Shot
PICK: 13 RND: 1 (LV)
Jared Verse
DE-EDGE Florida State
Brian Thomas Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (ARI)
Brian Thomas Jr.
WR LSU
Quinyon Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NE)
Quinyon Mitchell
CB Toledo
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (WSH)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (ATL)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
Kingsley Suamataia Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (LV)
Kingsley Suamataia
OT BYU
Ja'Tavion Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (NYG)
Ja'Tavion Sanders
TE Texas
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (NE)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Payton Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (ATL)
Payton Wilson
LB North Carolina State
Marshawn Kneeland Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (LV)
Marshawn Kneeland
DE-EDGE Western Michigan
Kamal Hadden Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (SF)
Kamal Hadden
CB Tennessee
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (WSH)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (DAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (WSH)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (DEN)
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Draft Picks Traded
Caleb Williams Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (WSH)
Caleb Williams
QB USC
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (MIA)
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Players Gained
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Budda Baker
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Saquon Barkley
RB
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Curtis Samuel
WR
Players traded away
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Darnell Mooney
WR
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DeMarcus Walker
DE
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Equanimeous St. Brown
WR
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Jaylon Johnson
CB
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Justin Jones
DT
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Larry Borom
OT
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Robert Tonyan
TE
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Tyler Scott
WR
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Velus Jones Jr.
WR
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Yannick Ngakoue
DE
Draft Grade — Bears
Overall A-
ValueC+ NeedB TradesA+ FutureA+
The Bears turned the phones into found money: A-.

The Bears put a flag in the ground for Kamal Hadden, 44 picks before anyone else would have, and the value took the hit.

The trade ledger is the best part of the whole weekend. The imported veterans give this class a floor the draft picks could not on their own.

They left with edge rusher solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

Trust the process, because this time the process plainly worked.

Pick Analysis
Pick9 Rnd1 Jer'Zhan Newton
In the Round 1 slot they get a wrecking ball inside. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick13 Rnd1 Jared Verse
In slot 13 they get a disruptor off the edge at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick27 Rnd1 Brian Thomas Jr.
In Round 1, Pick 27 they get a No. 1 receiver at fair value. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick34 Rnd2 Quinyon Mitchell
Quinyon Mitchell at the 34th overall pick is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick36 Rnd2 Xavier Legette
Xavier Legette in No. 36 is fair value, right on his grade. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick43 Rnd2 Jackson Powers-Johnson
They liked Jackson Powers-Johnson enough to skip the value, taking him in pick No. 43. It fills a real need, too.
Pick44 Rnd2 Kingsley Suamataia
They went early on Kingsley Suamataia in the Round 2 slot, and the value did not follow. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick47 Rnd2 Ja'Tavion Sanders
No drama and no debate, Ja'Tavion Sanders went about where he belonged in slot 47. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick68 Rnd3 Cooper Beebe
Cooper Beebe at pick No. 68 is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick74 Rnd3 Payton Wilson
Fair-plus on Payton Wilson, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick75 Rnd3 Zak Zinter
Zak Zinter at the 75th overall pick is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick77 Rnd3 Marshawn Kneeland
Value said wait; Marshawn Kneeland in the 77th pick says they were not listening. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick94 Rnd3 Kamal Hadden
Kamal Hadden in Round 3, Pick 31 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.
Pick110 Rnd4 Ben Sinnott
Ben Sinnott in pick 110 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. A luxury on a unit that was already in good shape.
Pick122 Rnd4 Joe Milton III
They reached into another round for Joe Milton III, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick146 Rnd5 Braelon Allen
A premium they did not need to pay, Braelon Allen a notch or two before his time. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.