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2025 New Era Bears

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Draft Selections
Kevin Winston Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (CHI)
Kevin Winston Jr.
S Penn State
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (CHI)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Rod Moore Head Shot
PICK: 64 RND: 2 (CHI)
Rod Moore
S Michigan
Luke Kandra Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (CHI)
Luke Kandra
OG Cincinnati
Bryson Nesbit Head Shot
PICK: 116 RND: 4 (CHI)
Bryson Nesbit
TE North Carolina
Jason Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (CHI)
Jason Henderson
LB Old Dominion
Jaydn Ott Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (CHI)
Jaydn Ott
RB California
TJ Ferguson Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (CHI)
TJ Ferguson
OG Oregon
Moose Muhammad III Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (CHI)
Moose Muhammad III
WR Texas A&M
Jonah Monheim Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (CHI)
Jonah Monheim
OT USC
Jared Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 153 RND: 5 (CHI)
Jared Wilson
C Georgia
Gentry Williams Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 6 (CHI)
Gentry Williams
CB Oklahoma
Fentrell Cypress II Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (CHI)
Fentrell Cypress II
CB Florida State
Jordan Burch Head Shot
PICK: 182 RND: 6 (CHI)
Jordan Burch
DE-EDGE Oregon
Cody Simon Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 7 (CHI)
Cody Simon
LB Ohio State
Monaray Baldwin Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (CHI)
Monaray Baldwin
WR Baylor
Squirrel White Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (CHI)
Squirrel White
WR Tennessee
Draft Picks Received
Kevin Winston Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (CIN)
Kevin Winston Jr.
S Penn State
Rod Moore Head Shot
PICK: 64 RND: 2 (KC)
Rod Moore
S Michigan
Luke Kandra Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (ATL)
Luke Kandra
OG Cincinnati
Jason Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (PHI)
Jason Henderson
LB Old Dominion
Jaydn Ott Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (CIN)
Jaydn Ott
RB California
TJ Ferguson Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (KC)
TJ Ferguson
OG Oregon
Jonah Monheim Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (ATL)
Jonah Monheim
OT USC
Jared Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 153 RND: 5 (PHI)
Jared Wilson
C Georgia
Gentry Williams Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 6 (DEN)
Gentry Williams
CB Oklahoma
Cody Simon Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 7 (KC)
Cody Simon
LB Ohio State
Monaray Baldwin Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (CIN)
Monaray Baldwin
WR Baylor
Squirrel White Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (KC)
Squirrel White
WR Tennessee
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (KC)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (ATL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (CIN)
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Draft Picks Traded
Tacario Davis Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (CIN)
Tacario Davis
CB Arizona
Tez Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (DEN)
Tez Johnson
WR Oregon
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (ATL)
Jalon Walker
LB-EDGE Georgia
Jason Marshall Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (PHI)
Jason Marshall Jr.
CB Florida
Players Gained
Head Shot
Troy Franklin
WR
Head Shot
John Franklin-Myers
DE
Head Shot
P.J. Locke
S
Head Shot
Drew Sanders
LB
Head Shot
Caden Sterns
S
Players traded away
Head Shot
Adrian Colbert
S
Head Shot
Amen Ogbongbemiga
LB
Head Shot
Dominique Robinson
DE
Head Shot
Nsimba Webster
WR
Draft Grade — Bears
Overall B
ValueC+ NeedB TradesA+ FutureB-
A masterclass at the trade table lands the Bears a B.

If confidence were a draft strategy, the Bears would have aced it. Cody Simon at the 193rd overall pick is 53 spots clear of where he belonged.

They robbed the room blind at the table, and it lifts the grade on its own. Spending an early pick on safety with quarterback open is the decision the grade keeps circling back to.

They will regret leaving quarterback for another day if the season turns on it.

A tidy weekend of work that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick28 Rnd1 Kevin Winston Jr.
No drama and no debate, Kevin Winston Jr. went about where he belonged in pick 28. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick33 Rnd2 Kenneth Grant
A market-rate interior defensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Kenneth Grant. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick64 Rnd2 Rod Moore
A want over a need in the Round 2 slot: Rod Moore adds a safety while quarterback keeps waiting.
Pick85 Rnd3 Luke Kandra
A big swing on Luke Kandra at the 85th pick, well ahead of any board in the building. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick116 Rnd4 Bryson Nesbit
Bryson Nesbit in slot 116 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick121 Rnd4 Jason Henderson
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Jason Henderson well ahead of where he belonged. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick124 Rnd4 Jaydn Ott
Jaydn Ott at No. 124 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick128 Rnd4 TJ Ferguson
TJ Ferguson at the 128th pick jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick148 Rnd5 Moose Muhammad III
They reached into another round for Moose Muhammad III, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick149 Rnd5 Jonah Monheim
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Jonah Monheim at pick 149. The roster fit checks out.
Pick153 Rnd5 Jared Wilson
Jared Wilson at slot 153 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. It fills a real need, too.
Pick163 Rnd6 Gentry Williams
Gentry Williams in the Round 6 slot is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick180 Rnd6 Fentrell Cypress II
They reached a country mile for Fentrell Cypress II at the 180th overall pick, and the board is aghast. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick182 Rnd6 Jordan Burch
A premium they did not need to pay, Jordan Burch a notch or two before his time. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick193 Rnd7 Cody Simon
Value said wait; Cody Simon in Round 7, Pick 1 says they were not listening. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick220 Rnd7 Monaray Baldwin
The board had cheaper options than Monaray Baldwin at No. 220, and it noticed. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick224 Rnd7 Squirrel White
This one needs a full-page explanation: Squirrel White in pick 224, miles early. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.