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Draft Selections
Zion Young Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (CHI)
Zion Young
DE-EDGE Missouri
Braylan Shelby Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (CHI)
Braylan Shelby
DE-EDGE USC
Kenyatta Jackson Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (CHI)
Kenyatta Jackson Jr.
DE-EDGE Ohio State
Drew Shelton Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (CHI)
Drew Shelton
OT Penn State
Jaquaize Pettaway Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (CHI)
Jaquaize Pettaway
WR East Carolina
J'Mari Taylor Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (CHI)
J'Mari Taylor
RB Virginia
Denver Harris Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (CHI)
Denver Harris
CB UNLV
Draft Grade — Bears
Overall C
ValueF NeedA- TradesB- FutureB-
Flashes of a plan, unevenly executed. Bears: C.

Nobody else had Braylan Shelby anywhere near pick 57. The Bears did, by 172 spots, and that gap is the whole story.

Landing Taylor that late papers over a lot of smaller sins. Leaving interior defensive lineman unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.

On the needs board they went 5 of 8, with edge rusher the one that mattered most.

If Zion Young and a couple of the gambles land, hindsight will be kinder than this grade.

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Zion Young
In No. 25 they get a quarterback's worst nightmare, though the board says they badly overpaid. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick57 Rnd2 Braylan Shelby
A big swing on Braylan Shelby at pick 57, well ahead of any board in the building. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick89 Rnd3 Kenyatta Jackson Jr.
Kenyatta Jackson Jr. at the 89th pick is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick129 Rnd4 Drew Shelton
Steal is underselling it; Drew Shelton at slot 129 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick163 Rnd5 Jaquaize Pettaway
Jaquaize Pettaway at Round 5, Pick 25 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. The roster fit checks out.
Pick239 Rnd7 J'Mari Taylor
They robbed the room for J'Mari Taylor here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick241 Rnd7 Denver Harris
Denver Harris in the 241st pick is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.