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Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (CHI)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
Omarion Hampton Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (CHI)
Omarion Hampton
RB North Carolina
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (CHI)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Jihaad Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (CHI)
Jihaad Campbell
LB Alabama
Dylan Fairchild Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (CHI)
Dylan Fairchild
OG Georgia
Jake Majors Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 5 (CHI)
Jake Majors
C Texas
Mason Taylor Head Shot
PICK: 147 RND: 5 (CHI)
Mason Taylor
TE LSU
Smael Mondon Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (CHI)
Smael Mondon Jr.
LB Georgia
Ollie Gordon II Head Shot
PICK: 233 RND: 7 (CHI)
Ollie Gordon II
RB Oklahoma State
Jordan Hancock Head Shot
PICK: 240 RND: 7 (CHI)
Jordan Hancock
S Ohio State
Draft Picks Received
Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (HOU)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
Dylan Fairchild Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (MIN)
Dylan Fairchild
OG Georgia
Jake Majors Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 5 (MIN)
Jake Majors
C Texas
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (MIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (MIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (MIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (HOU)
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Draft Picks Traded
Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 10 RND: 1 (MIN)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Players Gained
Head Shot
Cam Robinson
OT
Draft Grade — Bears
Overall B+
ValueA NeedB TradesC+ FutureA+
Best value of the weekend goes to the Bears for Mondon Jr.: B+.

When a board-topper like Smael Mondon Jr. slides to the 193rd overall pick, you do not overthink it, and the Bears did not. No fireworks, but a solid B+.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through edge rusher. The future picks help the war chest more than the win-now roster.

Job largely done: interior defensive lineman settled and 4 of 8 of the wish list covered. The weekend tilted hard toward the defense.

Not a headline-grabber, but a perfectly good weekend's work.

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Nick Emmanwori
In Round 1, Pick 25 they get a centerfielder for the defense at a price that makes it sweeter. More want than need.
Pick39 Rnd2 Omarion Hampton
Somehow Omarion Hampton was still sitting there in the 39th pick, and they pounced on premier running back value. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick41 Rnd2 Walter Nolen
Walter Nolen at the 41st overall pick is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick72 Rnd3 Jihaad Campbell
A linebacker of that caliber at No. 72 is the definition of value, full stop. It fills a real need, too.
Pick97 Rnd3 Dylan Fairchild
Value with a capital V on Dylan Fairchild in pick No. 97, a genuine coup. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick138 Rnd5 Jake Majors
Steal is underselling it; Jake Majors at the Round 5 slot is a heist with the alarm still ringing. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick147 Rnd5 Mason Taylor
You do not let a tight end like Mason Taylor reach pick 147 and blink. They did not. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick193 Rnd6 Smael Mondon Jr.
They robbed the room for Smael Mondon Jr. here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick233 Rnd7 Ollie Gordon II
Ollie Gordon II at Round 7, Pick 17 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick240 Rnd7 Jordan Hancock
Circle this one: Jordan Hancock at No. 240 is a fall that decides a draft. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.