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Draft Selections
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (CHI)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Tyler Booker Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (CHI)
Tyler Booker
OG Alabama
Omarion Hampton Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (CHI)
Omarion Hampton
RB North Carolina
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (CHI)
Donovan Jackson
OT Ohio State
Jaylin Noel Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (CHI)
Jaylin Noel
WR Iowa State
Darius Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (CHI)
Darius Alexander
DT Toledo
Jack Kiser Head Shot
PICK: 197 RND: 6 (CHI)
Jack Kiser
LB Notre Dame
Kobe Hudson Head Shot
PICK: 235 RND: 7 (CHI)
Kobe Hudson
WR UCF
Phillip Webb Head Shot
PICK: 242 RND: 7 (CHI)
Phillip Webb
DL-EDGE Jackson State
Jordan Hancock Head Shot
PICK: 257 RND: 7 (CHI)
Jordan Hancock
S Ohio State
Draft Picks Received
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (CLE)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Jaylin Noel Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (CLE)
Jaylin Noel
WR Iowa State
Jordan Hancock Head Shot
PICK: 257 RND: 7 (CLE)
Jordan Hancock
S Ohio State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (CLE)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (CLE)
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Draft Picks Traded
Shemar Stewart Head Shot
PICK: 10 RND: 1 (CLE)
Shemar Stewart
DE-EDGE Texas A&M
Players Gained
Head Shot
Michael Dunn
OG
Draft Grade — Bears
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesC- FutureA+
A sensible, unshowy class lands the Bears a B.

The war room fell hard for Phillip Webb, and it showed at pick 242: 99 picks ahead of a board that had other ideas. It nets out to a B, which feels about right.

That is a safety worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly. For all the activity, cornerback went untouched, which is hard to explain. The trades cost them a sliver of value they did not need to spend.

It is a bet on later, and a defensible one for a team playing the long game.

Bottom line, more hits than misses and a roster nudged the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick33 Rnd2 Walter Nolen
Walter Nolen in No. 33 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick39 Rnd2 Tyler Booker
No drama and no debate, Tyler Booker went about where he belonged in pick 39. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick41 Rnd2 Omarion Hampton
A slide stopped in the 41st overall pick, with Omarion Hampton worth more than the price. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick72 Rnd3 Donovan Jackson
A reach for Donovan Jackson in Round 3, Pick 8; a little patience would have been rewarded. The roster fit checks out.
Pick94 Rnd3 Jaylin Noel
A premium they did not need to pay, Jaylin Noel a notch or two before his time. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick149 Rnd5 Darius Alexander
They robbed the room for Darius Alexander here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick197 Rnd6 Jack Kiser
A market-rate linebacker, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Jack Kiser. It fills a real need, too.
Pick235 Rnd7 Kobe Hudson
Kobe Hudson in Round 7, Pick 17 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick242 Rnd7 Phillip Webb
A real head-scratcher, Phillip Webb in pick 242 is miles ahead of his ranking. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick257 Rnd7 Jordan Hancock
Jordan Hancock at slot 257 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.