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Draft Selections
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (CHI)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Jared Verse Head Shot
PICK: 15 RND: 1 (CHI)
Jared Verse
DE-EDGE Florida State
Tyler Nubin Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (CHI)
Tyler Nubin
S Minnesota
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (CHI)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
Johnny Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (CHI)
Johnny Wilson
WR Florida State
Christian Mahogany Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (CHI)
Christian Mahogany
OG Boston College
Cade Stover Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (CHI)
Cade Stover
TE-EDGE Ohio State
Khyree Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 88 RND: 3 (CHI)
Khyree Jackson
CB Oregon
Dillon Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (CHI)
Dillon Johnson
RB Washington
Cam Hart Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (CHI)
Cam Hart
CB Notre Dame
Darius Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (CHI)
Darius Robinson
DL-EDGE Missouri
Drake Nugent Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (CHI)
Drake Nugent
C Michigan
LaDarius Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (CHI)
LaDarius Henderson
OT Michigan
Javon Baker Head Shot
PICK: 203 RND: 6 (CHI)
Javon Baker
WR UCF
Tanor Bortolini Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (CHI)
Tanor Bortolini
C Wisconsin
Trey Taylor Head Shot
PICK: 232 RND: 7 (CHI)
Trey Taylor
S Air Force
Draft Picks Received
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (ARI)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Jared Verse Head Shot
PICK: 15 RND: 1 (IND)
Jared Verse
DE-EDGE Florida State
Tyler Nubin Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (ARI)
Tyler Nubin
S Minnesota
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (GB)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
Johnny Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (ARI)
Johnny Wilson
WR Florida State
Christian Mahogany Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (ARI)
Christian Mahogany
OG Boston College
Khyree Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 88 RND: 3 (GB)
Khyree Jackson
CB Oregon
Dillon Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (ARI)
Dillon Johnson
RB Washington
Cam Hart Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (ARI)
Cam Hart
CB Notre Dame
Javon Baker Head Shot
PICK: 203 RND: 6 (GB)
Javon Baker
WR UCF
Tanor Bortolini Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (GB)
Tanor Bortolini
C Wisconsin
Trey Taylor Head Shot
PICK: 232 RND: 7 (IND)
Trey Taylor
S Air Force
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (ARI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (MIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (MIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (IND)
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Draft Picks Traded
Malik Nabers Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (ARI)
Malik Nabers
WR LSU
Olumuyiwa Fashanu Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (MIN)
Olumuyiwa Fashanu
OT Penn State
Players Gained
Head Shot
Will Hernandez
OG
Draft Grade — Bears
Overall B+
ValueC+ NeedB TradesA+ FutureA
The Bears left with their quarterback, and a B+ to match.

The search is over. The Bears handed the keys to Drake Maye, and the whole operation now runs on his development.

They won the margins on every swap, and it adds up fast. They are betting Hart proves the room right and everyone else wrong. A whole weekend of picks and interior defensive lineman is somehow still a want.

Baker at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster. Spending an early pick on TE-EDGE with interior defensive lineman and linebacker open is the decision the grade keeps circling back to.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the interior defensive lineman spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Drake Maye
In pick 4 they get their quarterback of the future. A real need, handled.
Pick15 Rnd1 Jared Verse
In the 15th overall pick they get a disruptor off the edge at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick27 Rnd1 Tyler Nubin
In the 27th pick they get a two-high chess piece. Need was not the driver here.
Pick41 Rnd2 Jackson Powers-Johnson
Jackson Powers-Johnson at Round 2, Pick 9 is a conviction pick that outran the value. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick66 Rnd3 Johnny Wilson
Johnny Wilson at slot 66 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. The roster fit checks out.
Pick71 Rnd3 Christian Mahogany
They paid sticker price for Christian Mahogany in No. 71, and that is fine. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick75 Rnd3 Cade Stover
They bypassed pressing needs at interior defensive lineman and linebacker to take Cade Stover, a TE-EDGE that was not the priority.
Pick88 Rnd3 Khyree Jackson
They paid a round early for Khyree Jackson in the Round 3 slot, more than the board wanted. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick90 Rnd3 Dillon Johnson
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Dillon Johnson. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick105 Rnd4 Cam Hart
Cam Hart at No. 105 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick111 Rnd4 Darius Robinson
The board had cheaper options than Darius Robinson at pick No. 111, and it noticed. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick123 Rnd4 Drake Nugent
This one needs a full-page explanation: Drake Nugent in pick 123, miles early. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick143 Rnd5 LaDarius Henderson
A big swing on LaDarius Henderson at Round 5, Pick 7, well ahead of any board in the building. It fills a real need, too.
Pick203 Rnd6 Javon Baker
Javon Baker is a better player than slot 203 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick216 Rnd6 Tanor Bortolini
Tanor Bortolini at the 216th overall pick jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick232 Rnd7 Trey Taylor
A real head-scratcher, Trey Taylor in the Round 7 slot is miles ahead of his ranking. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.