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  • jc71 DRAFTING FOR THE
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Draft Selections
Rome Odunze Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (CHI)
Rome Odunze
WR Washington
Tyler Nubin Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (CHI)
Tyler Nubin
S Minnesota
Bralen Trice Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (CHI)
Bralen Trice
DE-EDGE Washington
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CHI)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (CHI)
T'Vondre Sweat
DL Texas
Johnny Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (CHI)
Johnny Wilson
WR Florida State
Roman Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (CHI)
Roman Wilson
WR Michigan
Zak Zinter Head Shot
PICK: 83 RND: 3 (CHI)
Zak Zinter
OG Michigan
Sedrick Van Pran Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (CHI)
Sedrick Van Pran
C Georgia
Justin Eboigbe Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (CHI)
Justin Eboigbe
DL-EDGE Alabama
Javon Foster Head Shot
PICK: 122 RND: 4 (CHI)
Javon Foster
OT Missouri
Ben Sinnott Head Shot
PICK: 146 RND: 5 (CHI)
Ben Sinnott
TE Kansas State
Mark Perry Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (CHI)
Mark Perry
S TCU
Draft Picks Received
Tyler Nubin Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (BUF)
Tyler Nubin
S Minnesota
Bralen Trice Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (LAC)
Bralen Trice
DE-EDGE Washington
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (BUF)
T'Vondre Sweat
DL Texas
Johnny Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (LAC)
Johnny Wilson
WR Florida State
Zak Zinter Head Shot
PICK: 83 RND: 3 (LAR)
Zak Zinter
OG Michigan
Sedrick Van Pran Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (PIT)
Sedrick Van Pran
C Georgia
Mark Perry Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (PIT)
Mark Perry
S TCU
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (CIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (LAC)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (LAC)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (CIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (PIT)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (CIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (PIT)
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Draft Picks Traded
Brock Bowers Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (LAC)
Brock Bowers
TE Georgia
Draft Grade — Bears
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB- TradesD- FutureA+
The phones sank the Bears this weekend: B-.

Somebody took the Bears to the cleaners. The deals they made bled real value, and the whole class wears it. Solid and sensible more than spectacular: a B-.

They punted on running back, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. If Eboigbe pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about.

However the rest shakes out, Sinnott at that price is a win they earned. Job largely done: edge rusher settled and 4 of 8 of the wish list covered.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the running back spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick9 Rnd1 Rome Odunze
In the 9th overall pick they get a matchup problem out wide. A real need, handled.
Pick28 Rnd1 Tyler Nubin
In pick No. 28 they get a two-high chess piece at fair value. Need was not the driver here.
Pick37 Rnd2 Bralen Trice
A market-rate edge rusher, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Bralen Trice. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick49 Rnd2 Jackson Powers-Johnson
Jackson Powers-Johnson at the 49th pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick60 Rnd2 T'Vondre Sweat
A straight-up fair deal on T'Vondre Sweat at pick 60, value and slot in agreement. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick69 Rnd3 Johnny Wilson
No drama and no debate, Johnny Wilson went about where he belonged in the Round 3 slot. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick75 Rnd3 Roman Wilson
Roman Wilson at No. 75 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick83 Rnd3 Zak Zinter
A premium they did not need to pay, Zak Zinter a notch or two before his time. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick84 Rnd3 Sedrick Van Pran
By-the-book stuff, Sedrick Van Pran at Round 3, Pick 20 squarely in line with his ranking. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick110 Rnd4 Justin Eboigbe
A conviction pick on Justin Eboigbe at pick No. 110 that the board grades a round light. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick122 Rnd4 Javon Foster
They paid sticker price for Javon Foster in the 122nd pick, and that is fine. The roster fit checks out.
Pick146 Rnd5 Ben Sinnott
Nice patience on Ben Sinnott, who had no business lasting to the 146th overall pick. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick241 Rnd7 Mark Perry
A clean, defensible pick in pick 241 with a little surplus value in Mark Perry. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.