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  • david1 DRAFTING FOR THE
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Draft Selections
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (CHI)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (CHI)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
TreVeyon Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 55 RND: 2 (CHI)
TreVeyon Henderson
RB Ohio State
Jayden Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (CHI)
Jayden Higgins
WR Iowa State
Kyle Kennard Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (CHI)
Kyle Kennard
DE-EDGE South Carolina
Alfred Collins Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (CHI)
Alfred Collins
DT Texas
Dylan Fairchild Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (CHI)
Dylan Fairchild
OG Georgia
Anthony Belton Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (CHI)
Anthony Belton
OT NC State
Tyler Shough Head Shot
PICK: 187 RND: 6 (CHI)
Tyler Shough
QB Louisville
Upton Stout Head Shot
PICK: 233 RND: 7 (CHI)
Upton Stout
S Western Kentucky
Jaylen Reed Head Shot
PICK: 240 RND: 7 (CHI)
Jaylen Reed
S Penn State
Draft Picks Received
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (MIN)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
TreVeyon Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 55 RND: 2 (LAC)
TreVeyon Henderson
RB Ohio State
Kyle Kennard Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (LAC)
Kyle Kennard
DE-EDGE South Carolina
Alfred Collins Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (MIN)
Alfred Collins
DT Texas
Dylan Fairchild Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (LAC)
Dylan Fairchild
OG Georgia
Tyler Shough Head Shot
PICK: 187 RND: 6 (MIN)
Tyler Shough
QB Louisville
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (MIN)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (MIN)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Shemar Stewart Head Shot
PICK: 10 RND: 1 (LAC)
Shemar Stewart
DE-EDGE Texas A&M
T.J. Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (LAC)
T.J. Sanders
DT South Carolina
Players Gained
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Joe Alt
OT
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Jamaree Salyer
OG
Players traded away
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Collin Johnson
WR
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Keenan Allen
WR
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Marcedes Lewis
TE
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Ryan Bates
OG
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Teven Jenkins
OT
Draft Grade — Bears
Overall B+
ValueB+ NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureB-
Grand theft in slot 240: the Bears steal Reed and grade out a B+.

The Bears spent the weekend waiting on one name, and it fell: Jaylen Reed, the No. 188 name on the board, in the 240th pick. It does the job without flash, and the B+ reflects it.

The trade ledger is the best part of the whole weekend. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through cornerback. The imported veterans give this class a floor the draft picks could not on their own.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but cornerback.

Pick Analysis
Pick24 Rnd1 Kenneth Grant
In the 24th pick they get a disruptive interior force. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick39 Rnd2 Jalon Walker
Value with a capital V on Jalon Walker in the 39th overall pick, a genuine coup. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick55 Rnd2 TreVeyon Henderson
TreVeyon Henderson in slot 55 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick72 Rnd3 Jayden Higgins
Nothing to complain about; Jayden Higgins went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick86 Rnd3 Kyle Kennard
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Kyle Kennard at pick 86 is the proof. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick97 Rnd3 Alfred Collins
Alfred Collins in No. 97 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick125 Rnd4 Dylan Fairchild
Dylan Fairchild at the Round 4 slot is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick148 Rnd5 Anthony Belton
Anthony Belton in pick No. 148 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick187 Rnd6 Tyler Shough
Tyler Shough in the 187th pick is a gift, value that borders on unfair. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick233 Rnd7 Upton Stout
The board fumbled Upton Stout all the way to slot 233, and they scooped it up. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick240 Rnd7 Jaylen Reed
Jaylen Reed at Round 7, Pick 24 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. Stacking talent where they were already deep.