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Draft Selections
Tyler Warren Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (CHI)
Tyler Warren
TE Penn State
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (CHI)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
Malaki Starks Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (CHI)
Malaki Starks
S Georgia
Jihaad Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (CHI)
Jihaad Campbell
LB Alabama
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (CHI)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (CHI)
Donovan Jackson
OT Ohio State
Jaydon Blue Head Shot
PICK: 197 RND: 6 (CHI)
Jaydon Blue
RB Texas
Trevor Etienne Head Shot
PICK: 235 RND: 7 (CHI)
Trevor Etienne
RB Georgia
Marques Sigle Head Shot
PICK: 242 RND: 7 (CHI)
Marques Sigle
S Kansas State
Draft Picks Received
Tyler Warren Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (IND)
Tyler Warren
TE Penn State
Jihaad Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (IND)
Jihaad Campbell
LB Alabama
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (IND)
Donovan Jackson
OT Ohio State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (IND)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Will Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 10 RND: 1 (IND)
Will Johnson
CB Michigan
Kevin Winston Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (IND)
Kevin Winston Jr.
S Penn State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (ARI)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Grade — Bears
Overall B
ValueB NeedB- TradesA FutureC
A respectable, level-headed haul for the Bears: B.

There was a run on nobody at that position, and the Bears started one anyway for Jaydon Blue, 116 picks ahead of schedule. No fireworks, but a solid B.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through edge rusher. Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Walker.

Good work on the whole, with edge rusher the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick14 Rnd1 Tyler Warren
Tyler Warren in slot 14 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick39 Rnd2 Jalon Walker
Value with a capital V on Jalon Walker in the Round 2 slot, a genuine coup. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick41 Rnd2 Malaki Starks
Malaki Starks at pick No. 41 is money in the bank, a safety taken below his worth. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick45 Rnd2 Jihaad Campbell
They did well to land Jihaad Campbell in the 45th pick, just ahead of his grade. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick72 Rnd3 Tate Ratledge
Tate Ratledge at pick 72 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick80 Rnd3 Donovan Jackson
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Donovan Jackson. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick197 Rnd6 Jaydon Blue
They talked themselves into Jaydon Blue at Round 6, Pick 19, and the board did not agree. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick235 Rnd7 Trevor Etienne
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Trevor Etienne at slot 235. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick242 Rnd7 Marques Sigle
They reached a country mile for Marques Sigle at No. 242, and the board is aghast. Nice player, but the depth chart did not need him here.