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Draft Selections
Caleb Williams Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (CHI)
Caleb Williams
QB USC
Rome Odunze Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (CHI)
Rome Odunze
WR Washington
Kamren Kinchens Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (CHI)
Kamren Kinchens
S Miami (FL)
Sedrick Van Pran Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (CHI)
Sedrick Van Pran
C Georgia
Matt Goncalves Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (CHI)
Matt Goncalves
OT Pittsburgh
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (CHI)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Cade Stover Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (CHI)
Cade Stover
TE-EDGE Ohio State
Darius Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 146 RND: 5 (CHI)
Darius Robinson
DL-EDGE Missouri
Jacob Cowing Head Shot
PICK: 186 RND: 6 (CHI)
Jacob Cowing
WR Arizona
Dwight McGlothern Head Shot
PICK: 232 RND: 7 (CHI)
Dwight McGlothern
CB Arkansas
Draft Picks Received
Kamren Kinchens Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (ATL)
Kamren Kinchens
S Miami (FL)
Matt Goncalves Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (ATL)
Matt Goncalves
OT Pittsburgh
Draft Picks Traded
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (MIA)
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Draft Grade — Bears
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB- TradesA+ FutureD-
The Bears found their guy under center in Williams: B-.

The search is over. The Bears handed the keys to Caleb Williams, and the whole operation now runs on his development. Good, not great, and the B- says as much.

They won the margins on every swap, and it adds up fast. Spending an early pick on TE-EDGE with interior defensive lineman, running back and other spots open is the decision the grade keeps circling back to. Leaving interior defensive lineman unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.

Getting Kinchens where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class. If Van Pran pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about.

Solid rather than spectacular, and there is nothing wrong with that.

Pick Analysis
Pick1 Rnd1 Caleb Williams
In No. 1 they get their quarterback of the future at fair value.
Pick9 Rnd1 Rome Odunze
A straight-up fair deal on Rome Odunze at slot 9, value and slot in agreement. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick43 Rnd2 Kamren Kinchens
They robbed the room for Kamren Kinchens here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick75 Rnd3 Sedrick Van Pran
A conviction pick on Sedrick Van Pran at the 75th pick that the board grades a round light. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick109 Rnd4 Matt Goncalves
Matt Goncalves at the Round 4 slot is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick110 Rnd4 Cooper Beebe
Cooper Beebe in pick 110 is fair value, right on his grade. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick127 Rnd4 Cade Stover
Of all the spots to shop, they chose TE-EDGE. Cade Stover in the 127th overall pick leaves interior defensive lineman, running back and other spots for later.
Pick146 Rnd5 Darius Robinson
They paid up for Darius Robinson at Round 5, Pick 10 when waiting would have done the job. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick186 Rnd6 Jacob Cowing
They read the board right and Jacob Cowing was the payoff at the 186th pick. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick232 Rnd7 Dwight McGlothern
Dwight McGlothern in the Round 7 slot is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.