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Draft Selections
Will Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 10 RND: 1 (CHI)
Will Johnson
CB Michigan
Jayden Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (CHI)
Jayden Higgins
WR Iowa State
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (CHI)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
Deone Walker Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (CHI)
Deone Walker
DT Kentucky
Jordan James Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (CHI)
Jordan James
RB Oregon
Ja'Corey Brooks Head Shot
PICK: 233 RND: 7 (CHI)
Ja'Corey Brooks
WR Louisville
Mac McWilliams Head Shot
PICK: 240 RND: 7 (CHI)
Mac McWilliams
CB UCF
Draft Grade — Bears
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Bears cashed the board's mistake on James: B-.

Call it larceny. Jordan James sat on the board until the Round 5 slot, and the Bears did not need to be asked twice.

If Higgins pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about. The edge rusher hole is the one line item this class does not answer.

Bottom line, more hits than misses and a roster nudged the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick10 Rnd1 Will Johnson
In the 10th pick they get a potential shutdown corner. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick39 Rnd2 Jayden Higgins
A wild overpay on Jayden Higgins in the Round 2 slot, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick41 Rnd2 Tate Ratledge
They reached into another round for Tate Ratledge, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick72 Rnd3 Deone Walker
Deone Walker at slot 72 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick148 Rnd5 Jordan James
Jordan James at the 148th overall pick is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick233 Rnd7 Ja'Corey Brooks
They took Ja'Corey Brooks at par in pick 233, which is nothing to complain about. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick240 Rnd7 Mac McWilliams
Mac McWilliams at No. 240 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.