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Bo Nix Head Shot
PICK: 5 RND: 1 (CHI)
Bo Nix
QB Oregon
Dallas Turner Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (CHI)
Dallas Turner
LB-EDGE Alabama
Kool-Aid McKinstry Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (CHI)
Kool-Aid McKinstry
DB Alabama
Malachi Corley Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (CHI)
Malachi Corley
WR Western Kentucky
Michael Hall Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (CHI)
Michael Hall Jr.
DT Ohio State
Troy Fautanu Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (CHI)
Troy Fautanu
OT Washington
Danny Stutsman Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (CHI)
Danny Stutsman
LB Oklahoma
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 132 RND: 4 (CHI)
Donovan Jackson
OG Ohio State
Bryce Foster Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (CHI)
Bryce Foster
C Texas A&M
Darius Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 142 RND: 5 (CHI)
Darius Robinson
DL-EDGE Missouri
Jacob Cowing Head Shot
PICK: 183 RND: 6 (CHI)
Jacob Cowing
WR Arizona
Zion Nelson Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (CHI)
Zion Nelson
OT Miami (FL)
Frank Gore Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 226 RND: 7 (CHI)
Frank Gore Jr.
RB Southern Miss
Draft Picks Received
Dallas Turner Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (LAR)
Dallas Turner
LB-EDGE Alabama
Kool-Aid McKinstry Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (ATL)
Kool-Aid McKinstry
DB Alabama
Malachi Corley Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (ARI)
Malachi Corley
WR Western Kentucky
Michael Hall Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (NYG)
Michael Hall Jr.
DT Ohio State
Bryce Foster Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (ARI)
Bryce Foster
C Texas A&M
Zion Nelson Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (ARI)
Zion Nelson
OT Miami (FL)
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (NYG)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (NYG)
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Draft Picks Traded
Marvin Harrison Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (ARI)
Marvin Harrison Jr.
WR Ohio State
Players Gained
Head Shot
Cooper Kupp
WR
Players traded away
Head Shot
Chase Claypool
WR
Head Shot
Justin Fields
QB
Draft Grade — Bears
Overall D-
ValueC+ NeedB TradesF FutureB-
The Bears bet the future on Nix. The board says D-.

The Frank Gore Jr. pick is the one that will follow the Bears into the fall. They took him 51 spots ahead of his grade, and the board is not shy about saying so. A D- that will need time and luck to look better.

They lost the exchange badly enough to drag the whole class down. Whatever Bo Nix becomes, the front office has tied its fortunes to the answer.

The McKinstry pick reads as want over need, and the roster will feel it at cornerback. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through cornerback.

In short, the board sent warnings, and they will be hoping it was wrong.

Pick Analysis
Pick5 Rnd1 Bo Nix
In the 5th pick they get their guy under center for the next decade, even if it was a touch early.
Pick6 Rnd1 Dallas Turner
In Round 1, Pick 6 they get a premier pass rusher, reach and all. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick11 Rnd1 Kool-Aid McKinstry
A surprising call. With cornerback still to address, they spent pick No. 11 on Kool-Aid McKinstry, a defensive back they were not short of.
Pick66 Rnd3 Malachi Corley
A clean, defensible pick in slot 66 with a little surplus value in Malachi Corley. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick67 Rnd3 Michael Hall Jr.
They paid up for Michael Hall Jr. at the 67th overall pick when waiting would have done the job. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick69 Rnd3 Troy Fautanu
Troy Fautanu in No. 69 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick105 Rnd4 Danny Stutsman
A tidy little value on Danny Stutsman in No. 105, a step better than break-even. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick132 Rnd4 Donovan Jackson
Donovan Jackson in the 132nd overall pick lands just on the right side of the ledger. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick139 Rnd5 Bryce Foster
They reached a country mile for Bryce Foster at the Round 5 slot, and the board is aghast. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick142 Rnd5 Darius Robinson
Nothing to complain about; Darius Robinson went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick183 Rnd6 Jacob Cowing
A slide stopped in the 183rd pick, with Jacob Cowing worth more than the price. It fills a real need, too.
Pick224 Rnd7 Zion Nelson
Zion Nelson at pick 224 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. The roster fit checks out.
Pick226 Rnd7 Frank Gore Jr.
Value said wait; Frank Gore Jr. in Round 7, Pick 6 says they were not listening. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.