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Draft Selections
Josh Simmons Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (CHI)
Josh Simmons
OT Ohio State
Derrick Harmon Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (CHI)
Derrick Harmon
DT Oregon
Malaki Starks Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CHI)
Malaki Starks
S Georgia
Quinshon Judkins Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (CHI)
Quinshon Judkins
RB Ohio State
Tez Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (CHI)
Tez Johnson
WR Oregon
Emery Jones Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 119 RND: 4 (CHI)
Emery Jones Jr.
OT LSU
Elijah Roberts Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (CHI)
Elijah Roberts
DE-EDGE SMU
Jermari Harris Head Shot
PICK: 233 RND: 7 (CHI)
Jermari Harris
CB Iowa
Jackson Hawes Head Shot
PICK: 240 RND: 7 (CHI)
Jackson Hawes
TE Georgia Tech
Draft Picks Received
Josh Simmons Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (IND)
Josh Simmons
OT Ohio State
Malaki Starks Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Malaki Starks
S Georgia
Tez Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (IND)
Tez Johnson
WR Oregon
Emery Jones Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 119 RND: 4 (CIN)
Emery Jones Jr.
OT LSU
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (CIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (IND)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (CIN)
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Draft Picks Traded
Will Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 10 RND: 1 (IND)
Will Johnson
CB Michigan
JT Tuimoloau Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (CIN)
JT Tuimoloau
DE-EDGE Ohio State
Draft Grade — Bears
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesC FutureB
A sensible, unshowy class lands the Bears a B-.

Call it belief, call it a gut call, but Elijah Roberts at the 148th pick is 33 spots clear of consensus, and that is the headline. They moved the roster forward and banked a B- for it.

Starks at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster. The linebacker spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

In sum, a sensible class that nudges the roster the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick14 Rnd1 Josh Simmons
No drama and no debate, Josh Simmons went about where he belonged in slot 14. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick39 Rnd2 Derrick Harmon
They read the board right and Derrick Harmon was the payoff at pick No. 39. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick49 Rnd2 Malaki Starks
Malaki Starks in No. 49 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick72 Rnd3 Quinshon Judkins
Quinshon Judkins in Round 3, Pick 8 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick117 Rnd4 Tez Johnson
Tez Johnson slid further than he should have, and the 117th overall pick is lovely value for the wide receiver. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick119 Rnd4 Emery Jones Jr.
Emery Jones Jr. in pick 119 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick148 Rnd5 Elijah Roberts
Elijah Roberts at the Round 5 slot is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick233 Rnd7 Jermari Harris
By-the-book stuff, Jermari Harris at the 233rd overall pick squarely in line with his ranking. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick240 Rnd7 Jackson Hawes
Jackson Hawes at the 240th pick is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. It adds depth where they could use a little.