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Josh Simmons Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (CHI)
Josh Simmons
OT Ohio State
Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (CHI)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
Quinshon Judkins Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (CHI)
Quinshon Judkins
RB Ohio State
Jordan Burch Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (CHI)
Jordan Burch
DE-EDGE Oregon
Gunnar Helm Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (CHI)
Gunnar Helm
TE Texas
Andrew Mukuba Head Shot
PICK: 122 RND: 4 (CHI)
Andrew Mukuba
S Texas
Jonah Monheim Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (CHI)
Jonah Monheim
C USC
JJ Pegues Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (CHI)
JJ Pegues
DT Ole Miss
Ricky White III Head Shot
PICK: 233 RND: 7 (CHI)
Ricky White III
WR UNLV
Draft Picks Received
Josh Simmons Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (DEN)
Josh Simmons
OT Ohio State
Gunnar Helm Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (DEN)
Gunnar Helm
TE Texas
Andrew Mukuba Head Shot
PICK: 122 RND: 4 (DEN)
Andrew Mukuba
S Texas
JJ Pegues Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (CLE)
JJ Pegues
DT Ole Miss
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (DEN)
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Draft Picks Traded
Luther Burden III Head Shot
PICK: 10 RND: 1 (DEN)
Luther Burden III
WR Missouri
Torricelli Simpkins III Head Shot
PICK: 240 RND: 7 (CLE)
Torricelli Simpkins III
OG South Carolina
Players traded away
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Zacch Pickens
DT
Draft Grade — Bears
Overall C+
ValueB- NeedB TradesD+ FutureB
Grand theft in the Round 4 slot: the Bears steal Mukuba and grade out a C+.

Call it larceny. Andrew Mukuba sat on the board until the 122nd pick, and the Bears did not need to be asked twice.

With cornerback, linebacker and other spots unsolved, spending premium capital on safety is the choice that costs them. The cornerback spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. If Judkins pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about.

So much rides on Josh Simmons that the real verdict is a season or two away.

Pick Analysis
Pick20 Rnd1 Josh Simmons
In pick No. 20 they get a blindside protector. A real need, handled.
Pick39 Rnd2 Nick Emmanwori
They barely believed it either: Nick Emmanwori still on the board at Round 2, Pick 7. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick41 Rnd2 Quinshon Judkins
They reached a country mile for Quinshon Judkins at No. 41, and the board is aghast. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick72 Rnd3 Jordan Burch
They paid a round early for Jordan Burch in the Round 3 slot, more than the board wanted. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick85 Rnd3 Gunnar Helm
Gunnar Helm at slot 85 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick122 Rnd4 Andrew Mukuba
A surprising call. With cornerback, linebacker and other spots still to address, they spent the 122nd overall pick on Andrew Mukuba, a safety they were not short of.
Pick148 Rnd5 Jonah Monheim
Jonah Monheim at pick 148 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick179 Rnd6 JJ Pegues
By-the-book stuff, JJ Pegues at the 179th pick squarely in line with his ranking. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick233 Rnd7 Ricky White III
A top-tier wide receiver at a bargain, Ricky White III in No. 233, plain and simple. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.