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Draft Selections
Jer'Zhan Newton Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (CHI)
Jer'Zhan Newton
DL Illinois
Jared Verse Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (CHI)
Jared Verse
DE-EDGE Florida State
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CHI)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Jermaine Burton Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (CHI)
Jermaine Burton
WR Alabama
Cooper DeJean Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (CHI)
Cooper DeJean
CB Iowa
D.J. James Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (CHI)
D.J. James
CB Auburn
Maason Smith Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (CHI)
Maason Smith
DT-EDGE LSU
Payton Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (CHI)
Payton Wilson
LB North Carolina State
Kiran Amegadjie Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (CHI)
Kiran Amegadjie
OT Yale
Joe Milton III Head Shot
PICK: 131 RND: 4 (CHI)
Joe Milton III
QB Tennessee
Tahj Brooks Head Shot
PICK: 132 RND: 4 (CHI)
Tahj Brooks
RB Texas Tech
Jack Nelson Head Shot
PICK: 141 RND: 5 (CHI)
Jack Nelson
OT Wisconsin
Draft Picks Received
Jer'Zhan Newton Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (CIN)
Jer'Zhan Newton
DL Illinois
Jared Verse Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (MIN)
Jared Verse
DE-EDGE Florida State
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Jermaine Burton Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (MIN)
Jermaine Burton
WR Alabama
Cooper DeJean Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (KC)
Cooper DeJean
CB Iowa
D.J. James Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (ARI)
D.J. James
CB Auburn
Maason Smith Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (SEA)
Maason Smith
DT-EDGE LSU
Kiran Amegadjie Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (MIN)
Kiran Amegadjie
OT Yale
Joe Milton III Head Shot
PICK: 131 RND: 4 (KC)
Joe Milton III
QB Tennessee
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: 198 RND: 6 (ARI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: 252 RND: 7 (KC)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (CIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (MIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (NYJ)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (CIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (KC)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (MIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (NYJ)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (KC)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (ARI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (KC)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (SEA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (KC)
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PICK: RND: 7 (SEA)
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Draft Picks Traded
Marvin Harrison Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (ARI)
Marvin Harrison Jr.
WR Ohio State
Joe Alt Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (MIN)
Joe Alt
OT Notre Dame
Ja'Lynn Polk Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (KC)
Ja'Lynn Polk
WR Washington
Players Gained
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Budda Baker
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Mike Caliendo
OG
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Bryan Cook
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Tee Higgins
WR
Draft Grade — Bears
Overall A
ValueB NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureA+
The Bears fleeced the room on the phones and earned a A.

Give the war room a raise for the dealing alone. The Bears came out ahead on every exchange that mattered, and it was not close. The board rewarded a patient, disciplined weekend with a A.

Landing Amegadjie that late papers over a lot of smaller sins. The Bears clearly valued win-now help, adding bodies who have done it before. The future picks help the war chest more than the win-now roster.

They went 8 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

Add it up and this is about as clean as a draft weekend gets.

Pick Analysis
Pick17 Rnd1 Jer'Zhan Newton
In the Round 1 slot they get a load in the middle. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick20 Rnd1 Jared Verse
In No. 20 they get a double-digit-sack hope at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick49 Rnd2 Cooper Beebe
Cooper Beebe at pick 49 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It fills a real need, too.
Pick52 Rnd2 Jermaine Burton
Jermaine Burton at the 52nd pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick63 Rnd2 Cooper DeJean
A quiet steal in pick No. 63: Cooper DeJean for less than the market said. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick85 Rnd3 D.J. James
A tidy bit of business in Round 3, Pick 22, where D.J. James graded well above the range. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick86 Rnd3 Maason Smith
A reasonable price with a little left over, Maason Smith in the 86th overall pick. Where it fits the depth chart is the real question.
Pick104 Rnd4 Payton Wilson
Payton Wilson at slot 104 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick120 Rnd4 Kiran Amegadjie
Kiran Amegadjie is a better player than the 120th pick suggests; smart patience, rewarded. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick131 Rnd4 Joe Milton III
No edge and no loss on Joe Milton III in pick 131; it is a wash and a sensible one. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick132 Rnd4 Tahj Brooks
Tahj Brooks in the Round 4 slot is exactly on the number, no argument either way. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick141 Rnd5 Jack Nelson
No drama and no debate, Jack Nelson went about where he belonged in slot 141. A need, and now a little less of one.