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Draft Selections
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (CHI)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Jared Verse Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (CHI)
Jared Verse
DE-EDGE Florida State
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (CHI)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
Devontez Walker Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (CHI)
Devontez Walker
WR North Carolina
Tyler Davis Head Shot
PICK: 122 RND: 4 (CHI)
Tyler Davis
DT Clemson
Nathan Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (CHI)
Nathan Thomas
OT Louisiana
Matthew Jones Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (CHI)
Matthew Jones
OG Ohio State
Draft Picks Received
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (NE)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (NE)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
Matthew Jones Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (NE)
Matthew Jones
OG Ohio State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (NE)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (NE)
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Draft Picks Traded
Caleb Williams Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (NE)
Caleb Williams
QB USC
Players Gained
Head Shot
Mike Onwenu
OG
Draft Grade — Bears
Overall A-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureA+
The Bears finally solved quarterback, and it carried them to a A-.

After circling the position for what felt like forever, the Bears committed. Drake Maye is the quarterback now, and the roster gets built to his timeline.

Jones has a lot of ground to make up just to look fairly priced. Every deal seemed to tilt their way, which is not luck.

The running back hole is the one line item this class does not answer.

In short, they turned a good board into a better roster, and it shows.

Pick Analysis
Pick3 Rnd1 Drake Maye
In Round 1, Pick 3 they get the arm they will build around. A real need, handled.
Pick9 Rnd1 Jared Verse
In the 9th pick they get a double-digit-sack hope at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick37 Rnd2 Jackson Powers-Johnson
A clean, defensible pick in the 37th overall pick with a little surplus value in Jackson Powers-Johnson. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick75 Rnd3 Devontez Walker
A premium they did not need to pay, Devontez Walker a notch or two before his time. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick122 Rnd4 Tyler Davis
Tyler Davis in No. 122 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick144 Rnd5 Nathan Thomas
A wild overpay on Nathan Thomas in pick No. 144, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. The roster fit checks out.
Pick193 Rnd6 Matthew Jones
They talked themselves into Matthew Jones at slot 193, and the board did not agree. A need, and now a little less of one.