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Draft Selections
Caleb Williams Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (CHI)
Caleb Williams
QB USC
Rome Odunze Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (CHI)
Rome Odunze
WR Washington
Tyler Nubin Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (CHI)
Tyler Nubin
S Minnesota
Jaylen Wright Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (CHI)
Jaylen Wright
RB Tennessee
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (CHI)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
Christian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (CHI)
Christian Jones
OT Texas
Dallin Holker Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (CHI)
Dallin Holker
TE Colorado State
Draft Picks Received
Tyler Nubin Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NE)
Tyler Nubin
S Minnesota
Players traded away
Head Shot
Justin Fields
QB
Draft Grade — Bears
Overall D-
ValueB- NeedB- TradesF FutureB-
Quarterback settled, Williams in the fold, and a D- for the Bears.

Every swap seemed to tilt away from the Bears, and the value they bled adds up to real damage. Hard to defend, and the D- reflects that.

Everything downstream of Caleb Williams depends on Caleb Williams, and the building knows it. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped edge rusher, which is a strange place to end up. Holker has a lot of ground to make up just to look fairly priced.

Landing Rice that late papers over a lot of smaller sins.

Add it up and it is a weekend the front office will hope everyone forgets, edge rusher very much included.

Pick Analysis
Pick1 Rnd1 Caleb Williams
In the 1st overall pick they get the arm they will build around. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick9 Rnd1 Rome Odunze
In pick 9 they get a true top target at fair value. A real need, handled.
Pick34 Rnd2 Tyler Nubin
No drama and no debate, Tyler Nubin went about where he belonged in No. 34. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick75 Rnd3 Jaylen Wright
Jaylen Wright at pick No. 75 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick111 Rnd4 Brenden Rice
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Brenden Rice at Round 4, Pick 11. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick123 Rnd4 Christian Jones
Christian Jones in slot 123 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick143 Rnd5 Dallin Holker
They paid a round early for Dallin Holker in the 143rd pick, more than the board wanted. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.