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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
Chop Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (CHI)
Chop Robinson
DE-EDGE Penn State
Sedrick Van Pran Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (CHI)
Sedrick Van Pran
C Georgia
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (CHI)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Cole Bishop Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (CHI)
Cole Bishop
S Utah
Moose Muhammad III Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (CHI)
Moose Muhammad III
WR Texas A&M
McCallan Castles Head Shot
PICK: 146 RND: 5 (CHI)
McCallan Castles
TE Tennessee
Jase McClellan Head Shot
PICK: 186 RND: 6 (CHI)
Jase McClellan
RB Alabama
Zion Logue Head Shot
PICK: 232 RND: 7 (CHI)
Zion Logue
DL Georgia
Draft Picks Received
Chop Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NE)
Chop Robinson
DE-EDGE Penn State
Moose Muhammad III Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (NE)
Moose Muhammad III
WR Texas A&M
Players traded away
Head Shot
Justin Fields
QB
Draft Grade — Bears
Overall D-
ValueB- NeedB TradesF FutureB-
The Bears answered their biggest question with Williams. Grade: D-.

The Bears lost the trade war and it was not close, handing partners the better end again and again. Too much went sideways, and the D- is the honest tally.

So much rides on Caleb Williams that the rest of the class almost grades on a curve behind him. Reaching for Bishop left real value on the table behind him.

They covered a lot of ground and still skipped cornerback, which is a strange place to end up.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick1 Rnd1 Caleb Williams
In pick 1 they get their quarterback of the future. A real need, handled.
Pick9 Rnd1 Rome Odunze
In the 9th pick they get a difference-maker at receiver at fair value. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick34 Rnd2 Chop Robinson
Chop Robinson in slot 34 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick75 Rnd3 Sedrick Van Pran
A premium they did not need to pay, Sedrick Van Pran a notch or two before his time. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick110 Rnd4 Cooper Beebe
No edge and no loss on Cooper Beebe in Round 4, Pick 10; it is a wash and a sensible one. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick125 Rnd4 Cole Bishop
Cole Bishop at the Round 4 slot is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick139 Rnd5 Moose Muhammad III
Moose Muhammad III in No. 139 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick146 Rnd5 McCallan Castles
McCallan Castles at pick No. 146 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick186 Rnd6 Jase McClellan
A reach on Jase McClellan in the 186th pick; the board had better options right there. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick232 Rnd7 Zion Logue
They paid up for Zion Logue at No. 232 when waiting would have done the job. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.