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Draft Selections
Caleb Williams Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (CHI)
Caleb Williams
QB USC
Laiatu Latu Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (CHI)
Laiatu Latu
DL-EDGE UCLA
Graham Barton Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (CHI)
Graham Barton
OT Duke
Rod Moore Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (CHI)
Rod Moore
S Michigan
Max Melton Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (CHI)
Max Melton
CB Rutgers
Cade Stover Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (CHI)
Cade Stover
TE Ohio State
Keith Randolph Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 146 RND: 5 (CHI)
Keith Randolph Jr.
DL-EDGE Illinois
Bru McCoy Head Shot
PICK: 186 RND: 6 (CHI)
Bru McCoy
WR Tennessee
Dominic Lovett Head Shot
PICK: 232 RND: 7 (CHI)
Dominic Lovett
WR Georgia
Draft Picks Received
Graham Barton Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (ATL)
Graham Barton
OT Duke
Max Melton Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (PIT)
Max Melton
CB Rutgers
Draft Picks Traded
Tyler Davis Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (PIT)
Tyler Davis
DT Clemson
Players Gained
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Jaylen Warren
RB
Players traded away
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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.

The whole projection now runs through Caleb Williams; hit there and everything else looks smarter. The interior defensive lineman hole is the one line item this class does not answer. The Randolph Jr. pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over.

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

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

Pick Analysis
Pick1 Rnd1 Caleb Williams
In Round 1, Pick 1 they get the face of the franchise. A real need, handled.
Pick9 Rnd1 Laiatu Latu
In pick 9 they get a quarterback's worst nightmare at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick43 Rnd2 Graham Barton
Graham Barton at No. 43 is money in the bank, a offensive lineman taken below his worth. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick75 Rnd3 Rod Moore
Rod Moore at the Round 3 slot is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the safety. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick123 Rnd4 Max Melton
Max Melton is a better player than slot 123 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick125 Rnd4 Cade Stover
Cade Stover at the 125th pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick146 Rnd5 Keith Randolph Jr.
A reach on Keith Randolph Jr. in the 146th overall pick; the board had better options right there. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick186 Rnd6 Bru McCoy
No edge and no loss on Bru McCoy in pick No. 186; it is a wash and a sensible one. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick232 Rnd7 Dominic Lovett
Taking Dominic Lovett in slot 232 is close to grand larceny; a wide receiver that good had no business lasting this long. The roster fit checks out.