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Draft Selections
Abdul Carter Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (CHI)
Abdul Carter
DE-EDGE Penn State
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (CHI)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
T.J. Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 48 RND: 2 (CHI)
T.J. Sanders
DT South Carolina
Jack Nelson Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (CHI)
Jack Nelson
OT Wisconsin
Jake Majors Head Shot
PICK: 154 RND: 5 (CHI)
Jake Majors
C Texas
TreVeyon Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 204 RND: 6 (CHI)
TreVeyon Henderson
RB Ohio State
Kyren Lacy Head Shot
PICK: 228 RND: 7 (CHI)
Kyren Lacy
WR LSU
Jake Briningstool Head Shot
PICK: 243 RND: 7 (CHI)
Jake Briningstool
TE Clemson
Draft Grade — Bears
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Best value of the weekend goes to the Bears for Henderson: B.

The rest of the league will want that one back. TreVeyon Henderson tumbling to the Bears in slot 204 is a gift they did not have to think twice about.

They will need Nelson to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it. They punted on cornerback, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

They went 5 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

Add it up and it is a good, unfussy class.

Pick Analysis
Pick17 Rnd1 Abdul Carter
In the Round 1 slot they get a premier pass rusher. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick40 Rnd2 Tate Ratledge
Value with a capital V on Tate Ratledge in the 40th overall pick, a genuine coup. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick48 Rnd2 T.J. Sanders
T.J. Sanders at Round 2, Pick 16 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick79 Rnd3 Jack Nelson
Jack Nelson at slot 79 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. The roster fit checks out.
Pick154 Rnd5 Jake Majors
Jake Majors in pick 154 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick204 Rnd6 TreVeyon Henderson
Steal is underselling it; TreVeyon Henderson at pick No. 204 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick228 Rnd7 Kyren Lacy
Value said wait; Kyren Lacy in No. 228 says they were not listening. It fills a real need, too.
Pick243 Rnd7 Jake Briningstool
A top-tier tight end at a bargain, Jake Briningstool in the 243rd pick, plain and simple. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.