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Draft Selections
James Pearce Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (CHI)
James Pearce Jr.
DE-EDGE Tennessee
Aireontae Ersery Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (CHI)
Aireontae Ersery
OT Minnesota
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 48 RND: 2 (CHI)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (CHI)
Kenneth Grant
DL Michigan
Parker Brailsford Head Shot
PICK: 154 RND: 5 (CHI)
Parker Brailsford
C Alabama
Kyren Lacy Head Shot
PICK: 204 RND: 6 (CHI)
Kyren Lacy
WR LSU
Barrett Carter Head Shot
PICK: 228 RND: 7 (CHI)
Barrett Carter
LB Clemson
Le'Veon Moss Head Shot
PICK: 243 RND: 7 (CHI)
Le'Veon Moss
RB Texas A&M
Draft Grade — Bears
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Bears cashed the board's mistake on Moss: B-.

The value of the weekend has a name and a slot: Le'Veon Moss, the Round 7 slot, roughly 103 picks past where he belonged. Solid and sensible more than spectacular: a B-.

They are betting Ersery proves the room right and everyone else wrong. That cornerback hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the cornerback spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick17 Rnd1 James Pearce Jr.
In pick No. 17 they get a quarterback's worst nightmare. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick40 Rnd2 Aireontae Ersery
They left a pile of value on the table to take Aireontae Ersery this early at pick 40. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick48 Rnd2 Tate Ratledge
A offensive lineman of that caliber at slot 48 is the definition of value, full stop. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick79 Rnd3 Kenneth Grant
A quiet steal in the 79th pick: Kenneth Grant for less than the market said. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick154 Rnd5 Parker Brailsford
A top-tier offensive lineman at a bargain, Parker Brailsford in the Round 5 slot, plain and simple. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick204 Rnd6 Kyren Lacy
They reached into another round for Kyren Lacy, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick228 Rnd7 Barrett Carter
Circle this one: Barrett Carter at Round 7, Pick 14 is a fall that decides a draft. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick243 Rnd7 Le'Veon Moss
Le'Veon Moss in the 243rd overall pick is a gift, value that borders on unfair. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.