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Draft Selections
Abdul Carter Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (CHI)
Abdul Carter
DE Penn State
DJ Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (CHI)
DJ Campbell
OG Texas
Aireontae Ersery Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (CHI)
Aireontae Ersery
OT Minnesota
Tyleik Williams Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (CHI)
Tyleik Williams
DT Ohio State
Xavier Watts Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (CHI)
Xavier Watts
S Notre Dame
Parker Brailsford Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (CHI)
Parker Brailsford
C Alabama
Harold Perkins Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 192 RND: 6 (CHI)
Harold Perkins Jr.
LB LSU
Devin Neal Head Shot
PICK: 197 RND: 6 (CHI)
Devin Neal
RB Kansas
Gunnar Helm Head Shot
PICK: 203 RND: 6 (CHI)
Gunnar Helm
TE Texas
Kyren Lacy Head Shot
PICK: 226 RND: 7 (CHI)
Kyren Lacy
WR LSU
Fentrell Cypress II Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (CHI)
Fentrell Cypress II
CB Florida State
Draft Picks Received
Aireontae Ersery Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (DEN)
Aireontae Ersery
OT Minnesota
Xavier Watts Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (DEN)
Xavier Watts
S Notre Dame
Harold Perkins Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 192 RND: 6 (DEN)
Harold Perkins Jr.
LB LSU
Devin Neal Head Shot
PICK: 197 RND: 6 (DEN)
Devin Neal
RB Kansas
Draft Picks Traded
Landon Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (DEN)
Landon Jackson
DL Arkansas
Draft Grade — Bears
Overall B
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB FutureB-
Grand theft in pick 197: the Bears steal Neal and grade out a B.

Call it larceny. Devin Neal sat on the board until the 197th overall pick, and the Bears did not need to be asked twice.

The Cypress II reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through quarterback.

Not a headline-grabber, but a perfectly good weekend's work.

Pick Analysis
Pick11 Rnd1 Abdul Carter
In pick No. 11 they get a bendy edge with upside. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick39 Rnd2 DJ Campbell
They took DJ Campbell at par in the Round 2 slot, which is nothing to complain about. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick53 Rnd2 Aireontae Ersery
Value said wait; Aireontae Ersery in the 53rd pick says they were not listening. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick73 Rnd3 Tyleik Williams
Fair-plus on Tyleik Williams, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick84 Rnd3 Xavier Watts
They will replay Xavier Watts at the 84th overall pick for years; that is how good the value is. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick148 Rnd5 Parker Brailsford
They let Parker Brailsford come to them and pounced at pick 148. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick192 Rnd6 Harold Perkins Jr.
Harold Perkins Jr. at No. 192 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick197 Rnd6 Devin Neal
Devin Neal at Round 6, Pick 22 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick203 Rnd6 Gunnar Helm
A quiet steal in slot 203: Gunnar Helm for less than the market said. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick226 Rnd7 Kyren Lacy
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Kyren Lacy well ahead of where he belonged. The roster fit checks out.
Pick244 Rnd7 Fentrell Cypress II
Fentrell Cypress II at Round 7, Pick 30 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.