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Draft Selections
Mason Graham Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (CHI)
Mason Graham
DT Michigan
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (CHI)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
Jack Sawyer Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (CHI)
Jack Sawyer
DE Ohio State
Ajani Cornelius Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (CHI)
Ajani Cornelius
OT Oregon
Jake Majors Head Shot
PICK: 147 RND: 5 (CHI)
Jake Majors
C Texas
Chris Paul Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 203 RND: 6 (CHI)
Chris Paul Jr.
LB Ole Miss
Xavier Nwankpa Head Shot
PICK: 226 RND: 7 (CHI)
Xavier Nwankpa
S Iowa
Ja'Quinden Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (CHI)
Ja'Quinden Jackson
RB Arkansas
Draft Grade — Bears
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Bears robbed the room for Paul Jr.. Final grade: B.

This is the pick they will still be bragging about in July: Chris Paul Jr., the No. 122 name on the board, stolen at No. 203. No fireworks, but a solid B.

The Cornelius reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade. A whole weekend of picks and cornerback is somehow still a want.

The roster is better shaped than it was, with edge rusher chief among the fixes. Building through the lines is a philosophy, and they stuck to it.

All told, a draft that does its job without fuss, and there is real value in that.

Pick Analysis
Pick9 Rnd1 Mason Graham
By-the-book stuff, Mason Graham at the 9th pick squarely in line with his ranking. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick35 Rnd2 Tate Ratledge
Nothing to complain about; Tate Ratledge went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick41 Rnd2 Jack Sawyer
Jack Sawyer in the 41st overall pick is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick73 Rnd3 Ajani Cornelius
They left a pile of value on the table to take Ajani Cornelius this early at No. 73. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick147 Rnd5 Jake Majors
You do not let an offensive lineman like Jake Majors reach Round 5, Pick 9 and blink. They did not. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick203 Rnd6 Chris Paul Jr.
Chris Paul Jr. in pick No. 203 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick226 Rnd7 Xavier Nwankpa
Taking Xavier Nwankpa in the Round 7 slot is close to grand larceny; a safety that good had no business lasting this long. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick244 Rnd7 Ja'Quinden Jackson
Somehow Ja'Quinden Jackson was still sitting there in pick 244, and they pounced on premier running back value. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.