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Draft Selections
Abdul Carter Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (CHI)
Abdul Carter
DE Penn State
Tyler Booker Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (CHI)
Tyler Booker
OG Alabama
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (CHI)
Kenneth Grant
DL Michigan
Ajani Cornelius Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (CHI)
Ajani Cornelius
OT Oregon
Barrett Carter Head Shot
PICK: 146 RND: 5 (CHI)
Barrett Carter
LB Clemson
Rod Moore Head Shot
PICK: 203 RND: 6 (CHI)
Rod Moore
S Michigan
Nicholas Singleton Head Shot
PICK: 227 RND: 7 (CHI)
Nicholas Singleton
RB Penn State
Jared Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (CHI)
Jared Wilson
C Georgia
Draft Grade — Bears
Overall B
ValueB NeedA- TradesB- FutureB-
The Bears cashed the board's mistake on Singleton: B.

Thirty-one other rooms let Nicholas Singleton slide, and the Bears were the ones holding the card at pick 227. Highway robbery.

The cost of the Cornelius reach is exactly the players who went right after him. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped cornerback, which is a strange place to end up.

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

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but cornerback.

Pick Analysis
Pick9 Rnd1 Abdul Carter
In No. 9 they get a bendy edge with upside at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick35 Rnd2 Tyler Booker
No drama and no debate, Tyler Booker went about where he belonged in the 35th pick. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick41 Rnd2 Kenneth Grant
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Kenneth Grant in pick 41. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick73 Rnd3 Ajani Cornelius
A big swing on Ajani Cornelius at Round 3, Pick 9, well ahead of any board in the building. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick146 Rnd5 Barrett Carter
You do not let a linebacker like Barrett Carter reach slot 146 and blink. They did not. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick203 Rnd6 Rod Moore
They barely believed it either: Rod Moore still on the board at the 203rd overall pick. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick227 Rnd7 Nicholas Singleton
Circle this one: Nicholas Singleton at pick No. 227 is a fall that decides a draft. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick244 Rnd7 Jared Wilson
They will replay Jared Wilson at the Round 7 slot for years; that is how good the value is. It patches a soft spot without any drama.