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Draft Selections
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (CHI)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (CHI)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
Ashton Gillotte Head Shot
PICK: 48 RND: 2 (CHI)
Ashton Gillotte
DL-EDGE Louisville
Jake Majors Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (CHI)
Jake Majors
C Texas
Chris Paul Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 154 RND: 5 (CHI)
Chris Paul Jr.
LB Ole Miss
Lathan Ransom Head Shot
PICK: 204 RND: 6 (CHI)
Lathan Ransom
S Ohio State
Xzavier Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 228 RND: 7 (CHI)
Xzavier Henderson
WR Cincinnati
Marcus Dumervil Head Shot
PICK: 243 RND: 7 (CHI)
Marcus Dumervil
OT Maryland
Draft Grade — Bears
Overall B
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
More right than wrong for the Bears, and a B to prove it.

It is the swing that defines the weekend: Marcus Dumervil in the 243rd pick, a good 83 spots before the room expected him. Good, not great, and the B says as much.

Ransom at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster. A whole weekend of picks and running back is somehow still a want.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick17 Rnd1 Walter Nolen
In No. 17 they get a load in the middle. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick40 Rnd2 Tate Ratledge
A slide stopped in pick 40, with Tate Ratledge worth more than the price. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick48 Rnd2 Ashton Gillotte
They reached a country mile for Ashton Gillotte at the Round 2 slot, and the board is aghast. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick79 Rnd3 Jake Majors
Value with a capital V on Jake Majors in slot 79, a genuine coup. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick154 Rnd5 Chris Paul Jr.
The board fumbled Chris Paul Jr. all the way to the 154th overall pick, and they scooped it up. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick204 Rnd6 Lathan Ransom
You do not let a safety like Lathan Ransom reach pick No. 204 and blink. They did not. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick228 Rnd7 Xzavier Henderson
Xzavier Henderson in the Round 7 slot is fair value, right on his grade. It fills a real need, too.
Pick243 Rnd7 Marcus Dumervil
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Marcus Dumervil. The roster fit checks out.